Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 8, 2021 at 1.30pm UK

Craven Cottage

Fulham
1 - 1
Middlesbrough

Wilson (29')
Mitrovic (1'), Wilson (71')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bola (77')
McNair (16'), Ikpeazu (36'), Bola (53')

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The Cottagers were held to a 1-1 draw by Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage.

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The Match

Match Report

Marc Bola's goal earned the Teessiders a point after Harry Wilson had given the hosts the lead.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Fulham and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 37.96%. A win for Fulham had a probability of 33.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.9%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Fulham win was 1-0 (11.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood.

Result
Fulham	Draw	Middlesbrough
33.72%	28.33%	37.96%

Both teams to score 46.67%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.43%

59.57%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.09%

79.91%

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.97%

33.03%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.38%

69.62%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.69%

30.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.51%

66.5%

Score Analysis

Fulham 33.71%

Middlesbrough 37.96%

Draw 28.32%

Fulham	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 11.09% 2-1 @ 7.33% 2-0 @ 6.14% 3-1 @ 2.71% 3-0 @ 2.27% 3-2 @ 1.62% Other @ 2.56% Total : 33.71%	1-1 @ 13.23% 0-0 @ 10.01% 2-2 @ 4.38% Other @ 0.7% Total : 28.32%	0-1 @ 11.95% 1-2 @ 7.9% 0-2 @ 7.13% 1-3 @ 3.14% 0-3 @ 2.84% 2-3 @ 1.74% 1-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.32% Total : 37.96%

How you voted: Fulham vs Middlesbrough

Fulham

67.0%

Draw

17.0%

Middlesbrough

16.1%