Next gala from Mitrovic?
Second-placed Fulham receive a visit from the lower midfield with the footballers from Birmingham. The visitors have been waiting for their next win for five rounds and are in the relegation battle as they were last year.
The Londoners, for their part, have recently found their way back to winning ways, recording two clear victories against Reading and Bristol. Thanks to these two victories, the Cherries from Bournemouth have reclaimed the top spot in the table.
For the clash between Fulham and Birmingham, the prediction includes a goal by Aleksandr Mitrovic on the side of the hosts.
Fulham – Statistics & current form
The Londoners had forgotten how to win in the meantime: For five rounds of matches they did not manage to win a game before they did so again on the penultimate matchday. The Cottagers were able to record a resounding victory in the form of a 7-0 win at Reading.
Aleksandr Mitrovic scored a brace and set up a goal for his team-mates. The Serbian thus consolidated his lead in the Championship scoring charts. Mitrovic has scored no less than 27 goals in his 24 appearances so far.
With this great output, he has played a significant role in the fact that the hosts have the best attack in a league-wide comparison.2.56 goals on average have been scored by coach Marco Silva’s team per league game.
Wilson has the most assists in the Championship
The Lilywhites also have the best provider of assists in the Championship in Harry Wilson. The Welshman arrived from league rivals Cardiff before the season, where the national player of his country already achieved a double-digit output of assists in the previous year.
In the dress rehearsal for the upcoming match against City, FFC again scored another clear success at home against Bristol last Saturday. The opponents were blown out of the stadium 6:2 and Mitrovic once again proved his exceptional scoring ability with a hat-trick.
Will Fulham strike again in numbers?
With the home side’s recent surge in attack, odds on the relegated Premier League side to score more than two goals in the match between Fulham and Birmingham are also interesting.
Furthermore, betting on a win to nil is a good idea as City travel with a weak attack – only five teams in the 24-team Championship score fewer goals away from home! Furthermore, seven of Birmingham’s last nine away games have ended in a clean sheet for the respective hosts!
Predicted line-up of Fulham:
Rodak – Tete – Adarabioyo – Ream – Robinson – Reed – Cairney – Wilson – Carvalho – Kebano – Mitrovic
Last matches played by Fulham:
Championship
01/15 2022 – Fulham 6 – 2 Bristol City
01/11 2022 – Reading 0 – 7 Fulham
FA Cup
01/08 2022 – Bristol City 0 – 1 Fulham
Championship
12/20 2021 – Fulham 0 – 1 Sheffield United
12/11 2021 – Luton 1 – 1 Fulham
Birmingham – Statistics & current form
The Blues have brought themselves their poor position in the table once again mainly due to a harmless attacking line-up as just mentioned. Less than one goal has been scored on average per league game by Birmingham’s offence to date.
This is not a new shortcoming for the two-time League Cup winners, as only Derby County scored less than the visitors last season! The British Lukas Jutkiewicz, who scored the most goals for Birmingham in the previous year, is one of the players who is not very sure of scoring. At the moment, however, he only has two goals after appearances.
City also recently had to bow out of the FA Cup
City are not only disappointing in the league, but were also recently knocked out of the FA Cup. Coach Lee Bowyer, who took over from Aitor Karanka almost a year ago, was beaten 1-0 after extra time on his own ground by third division side Plymouth Argyle.
A defeat without a goal of their own against an underclass opponent completes the dismal picture that the 18th-placed team of the past season is presenting at the moment. The last league match against Fulham was again mediocre at best. Only thanks to a late goal they at least managed a draw at Preston North End last Saturday.
Predicted line-up of Birmingham:
Etheridge – Colin – Mengi – Friend – Pedersen – James – Woods – Campbell – Gardner – Hogan – Deeney
Last Birmingham Games:
Championship
01/15 2022 – Preston 1 – 1 Birmingham
FA Cup
01/08 2022 – Birmingham 0 – 1 Plymouth
Championship
01/02 2022 – Birmingham 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers
12/18 2021 – Blackburn 4 – 0 Birmingham
12/11 2021 – Birmingham 2 – 2 Cardiff
Fulham – Birmingham Direct comparison / H2H record
The 2010 Europa League finalists comfortably saw off Birmingham 4-1 in the first leg. It was the capital’s fourth success in a row in this pairing. The home record is also in favour of the home side (4-3-3) when looking back at Birmingham’s last ten visits to Craven Cottage.
Fulham – Birmingham Tip
Birmingham are very weak at the moment: they haven’t managed a win in the league for five matchdays. Now the visitors have to face the league leaders, who have recently found their way back to their old strength.
For the duel between Fulham and Birmingham, the tip at odds of around 1.50 includes a goal by Aleksandr Mitrovic on the side of the home side. The Serbian scores more than one goal per league match on average and no player in the British lower house scores more frequently.
Moreover, “Mitro” has stepped up his game of late: He delivered a brace against Reading on the penultimate matchday and last Saturday the striker even managed to land a hat-trick against Bristol City!
Mitrovic also scored twice in the first-round win against the upcoming opponents. Bet365 offers betting odds of 1.53 on the match between Fulham and Birmingham.
