Sunderland vs Fulham Prediction
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Home Team
Ipswich 2–1 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–1 Rennes
Lens 0–2 Sunderland
Lens 4–1 Sunderland
Wrexham 0–1 Sunderland
Sunderland are largely a team good at scoring even when they lose.
Away Team
AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Fulham
Chelsea 3–2 Fulham
Fulham 1–0 Stuttgart
Málaga 2–2 Fulham
Fulham 1–2 Crystal Palace
Fulham under Arbeloa have been a decent attacking unit, putting 2 past Chelsea despite losing.
Head-to-Head
Sunderland 1–3 Fulham
Fulham 1–0 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–3 Fulham
Fulham 1–1 Sunderland
Fulham 2–1 Sunderland
In the h2h, both teams have shown the initiative to score.
Key Statistics
Both sides lost their opening Premier League match: Sunderland went down 2–1 to Ipswich, while Fulham lost 3–2 to Chelsea.
Sunderland's home advantage should make this considerably more competitive than their opening fixture.
Fulham have dominated the recent H2H, remaining unbeaten in the last five meetings.
Four of those five produced goals from both teams, which makes BTTS an interesting alternative, although Under 3.5 remains the safer primary selection.
Team News
Sunderland are without Simon Adingra through injury and Dayann Methalie through suspension.
Brian Brobbey is expected to lead the line, with Enzo Le Fée and Nilson Angulo operating behind him.
Fulham will be without Tom Cairney, while Luc De Fougerolles is doubtful.
Fulham's expected midfield contains Iwobi and Berge, with Bobb, King and Palacios supporting the attack.
Prediction Analysis
While there are times when Sunderland vs Fulham has gone in Fulham's favor, both teams look different.
They look like teams that can score goals.
This is why I am going with over 1.5 goals.