Fulham vs Rotherham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th January 2024

Fulham will be hosting a Craven Cottage encounter this coming Friday when Rotherham arrive for a test of their credentials.

Fulham have their target aimed at getting one over Rotherham this coming Friday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Craven Cottage.

Fulham scored 13 goals, conceded 17 and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Rotherham head into this match on 1.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 17, while also conceding 23 goals. This amounts to 2.3 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

This is the first time that Fulham and Rotherham face each other in the FA Cup since the 21st century began, so any previous head-to-head records stem from cup matches or friendlies.

Fulham vs Rotherham Prediction

Fulham Form

Fulham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Burnley in a 0-2 defeat. Bournemouth also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-0, before Fulham were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Arsenal. Fulham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent FA Cup matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-0 against Middlesbrough, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland. Another draw followed, this time 2-2 against Blackburn. Rotherham claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches reads 26 goals conceded and 17 scored.

Neither Fulham nor Rotherham have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Fulham vs Rotherham Squads

Fulham Squad

The 46-year-old manager of Fulham, Marco Silva, will select the lineup against Rotherham from the players listed below:

Traore, Iwobi, Pereira, Robinson, Leno, Reid, Bassey, Ballo-Toure, Reed, Wilson, Diop, Palhinha, Tete, Harris, Rodak, Jimenez, Muniz, Lukic, Benda, Ream, Castagne, Cairney, Adarabioyo, Francois, Vinicius, Willian.

Rotherham Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Rotherham head coach Richardson will select from for his starting XI:

Green, Appiah, Cafu, Humphreys, Tiehi, McGuckin, Bramall, Ayala, Lembikisa, Phillips, Onyedinma, Kelly, Hall, Odoffin, Douglas, Lindsay, Hugill, Peltier, Ford, Rathbone, Clucas, Nombe, Morrison, Revan, Ferguson, Bola, Eaves, Blackett, Johansson.

Fulham vs Rotherham Team News

At the time of writing, Fulham have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Rotherham this coming Friday. There is no need for Calvin Bassey to show up in the Fulham dressing room, as he is suspended.

Due to various ailments Tim Ream, Adama Traore, Tyrese Francois and Steven-Andreas Benda will be absent from the squad, Fulham are able to field against Rotherham on Friday.

Rotherham could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match on Friday atCraven Cottage

Rotherham need to do without Lee Peltier, Grant Hall, Fred Onyedinma, Andre Green, Tyler Blackett, Cameron Humphreys, Shane Ferguson and Lee Peltier, who are not fit enough to travel to Craven Cottage.

Fulham vs Rotherham Lineups

Fulham vs Rotherham H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Fulham comes up against Rotherham in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Fulham picked up four wins in their previous six matches against Rotherham, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 6/1.

Fulham vs Rotherham Results

Fulham vs Rotherham Betting Tips

Fulham claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at Craven Cottage across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Rotherham won zero of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost seven. Rotherham have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Fulham managedthree clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Fulham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Rotherham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.