EFL Championship is back in action this Saturday with another exciting fixture as the table toppers Fulham take on Blackburn Rovers at Craven Cottage Stadium. Kickoffs at 15:30 EAT.
They hosts have been in spectacular form all through the campaign and are currently at the top of the standings with 70 points from 33 league matches. Fulham will be looking to complete a league double over the visitors this season after claiming a shocking 7-0 victory back in November’s reverse fixture. They are unbeaten in four of their last five league fixtures.
Marco Silva’s troops come into this fixture confident coming off 0-1 Championship victory over Cardiff City. In that match, Fulham had 65% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Aleksandar Mitrović (41′). Cardiff City on the other end got nine shots with four of them on target.
Meanwhile, the Rovers are also one of the best teams in the competition, currently sitting fourth with 57 points from 34 matches. However in the last few weeks their form has been compared to the opponents in this meeting, they have been going through a worrying run of performances. In their last five matches, they have lost in three matches, drawn in one and won once.
Blackburn Rovers will be hoping for another win following 1-0 Championship triumph over Queens Park Rangers in their last outing. In that match, Blackburn Rovers had 44% possession, 10 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Reda Khadra (77′). Queens Park Rangers got seven shots with two of them on target.
Fulham vs Blackburn Rovers head to head
Since 1999 there have been 35 meetings between these two teams. Blackburn claims 15 victories, Fulham 13 victories and there have been seven draws.
- Blackburn 0-7 Fulham 03/11/21
- Blackburn 0-1 Fulham 08/02/20
- Fulham 2-0 Blackburn 10/08/19
- Fulham 2-2 Blackburn 14/03/17
- Blackburn 0-1 Fulham 27/08/16
Home
- Cardiff 0-1 Fulham
- Fulham 2-1 Peterborough
- Fulham 1-2 Huddersfield
- Hull 0-1 Fulham
- Fulham 3-0 Millwall
Away
- Blackburn 1-0 QPR
- Sheffield 1-0 Blackburn
- West Bromwich 0-0 Blackburn
- Blackburn 0-2 Nottingham
- Swansea 1-0 Blackburn
Fulham team news
The duo of Tom Cairney and Terence Kongolo has been ruled of Saturdays’ fixture through injuries for the hosts.
Blackburn Rovers team news
For the visitors, Ben Brereton Diaz, Ian Poveda, Tayo Edun and Bradley Dack are recovering from injuries and won’t be available for this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Having ended their winless streak last time out, Blackburn will be confident enough to push the table leaders hard however it’s not enough to beat a team on a three game winning streak.
- Fulham win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
