Premier League Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 26 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
Fulham 18th · 5 pts · 7 played
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Brighton 3rd · 16 pts · 7 played
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Away travel72 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Fulham—%
Draw—%
Brighton—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (London)

Forecast from 11 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Fulham and Brighton. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

FulhamBrighton
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
66 AttackIn forecast 87
68 DefenceIn forecast 85
42 Form indexContext 94
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Fulham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Brighton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FulhamBrighton
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.29
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
1.62 xGVia Att/Def 2.09
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.45
-0.62 Goals minus xGContext +1.20
71% Scored inContext 100%
29% Clean sheetsContext 71%
14.71 ShotsContext 17.86
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
32% On target shareContext 34%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
74% Box shareContext 61%
7% ConversionContext 18%
1.00 OffsidesContext 3.50
14.14 Shots allowedContext 10.71
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.83
4.43 BlocksContext 3.67
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
66% Save rateContext 70%
57% PossessionIn forecast 60%
564 PassesContext 509
486 Accurate passesContext 434
86% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.25
10.43 FoulsContext 12.86
8.43 Fouls sufferedContext 10.29
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.14
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.60
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 2.01
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.27
-0.61 Goals minus xGContext +0.59
70% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 60%
15.10 ShotsContext 17.10
5.11 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
31% On target shareContext 34%
10.60 Shots in the boxContext 11.10
70% Box shareContext 65%
7% ConversionContext 15%
1.11 OffsidesContext 2.57
12.70 Shots allowedContext 9.80
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
3.89 BlocksContext 3.25
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
67% Save rateContext 72%
57% PossessionIn forecast 61%
548 PassesContext 518
472 Accurate passesContext 442
86% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.14
10.60 FoulsContext 11.70
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Fulham
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km544 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 42 · 5 pts vs 5.9 for an average club · -2.1 vs expected
  • W17 OctH · Hull City1–02.0 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Ipswich1–21.4 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Manchester United1–11.2 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Liverpool0–00.8 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Crystal Palace2–31.6 xPts
Brighton
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel72 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 94 · 13 pts vs 5.2 for an average club · +4.6 vs expected
  • W18 OctH · Crystal Palace5–02.2 xPts
  • W10 OctA · Sunderland2–01.6 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Arsenal3–01.0 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Coventry5–01.7 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Leeds1–11.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Fulham Brighton
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2026-2027, 19 Dec7Premier League 2026-2027, 19 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km72 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways544 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one4.23.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Fulham Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Hull City (H) 1–0, 17 Oct
1B. Leno(G)
33A. Robinson 3C. Bassey 22D. Affengruber 21T. Castagne
19S. Charles 16S. Berge
17A. Iwobi 24J. King 14O. Bobb
7Gonzalo García
Brighton Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Crystal Palace (H) 5–0, 18 Oct
1B. Verbruggen(G)
21O. Boscagli 5L. Dunk 44L. Vušković 24F. Kadıoğlu
14Chema Andrés 13P. Groß
29M. De Cuyper 26Y. Ayari 25D. Gómez
19C. Kostoulas

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Fulham Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Brighton Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Fulham · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.75
Brighton · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
3.33
Conceded
1.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

OpponentFulhamBrighton
Crystal Palace L 2–3 H W 5–0 H
Sunderland L 0–1 A W 2–0 A
Chelsea L 2–3 H L 3–4 A
Points0 of 9 · 0.00 per game6 of 9 · 2.00 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

5 Fulham wins4 draws1 Brighton wins
Goals per game1.40 – 0.70 Over 2.550% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 20%
  • 24 Jan 2026Fulham2–1Brighton
  • 16 Aug 2025Brighton1–1Fulham
  • 8 Mar 2025Brighton2–1Fulham
  • 5 Dec 2024Fulham3–1Brighton
  • 2 Mar 2024Fulham3–0Brighton
  • 29 Oct 2023Brighton1–1Fulham

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

FulhamBrightonForecast
Scored per game 1.003.29
Conceded per game 1.430.71
Match goals 2.434.00
Over 1.5 57%100%
Over 2.5 43%71%
Over 3.5 29%57%
Both teams scored 57%29%
Clean sheets 29%71%
Failed to score 29%0%
Games77
FulhamBrightonForecast
Scored per game 1.002.60
Conceded per game 1.200.90
Match goals 2.203.50
Over 1.5 60%90%
Over 2.5 30%70%
Over 3.5 20%40%
Both teams scored 50%20%
Clean sheets 30%60%
Failed to score 30%20%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

FulhamBrightonLeague
Corners
Corners won6.435.71
Corners conceded4.295.00
Match total10.7210.719.49
Over 8.557% 4/771% 5/7
Over 9.557% 4/771% 5/7
Over 10.543% 3/771% 5/7
Cards
Cards2.142.29
Opponent cards0.861.57
Match total3.003.864.17
Over 3.543% 3/757% 4/7
Over 4.543% 3/743% 3/7
FulhamBrightonLeague
Corners
Corners won6.806.11
Corners conceded4.104.78
Match total10.9010.899.49
Over 8.570% 7/1067% 6/9
Over 9.560% 6/1067% 6/9
Over 10.550% 5/1067% 6/9
Cards
Cards2.201.70
Opponent cards1.201.50
Match total3.403.204.17
Over 3.550% 5/1040% 4/10
Over 4.540% 4/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Fulham7 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 76-90
Brighton7 games · scored 23 · conceded 5
4 3 0-15
2 16-30
5 1 31-45
4 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 76-90
Brighton10 games · scored 26 · conceded 9
6 3 0-15
2 16-30
5 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
6 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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