Fulham vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th December 2024

Fulham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bournemouth swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Fulham are number 8 in the table on 28 points after 18 matches. Bournemouth rank as number 6 with 29 points after 18 matches played.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Sunday as both Fulham and Bournemouth are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Fulham only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 12 for an average of 1.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Bournemouth travel to their next away match this coming Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Bournemouth lost 3-1 against Fulham in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Bournemouth handed out in the match before.

Fulham vs Bournemouth Prediction

Fulham Form

Fulham went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 2-2 with Liverpool. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Southampton, before they beat Chelsea by 1-2. Fulham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth drew 1-1 with West Ham, beat Manchester United 0-3 before a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace. Bournemouth managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Fulham have taken 14 points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 15 goals to 12. Bournemouth took two wins from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected nine points, scored eight goals and conceded ten. Fulham are looking at a record of seven wins, seven draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth enjoy a record of eight wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Fulham vs Bournemouth Squads

Fulham Squad

Silva will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bournemouth from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bernd Leno (0/18), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/18), Calvin Bassey (0/17), Issa Diop (0/13), Joachim Andersen (0/10), Jorge Cuenca (0/4), Kenny Tete (0/15), Timothy Castagne (0/8), Andreas Pereira (2/16), Emile Smith Rowe (3/16), Harrison Reed (0/8), Harry Wilson (4/14), Joshua King (0/2), Ryan Sessegnon (0/2), Sander Berge (0/14), Sasa Lukic (0/13), Tom Cairney (1/12), Adama Traore (1/17), Alex Iwobi (5/18), Carlos Vinicius (0/1), Raul Jimenez (5/18), Reiss Nelson (1/12), Rodrigo Muniz (3/17).

Bournemouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The manager Iraola will pick his starting XI against Fulham from these players:

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/13), Mark Travers (0/3), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/17), Dean Huijsen (2/12), Illia Zabarnyi (0/18), James Hill (0/2), Julian Araujo (0/8), Marcos Senesi (0/11), Max Aarons (0/2), Milos Kerkez (1/18), Alex Scott (0/8), Ben Winterburn (0/0), Dango Ouattara (2/15), David Brooks (1/11), Lewis Cook (1/17), Marcus Tavernier (1/15), Philip Billing (0/8), Tyler Adams (0/9), Antoine Semenyo (5/17), Enes Unal (2/15), Evanilson (4/17), Justin Kluivert (6/18), Luis Sinisterra (1/8), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Ryan Christie (1/17).

Fulham vs Bournemouth Team News

Fulham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Bournemouth. Fulham have to alter their line-up, as both Sander Berge, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson get a day in the shade.

Bournemouth seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham. Justin Kluivert is ineligible for selection in the Bournemouth squad, as he is suspended.

Fulham vs Bournemouth Lineups

Fulham vs Bournemouth H2H

Bournemouth were knocked out cold when Fulham took a 3-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Bournemouth handed out in the game before. Fulham have a 33% win rate against Bournemouth, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-1-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fulham vs Bournemouth Results

In the last six matches between Fulham and Bournemouth over 2.5 goals came out one time. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Fulham vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Alex Iwobi is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bournemouth look to Justin Kluivert, hoping he can add to his current total of four Premier League goals in his latest games.

Fulham claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Bournemouth won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Fulham managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Craven Cottage, Bournemouth kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Fulham managed an average of 1.17 goals in the past six encounters against Bournemouth, who scored 1.83 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored three times. Fulham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bournemouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.