Championship

Championship | Gameweek 43

Jul 10, 2020 at 8.15pm UK

Craven Cottage

Fulham
2 - 0
Cardiff

Mitrovic (35' pen.), Onomah (66')
Knockaert (39'), Hector (58'), Christie (77')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Ralls (81')

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The Match

Match Report

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between promotion-chasing rivals Fulham and Cardiff City, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fulham win with a probability of 48.8%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 26.18% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.44%) and 2-0 (8.64%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fulham would win this match.

Result
Fulham	Draw	Cardiff City
48.8%	25.02%	26.18%

Both teams to score 52.87%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.13%

49.86%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.14%

71.86%

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.54%

20.46%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.08%

52.92%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.47%

33.53%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.83%

70.17%

Score Analysis

Fulham 48.79%

Cardiff City 26.18%

Draw 25.01%

Fulham	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.88% 2-1 @ 9.44% 2-0 @ 8.64% 3-1 @ 4.99% 3-0 @ 4.57% 3-2 @ 2.73% 4-1 @ 1.98% 4-0 @ 1.81% 4-2 @ 1.08% Other @ 2.68% Total : 48.79%	1-1 @ 11.89% 0-0 @ 6.86% 2-2 @ 5.16% 3-3 @ 0.99% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.01%	0-1 @ 7.5% 1-2 @ 6.5% 0-2 @ 4.1% 1-3 @ 2.37% 2-3 @ 1.88% 0-3 @ 1.49% Other @ 2.36% Total : 26.18%