Fulham vs Derby County Match Analysis and Prediction

Fulham welcome Derby County on Wednesday for their Championship clash.

The Cottagers sit nine points clear in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the Rams are 15 points of safety at the other end of the standings.

Marco Silva will not sit comfortable with the form of his Fulham side with the remaining 28 matches, but he cannot be anything but satisfied with their efforts this season.

Despite a shaky spell in September, there has been a time of pure dominance, with the Cottagers extending their winning streak to seven matches at the weekend with a 4-1 victory over Barnsley.

Fulham have 48 goals from 18 games, 21 of which have come from Aleksandar Mitrivic, but Silva will take pride from four different players getting on the scoresheet at the weekend.

Harry Wilson and Neeskens now have 10 goals and 12 assists between them, while Fabio Carvalho got back in on the action during the fixture with the Tykes.

Silva’s side now have victories in seven of their nine games in West London this season, and they expect to improve on that against a struggling Derby outfit.

However, in the face of persistent adversity, Wayne Rooney is working hard at Pride Park, his side responding to their latest points deduction by recording an impressive 3-2 victory over promotion-chasing Bournemouth.

The discusssion will be that Rooney’s side are playing under low pressure on them given that they are seemingly at the point of no return, but their will be renewed optimism after closing the gap to safety to 15 points.

Although Derby County would only occupy 16th position without their double punishment, losing only three of their 12 matches is quite an achievement given the circumstances.

Derby have not always had a strong point in scoring goals under Rooney, but they have now scored in six successive matches, scoring a total of nine.

Fulham vs Derby County head to head

The pair has previously had 25 encounters in all competitions. Derby County have slightly dominated by winning nine matches against seven of Fulham. They have had  nine draws in the process. Derby have scored 43 goals and conceded 36, collecting 36 points while Fulham have 30.

Derby County 1-2 Fulham 03/03/18

Derby County 1-0 Fulham 11/05/18

Fulham 2-0 Derby County 14/05/18

Fulham 3-0 Derby County 26/11/19

Derby County 1-1 Fulham 21/02/20

Fulham latest home form

Fulham are currently in their best form at home according to their recent performance. They have won all their last five matches on the home ground, all in the championship. They have scored 16 goals and conceded only 3 in the process.

Fulham 3-1 Swansea City 29/09/21 

Fulham 4-1 Queens Park Rangers 16/10/21

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff City 20/10/21

Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion 30/10/21

Fulham 4-1 Barnsley 20/11/21

Fulham latest away form

On the road the Cottagers also have a relatively good form recently, as they have had a three-game winning streak in their last matches away. Out of their most recent matches away, they have won three, drawn one and lost one to Coventry in October.

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham 25/09/21

Coventry City 4-1 Fulham 02/10/21

Nottingham Forest 0-4 Fulham 24/10/21

Blackburn Rovers 0-7 Fulham 03/11/21

Peterborough United 0-1 Fulham 06/11/21

Derby County latest home form

The Rams are really struggling with their form at home, with only two wins in their last five matches at home with their last match being a 3-2 victory over AFC Bournemouth. Out of the five they have won two, drawn two and lost one all in the Championship.

Derby County 1-0 Reading 29/09/21

Derby County 0-0 Swansea City 02/10/21

Derby County 2-2 Luton Town 19/10/21

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn Rovers 30/10/21

Derby County 3-2 AFC Bournemouth 21/11/21

Derby County latest away form

Derby are on the struggling end of form away just like home, going winless in their last five matches on the road in the Championship. Out of the five they have drawn three and lost two, scoring only three goals and conceding 5, collectinng only three points in the process.

Sheffield United 1-0 Derby County 25/09/21

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County 16/10/21

Coventry City 1-1 Derby County 23/10/21

Barnsley 2-1 Derby County 03/11/21

Millwall 1-1 Derby County 06/11/21

Fulham news

Silva would consider selecting the same Fulham XI on Wednesday having had an extra day of recovery. Denis Odoi and Tosin Adarabioyo are available after suspension and are options at right-back and centre-back repectively. Tom Cairney could keep his place ahead of Jean Michael Seri.

Derby County news

Derby will have to make at least one change with Sam Baldock having sustained a hamstring injury. Lee Buchanan also got injured, leaving Colin Kazim-Richards and Craig Forsyth to come in. Nathan Byrne returns from suspension and woold replace Festy Ebosele at right-back.

Prediction and Odds

Derby had victory over Bournemouth in the weekend and we expect they have alleviated some degree of pressure. However in as much as they can play with great sense of freedom, it would be a surprise if Fulham fail to get a victory in West London on Wednesday.

Odds: 1 1.35 X 5.05 2 6.10

Probable outcomes

Fulham 2-0 Derby County

Fulham 3-0 Derby County

Fulham 3-1 Derby County

Fulham 4-2 Derby County

Fulham 1-2 Derby County

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