A rejuvenated Fulham side will take on playoff hopefuls Charlton Athletic at Craven Cottage in what should be a close game.
Fulham had a horrific start to the season, absolutely unbelievable considering the talent they have in the squad, but after the sacking of Felix Magath the team started to play football again. Fulham has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches and we can add a 2-1 League Cup win over Doncaster as well. Bryan Ruiz is back in the squad and banging in the goals, so the hosts will try to keep up the good run today.
Charlton`s current 7th place standings is a little bit surprising to me, we`re talking about a team that barely escaped relegation last season. However, the visitors made some great signings in the off-season, real quality players, and the results are not random. Charlton is the type of team that is very hard to break down and to defeat, proof of that being the fact that they have just 1 loss! However, they lack killer instinct and are finding it hard to win games themselves – 7 draws so far for Charlton in 13 matches.
Bet on Fulham – Charlton Athletic with the best Championship odds offered by Pinnacle.
Team news & lineups:
Fulham might be without Hoogland, while Charlton will miss Buyens and possibly top scorer Vetokele. Otherwise both teams are healthy and ready to go.
Fulham: Bettinelli – Zverotic, Bodurov, Burn, Stafylidi -, Rodallega, Hyndman, Christensen, Williams, Ruiz – McCormack
Charlton Athletic: Henderson – Wilson, Ben Haim, Bikey, Wiggins – Bulot, Solly, Jackson, Cousins Moussa, – Vetokele (Tucudean)
This analysis is as straightforward as it gets for me. Though Fulham is heavily favored and the odds on them are dropping, I can see a draw happening. Charlton is so hard to beat this season and Fulham, though improving, is far from playing top football, they still need more time to fully recover. I am a little bit concerned that Fulham needs a win and must go for it, but of course this pick can`t be without some risk. Charlton`s stat line analysis could not be more relevant, 7 draws in 13 games and we still get odds of almost 4.00 for them to finish tied. My tip is the draw. Prediction: Fulham – Charlton Athletic 1-1.
Pick: Draw
Odds: 3.79
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