Fulham vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2024

Southampton go up against Fulham this coming Sunday for a Premier League meeting at Craven Cottage.

Fulham approach the next Premier League round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 24 points this season so far. With 16 games behind them, Southampton amassed five points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

The last time Fulham played Southampton, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Fulham scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 17 goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Southampton are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 24 times, an average of 2.4 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

Fulham go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played Southampton.

Fulham vs Southampton Prediction

Fulham Form

Fulham look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Brighton in a 3-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Arsenal. Their most recent outing resulted in a 2-2 draw in a hard fought encounter with Liverpool. Fulham won three of their previous six matches at Craven Cottage in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to 11 against.

Southampton Form

Southampton endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa, before Tottenham ran out 0-5 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Liverpool, who came out 1-2 winners. Southampton are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring three themselves.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Fulham waste away a win against Southampton, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Fulham took 15 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 13 times and conceding 11. Southampton won zero matches and picked up one points from their last nine encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored six goals and conceded 23. Fulham have a record of six wins, six draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Southampton are looking at one win, two draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Fulham vs Southampton Squads

Fulham Squad

Marco Silva will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Southampton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bernd Leno (0/16), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/16), Calvin Bassey (0/15), Issa Diop (0/11), Joachim Andersen (0/9), Jorge Cuenca (0/4), Kenny Tete (0/15), Timothy Castagne (0/6), Andreas Pereira (2/15), Emile Smith Rowe (3/16), Harrison Reed (0/8), Harry Wilson (3/12), Joshua King (0/1), Ryan Sessegnon (0/1), Sander Berge (0/13), Sasa Lukic (0/11), Tom Cairney (1/10), Adama Traore (1/15), Alex Iwobi (5/16), Carlos Vinicius (0/0), Raul Jimenez (5/16), Reiss Nelson (1/12), Rodrigo Muniz (2/15).

Southampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Southampton. The 43 year-old Simon Rusk will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/9), Alex McCarthy (0/4), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/3), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/6), Jack Stephens (0/10), James Bree (0/3), Jan Bednarek (0/12), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/14), Nathan Wood (0/3), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (1/15), Yukinari Sugawara (1/14), Adam Lallana (0/8), Flynn Downes (1/14), Joe Aribo (2/15), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/6), Mateus Fernandes (1/15), Ryan Fraser (0/7), Ryan Manning (0/9), William Smallbone (0/4), Adam Armstrong (2/13), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/10), Cameron Archer (2/16), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/6), Ross Stewart (0/4), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/0), Tyler Dibling (1/15).

Fulham vs Southampton Team News

At the time of writing, Fulham have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Southampton this coming Sunday. Sander Berge, Calvin Bassey and Andreas Pereira can't be called up by the Fulham-manager, with both serving a ban.

Southampton seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham. For instance, Southampton won't be able to field Jack Stephens as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Fulham vs Southampton Lineups

Fulham vs Southampton H2H

Fulham go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played Southampton. Fulham go into their upcoming match against Southampton with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fulham vs Southampton Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Fulham and Southampton. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 3/2 with bookies.

Fulham vs Southampton Betting Tips

Alex Iwobi is showing good form for Fulham, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Adam Armstrong scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Fulham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Craven Cottage. They drew two and lost four as well, while Southampton won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Fulham managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the games at Craven Cottage, Southampton kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Fulham managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Southampton averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fulham, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.