Premier League Gameweek 31 Sat, Mar 21 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
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Our take

Fulham were clear favourites.

Fulham were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 51). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Fulham. Fulham had 6 days of rest, Burnley 7 and had to travel 292 km.

Away travel292 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Fulham61%
Draw22%
Burnley17%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.96
Fulham55%
Draw24%
Burnley21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
Fulham59%
Draw23%
Burnley18%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.97
Fulham53%
Draw25%
Burnley22%
Expected goals 1.77 – 1.08
Fulham59%
Draw23%
Burnley18%
Expected goals 1.88 – 0.93
Over 2.5 56% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeChris Kavanagh
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 158

Team strength

FulhamBurnley
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 51
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
66 AttackIn forecast 27
68 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
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—

Burnley

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FulhamBurnley
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.07
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.93
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.98
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
77% Scored inContext 63%
20% Clean sheetsContext 13%
12.00 ShotsContext 9.27
3.79 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.35
31% On target shareContext 31%
8.31 Shots in the boxContext 5.73
67% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.89 OffsidesContext 1.96
11.73 Shots allowedContext 16.60
3.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.63
3.60 BlocksContext 5.23
2.81 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.72
69% Save rateContext 64%
52% PossessionIn forecast 41%
477 PassesContext 375
400 Accurate passesContext 294
84% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.69
11.07 FoulsContext 10.03
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.10
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 30 and 30 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.47 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.83
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.50
60% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.80 ShotsContext 10.70
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
31% On target shareContext 29%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
70% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 14%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.10 Shots allowedContext 16.70
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
3.60 BlocksContext 6.63
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
65% Save rateContext 64%
53% PossessionIn forecast 43%
502 PassesContext 406
423 Accurate passesContext 329
84% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.82
10.80 FoulsContext 9.90
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km350 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Burnley
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel292 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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 Burnley
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Premier League 2025-2026, 15 Mar7Premier League 2025-2026, 14 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km292 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways350 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one21.121

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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Leno(G)
33A. Robinson 3C. Bassey 5J. Andersen 21T. Castagne
17A. Iwobi 16S. Berge
14O. Bobb 24J. King 8H. Wilson
9Rodrigo Muniz
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Burnley Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Dúbravka(G)
3Q. Hartman 5M. Estève 12B. Humphreys 2K. Walker
29J. Laurent 20J. Ward-Prowse
11J. Anthony 28H. Mejbri 9L. Foster
19Z. Flemming
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Burnley Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fulham+1.5 pp
  • Draw-0.6 pp
  • Burnley-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Fulham · Home 1.73points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
8-2-5
Scored
1.60
Conceded
1.20
Burnley · Away 0.60points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
2-3-10
Scored
1.13
Conceded
2.33

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

1 Fulham wins2 draws2 Burnley wins
Goals per game1.20 – 1.80 Over 2.540% Both scored60% Clean sheets0% · 40%
  • 13 Dec 2025Burnley2–3Fulham
  • 3 Feb 2024Burnley2–2Fulham
  • 23 Dec 2023Fulham0–2Burnley
  • 10 May 2021Fulham0–2Burnley
  • 17 Feb 2021Burnley1–1Fulham

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.

Referee · Chris Kavanagh 158 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.83league 3.79
Red cards0.13league 0.13
Cards 5+37%league 40%
Fouls21.9league 21.5
Penalties0.23league 0.21
Home wins39%league 42%
Fulham10 with this referee
Record3-3-4 Cards · opp.2.8 · 1.4 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L17 Jan 26A · Leeds0–15
  • W27 Dec 25A · West Ham1–03
  • D24 Aug 25H · Manchester United1–11
  • W6 Apr 25H · Liverpool3–23
  • W1 Feb 25A · Newcastle2–14
Burnley9 with this referee
Record2-3-4 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D20 Dec 25A · Bournemouth1–11
  • L1 Nov 25H · Arsenal0–22
  • W2 Dec 23H · Sheffield Utd5–02
  • L1 Mar 22H · Leicester0–21
  • D23 Oct 21A · Southampton2–23

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Fulham30 games · scored 40 · conceded 43
6 0-15
2 9 16-30
7 7 31-45
6 11 46-60
7 4 61-75
12 12 76-90
Burnley30 games · scored 32 · conceded 58
2 11 0-15
5 6 16-30
7 15 31-45
4 7 46-60
4 6 61-75
10 13 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 5 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 4 76-90
Burnley10 games · scored 15 · conceded 18
1 4 0-15
3 16-30
7 6 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90

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

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