Second placed Sheffield United look to keep the pressure on the leaders, and possibly move to the top of the Championship, as they take on a Fulham side struggling for form. Sheffield United are the surprise package in the Championship this season and sit just two points behind leaders Wolves at the top of the table. Victory over Burton Albion at the weekend made it five wins from six league matches, with seven goals scored in their last two.
They have won their last four at home, with defeat to Norwich in September being their only loss in eight as hosts this season. That gives them the joint best home record in the division, with Cardiff City picking up the same amount of points but playing one match more. A win here could lift them to the top of the table, depending on how other results go. Recent League Form – WWLWWW.
English Football League Championship – Saturday 21st November – 19:45 UK Time
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Many people tipped Fulham to challenge for at least a play-off place this season, but things haven’t gone to plan. They are in 17th place in the table, six points off the top six and just seven points outside the relegation zone. A 1-1 draw at home to Derby County at the weekend saw them net their first goal in three, and extended their win-less run to six. Only one team in the Championship, Preston North End, has picked up less points than the three accumulated by Fulham in the last six matches. Their last victory came at QPR at the end of September. They have been better away this season, with three wins and two draws from eight matches, but they’ve lost their last two on their travels. Recent League Form – DLLDLD.
Head to Head
These sides have met twenty-three times since the first back in 196, with Sheffield United just edging the head to head. The Yorkshire side have nine victories, Fulham have six, and there have been eight draws. They haven’t met in the league since a Premier League clash in January 2007, when Sheffield United picked up a 2-0 home win. Since that meeting, they have played each other twice in the FA Cup and once in the League Cup. The FA Cup meeting was in the same year, with a 1-1 draw in Sheffield followed by a 0-0 draw in the replay. Sheffield United eventually won the tie after Extra Time in the replay. In the League Cup in 2015, the most recent meeting, Fulham won 3-0 at home as Sheffield United had two players sent off.
Betting Odds and Predictions
As expected, Sheffield United are the betting favourites in this match, but their odds are much better than we would have predicted. Betway have the home side priced at 11/10, which we believe is fantastic value for a team in brilliant form against a struggling side. Fulham are 12/5, shorter than we would have expected, and the draw is priced at 13/5. Looking at the form of both sides, we predict a home win.
Sheffield United’s last four victories have seen the opposition find the net, so the home side to win and Both Teams to Score looks a statistically good bet at odds of 3/1. This is despite the fact that both teams have scored in just one of the last five meetings. We believe Sheffield United will score more than one goal in this match. They have netted at least two in four of their last five matches, while Fulham have conceded at least two in four of their last six. The hosts to score Over 1.5 Goals is priced at 19/20.
Top Betting Tip
Our top betting tip for this match is a Sheffield United win in the match result market. This is priced at 6/5 at betway, which we believe to be fantastic value.