Championship

Championship | Gameweek 24

Jan 18, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Craven Cottage

Fulham
6 - 2
Birmingham

Roberts (10' og.), Kebano (35'), Carvalho (38', 75'), Cairney (43'), Robinson (90+2')
Reed (67')

FT(HT: 4-1)

Sunjic (45'), Gardner (74')
Pedersen (52')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Fulham and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Fulham 3-0 Birmingham City

While there have been plenty of surprises in the Championship this season, we do not anticipate one in this game. The Cottagers have rediscovered their best form in the final third and with Blues offering little in that department, it could be one-way traffic at Craven Cottage. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fulham win with a probability of 72.93%. A draw had a probability of 18.1% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 8.98%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.34%) and 3-0 (10.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.34%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fulham would win this match.

Result
Fulham	Draw	Birmingham City
72.93%	18.08%	8.98%

Both teams to score 38.72%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.29%

49.71%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.28%

71.72%

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.81%

12.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.15%

37.84%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

44.09%

55.9%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

11.58%

88.41%

Score Analysis

Fulham 72.92%

Birmingham City 8.98%

Draw 18.08%

Fulham	Draw	Birmingham City
2-0 @ 15.09% 1-0 @ 14.34% 3-0 @ 10.58% 2-1 @ 8.78% 3-1 @ 6.16% 4-0 @ 5.57% 4-1 @ 3.24% 5-0 @ 2.35% 3-2 @ 1.79% 5-1 @ 1.36% 4-2 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.72% Total : 72.92%	1-1 @ 8.34% 0-0 @ 6.82% 2-2 @ 2.55% Other @ 0.38% Total : 18.08%	0-1 @ 3.96% 1-2 @ 2.43% 0-2 @ 1.15% Other @ 1.44% Total : 8.98%