Fulham take on the visitors West Ham in the round 30 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, April 8th at Craven Cottage (London).
Fulham have already suffered three consecutive defeats in the domestic championship. But let's look at things objectively, only the loss to Bournemouth (1-2) could really be considered a failure. However, that match was an away game for the "cottagers". In the other two matches, they lost at home to the table-leading Arsenal and the very strong Brentford (also away). With all due respect, today's West Ham United cannot be compared in strength to either the "gunners" or even the "bees". Furthermore, the opponent played a postponed match in the English Premier League a few days before this meeting. And the factor of fatigue cannot be ignored.
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The "Hammers" look very weak this season. Yes, thanks to the fact that they have been scoring points and even winning at home, David Moyes' team has left the relegation zone. But away from home, they are just terrible. In 13 away matches in the championship, the "Hammers" have only won one, and that was in the distant fourth round. In the last five English Premier League matches away from home, WHU has only earned two points, drawing with Newcastle and Leeds. And they have suffered three clean-sheet losses: 0-4 to Brighton, 0-2 to Tottenham, and 0-1 to Wolverhampton.
We believe that the home team's unlucky streak will be broken in this round. Fulham should at least manage a draw against an opponent of this level at home. Yes, the "Hammers" are fighting for survival, but victories are not won on motivation alone. Away from home in the current season of the English Premier League, only Nottingham Forest plays worse than WHU. Meanwhile, in 14 championship home matches, Fulham has suffered only four losses, not that many. Moreover, since the previous round, they had a week's rest, while West Ham played a few days ago against Newcastle and were even beaten 1-5 at home. In the last three head-to-head matches, the "Hammers" have only managed to beat Fulham once, and that happened in a home game. Objectively speaking, "cottagers" are stronger than their opponents this season. And they should at least not lose at home. The bet is 1X.
Prediction for the match: Fulham not to lose (1X).