Fulham vs Watford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th January 2025

Fulham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by on Thursday for a clash in the FA Cup. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Fulham came away with three points from the latest encounter with Watford. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Thursday.

Fulham are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Watford are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 25 goals, and while Watford claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.5 goals per match.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Fulham came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Craven Cottage, but face stern opposition, of course.

Fulham vs Watford Prediction

Fulham Form

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

Watford Form

Watford were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-2 by Cardiff. Next up, Queens Park Rangers won 3-1, before losing 1-2 against Sheffield United. Watford didn't manage a single away win in their last six FA Cup matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 18 and scored two goals themselves.

We are opting for a draw, as Fulham have settled for a point after 90 minutes in several recent matches. Watford could be satisfied with taking a point back home.

Fulham vs Watford Squads

Fulham Squad

The 47-year-old manager of Fulham, Marco Silva, will select the lineup against Watford from the players listed below:

Bernd Leno, Steven-Andreas Benda, Antonee Robinson, Calvin Bassey, Issa Diop, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Kenny Tete, Timothy Castagne, Andreas Pereira, Emile Smith Rowe, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Joshua King, Ryan Sessegnon, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Alex Iwobi, Carlos Vinicius, Raul Jimenez, Reiss Nelson, Rodrigo Muniz.

Watford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Watford. The 35 year-old Tom Cleverley will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alfie Marriott, Daniel Bachmann, Jonathan Bond, Angelo Ogbonna, Antonio Tikvic, Francisco Sierralta, James Morris, Jeremy Ngakia, Kayky Almeida, Kevin Keben, Matthew Pollock, Ryan Andrews, Ryan Porteous, Yasser Larouci, Edo Kayembe, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Imran Louza, Ken Sema, Moussa Sissoko, Pierre Dwomoh, Thomas Ince, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Daniel Jebbison, Festy Ebosele, Kwadwo Baah, Mamadou Doumbia, Rocco Vata, Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

Fulham vs Watford Team News

Fulham might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Watford. Sander Berge, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson can't be called up by the Fulham-manager, with both serving a ban.

Watford have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Fulham this coming Thursday. Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous and Ryan Porteous sit this one out for Watford, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Fulham.

Fulham vs Watford Lineups

Fulham vs Watford H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Fulham came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Craven Cottage, but face stern opposition, of course. Fulham enter the match against Watford with a 1-1-0 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fulham vs Watford Results

In one of the previous two matches between Fulham and Watford both teams scored.

Fulham vs Watford Betting Tips

Despite scoring just once in six FA Cup games, Fulham hope Tom Cairney adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Watford put their faith in Tom Dele-Bashiru to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six FA Cup games.

Fulham claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Watford won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Fulham managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Watford kept a clean sheet in zero of their last 10.

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. Of the last ten games for Watford, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.