Burton vs Fulham PREVIEW
PREVIEW&TIPS FOR Burton – Fulham
Burton and Fulham play at Pirelli Stadium in a match for the 29th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 09-13-2016, the two teams tied (1-1). The record of recent direct clashes between the two teams could not be more balanced as there have been 2 draws of the last 2 times they met. Special attention is required for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
The home side are playing a game overdue on Matchday 29 against Fulham after 7 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats in the league games so far. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 24 conceded; Against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats in his stadium, with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Burton won 11 points out of 30 after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 games at their home stadium.
In this event, he has lost the last 4 games he has played at home. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. In his home games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 9 of the last 13 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 28 games played in this competition, he never managed to get back to the scoreline in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 home games for this competition there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 5 of his 13 goals between the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Burton Albion continues their intense fight for maintenance in this league and in the last game achieved a great result by winning the QPR away from home by 1-2: the goals were signed by Dyer and Murphy. In this meeting inside doors Commander Nigel Clough must keep the team in 4-3-3 with Sordell being the most offensive reference. However, the athlete who deserves prominence at Burton Albion is Jackson Irvine: the captain is the top scorer with 8 goals scored. It is important to emphasize that the housekeepers present enormous difficulties in maintaining possession of the ball and finishing. McFadzean, Brayford and Varney are out of this match due to injury.
The visiting team is currently in 9th place with 40 points earned after 10 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate game, tied off against Queens Park Rangers for (1-1). In the last game, he lost out against Reading by (1-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the FA Cup, he beat Hull City at home (4-1). In the last 10 away games for the championship Fulham has recorded 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, so they have won 13 points out of 30. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (6 out of 13 matches). The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has been regular, since it managed to materialize in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 9 of the last 13 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 27 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only got 2 turns. There have been 1 period in the last 13 games played as a visitor to this competition: he scored 8 of his 19 goals in the minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Unlike their opponents, Fulham play a place that gives access to the play-off promotion for the first division, remaining at this time to five points in that zone. It is important to note that the team has not won for two consecutive games for this competition. Despite playing out of doors, coach Slavisa Jokanovic should opt for a more dominating strategy with successive organized attacks, exploiting his enemy’s difficulties to the best of his ability. Chris Martin is Fulham’s scorer with 9 goals scored in this tournament. It seems that the coach can not count on Sone Aluko and Michael Madl, both recovering from injury.