The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sheff Utd 4-0 Fulham
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Fulham | 46 | 63 | 90 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 46 | 35 | 88 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 82 |
Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 9 | 70 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 9 | 69 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 8 | 69 |
We said: Fulham 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Having ended their winless streak last time out, Blackburn will be confident of pushing Fulham at Craven Cottage. Nevertheless, we cannot back against the league leaders right now, even if the goals have started to dry up. Taking every into consideration, we are backing a 2-0 victory for the hosts. 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 69.1%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 11.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.11%) and 3-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.21%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (4.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Fulham in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Fulham.
| Result | ||
| Fulham | Draw | Blackburn Rovers |
| 69.1% | 19.76% | 11.13% |
| Both teams to score 41.33% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
