Nottingham want to make a statement in the promotion battle

Fulham FC are already safely back in the Premier League! The club from London, which has a great tradition, already secured the ticket for the highest English division a week ago. Now it’s all about further crowning their own season against Nottingham.

Because the hosts don’t want to be accused of interfering in the promotion battle by offering too much. In any case, ahead of Fulham vs Nottingham, the odds show the home side as favourites going into this game.

Not surprisingly, Fulham didn’t exactly show a hangover from their promotion celebrations at the weekend either, playing a respectable game at Bournemouth and picking up a point. Nottingham will still be hoping for a runaway bottom.

Fulham – Statistics & current form

The promotion of Fulham FC to the Premier League is above all one thing, highly deserved. The team from London has scored 99 goals so far, the highest number in the Championship. One player in particular stands out, Aleksandar Mitrovic. Many describe the Serbian as too good for the Championship and not exactly ideal for the Premier League. With 41 goals, he clearly leads the list of goal scorers.

And Mitrovic wants to score again against Nottingham. That is a point of honour, just like an attitude that is serious, because the opponent is still fighting for promotion or the play-off places. Fulham’s form, however, has some small dents. They have only won one of their last four games, that being the 3-0 win over Preston North End that sealed promotion.

With six goals conceded in those four games, the defence in particular is showing signs of vulnerability. Fulham are offering too much at the moment. With 38 goals conceded in 43 games, the overall record is good, but the Cottagers do not have the best defence, here three teams are placed ahead of the league leaders.

Fulham and the question of seriousness

Fulham FC have three games left to play, two of them and against a promotion contender. The question of seriousness naturally arises, as it is not uncommon to see a drop in excitement after a promotion. With a mixture of motivation and a little rotation, coach Marco Silva wants to keep his team on course. That the team is still aggressive and poisonous was shown by the six yellow cards at the weekend in the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth.

Fulham perform very well at home, scoring an average of 2.05 points and 49 goals. The away record, however, is hardly different from the one at Craven Cottage, with only 0.05 points less away from home. To be able to show the own fans another nice game against a good team should be the main goal now. In addition, it should remain at the eight defeats so far this season.

The hosts are the favourites because of their high quality. Especially the offensive is the showpiece and will continue to provide entertainment. For this reason, our prediction before the match Fulham vs Nottingham at good betting odds is that more than 2.5 goals will be scored.

Predicted Fulham line-up:
Rodak – Williams, Adarabioyo, Mawson, Robinson – Seri, Cairney, Reed, Carvalho, Cavaleiro – Mitrovic

Last matches played by Fulham:

Championship
23/04/2022 – Bournemouth 1 – 1 Fulham

20/04/2022 – Fulham 3 – 0 Preston

16/04/2022 – Derby 2 – 1 Fulham

10/04/2022 – Fulham 1 – 3 Coventry

07/04/2022 – Middlesboro 0 – 1 Fulham

Nottingham – Statistics & current form

Nottingham Forest are currently in fourth place and this place would entitle them to participate in the playoffs. Even second place, i.e. direct promotion, still seems conceivable. But for that, they need a win against the league leaders and thus a revenge for the clear 0:4 in the first round, when Fulham mercilessly dismantled Nottingham.

It was a very important win for Nottingham away at Peterborough at the weekend. It was a 1-0 win for manager Steve Cooper’s side, who have been looking very tidy in recent weeks anyway. Nottingham have won five of their last six competitive games and will have the wind at their back heading into the final games of the 2021/22 season, which could well lead to promotion.

Second-placed Bournemouth are five points adrift with the same number of games, while Huddersfield are third with three points more but also two games more. Four games, four wins: that’s the target for Nottingham, knowing full well that the strongest opponent now awaits. But the confidence should be high enough to give Fulham a great fight.

Nottingham have been very solid away from home recently

Not only has there been an improvement in general in recent weeks, Nottingham have also been consistently very stable away from home. Only one of the last six games away from home was lost, and the visitors, like Fulham, do not have a significantly worse record away from home.

In addition, the offensive has almost always scored recently. Only in one of the last ten games in the Championship did Nottingham’s attacking line go without a goal of its own. That’s one of the reasons why our value tip for the Fulham vs. Nottingham match is that both teams will score.

A good offensive performance will be particularly important against the league leaders. The duo of Grabban and Johnson, who have already scored 27 league goals together and harmonise very well, will take centre stage. In the game Fulham vs. Nottingham the odds for the prediction of an away win are 4.60.

Predicted line-up of Nottingham:
Samba – Worrall, McKenna, Figueiredo – Spence, Garner, Yates, Colback – Zinckernagel – Johnson, Grabban

Last Nottingham games:

Championship
23/04/2022 – Peterboro 0 – 1 Nottingham Forest

19/04/2022 – Nottingham Forest 4 – 0 West Bromwich Albion

15/04/2022 – Luton 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest

09/04/2022 – Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Birmingham

07/04/2022 – Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Coventry

Fulham – Nottingham Direct comparison / H2H record

101 Matches both teams played against each other so far. Fulham have the edge in direct comparison with 42 wins in these games. Nottingham have been victorious 31 times, 28 duels have ended in draws. The first leg was won by Fulham with a clear 4-0 victory.

Fulham – Nottingham tip

At Craven Cottage, the fans will celebrate their promoted team, a top team is also visiting, a football evening cannot be teased much better. Fulham go into the game as favourites, but Nottingham are still fighting for promotion.

The best offense in the league wants to live up to its name, plus Nottingham scored almost every time recently. Therefore, before the game Fulham against Nottingham our tip is that more than 2.5 goals will fall.