Premier League: Manchester City vs Fulham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Manchester City and Fulham who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Fulham go up against Manchester City on Wednesday for a Premier League meeting at Etihad Stadium.

The Sky Blues are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 50 points from their initial 25 encounters. Fulham trail them on 34 points after 25 rounds, sitting as number 10 in the table.

Team form: Manchester City vs Fulham

Manchester City Form

Manchester City should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Tottenham, before beating first Newcastle by 3-1, then Liverpool in a 1-2 win. Manchester City put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 13 goals while conceding four.

Fulham Form

Fulham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Brighton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Manchester United, before suffering another loss in a 1-2 match against Everton. Fulham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Manchester City and Fulham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and Fulham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Fulham

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Manchester City, Erling Haaland has been good for them over the course of the season with 21 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Fulham, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Wednesday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Fulham

Full-time result

Manchester City won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Fulham won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing five. Amazingly, Manchester City are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Fulham conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Manchester City have beaten Fulham in 19 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Fulham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Manchester City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Fulham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Manchester City and Fulham when playing at Etihad Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Fulham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Fulham conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.