Premier League Gameweek 25 Sat, Feb 7 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
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Our take

Fulham were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Fulham had 6 days of rest, Everton 7 and had to travel 286 km.

Away travel286 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Fulham46%
Draw25%
Everton28%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.24
Fulham44%
Draw27%
Everton29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Fulham46%
Draw26%
Everton28%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.23
Fulham39%
Draw26%
Everton35%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.39
Fulham45%
Draw26%
Everton28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.19
Over 2.5 55% Both score 58% 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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RefereeStuart Attwell
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 132

Team strength

FulhamEverton
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
66 AttackIn forecast 61
68 DefenceIn forecast 66
— 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—

Everton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FulhamEverton
1.42 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.08
1.46 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.46
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
83% Scored inContext 71%
21% Clean sheetsContext 38%
11.88 ShotsContext 10.58
3.91 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.17
32% On target shareContext 30%
7.83 Shots in the boxContext 7.22
64% Box shareContext 68%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.05 OffsidesContext 2.07
11.58 Shots allowedContext 13.63
4.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.26
3.38 BlocksContext 4.54
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
69% Save rateContext 69%
52% PossessionIn forecast 43%
478 PassesContext 378
402 Accurate passesContext 300
84% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.95
10.96 FoulsContext 10.50
9.25 Fouls sufferedContext 11.79
2.17 Yellow cardsContext 1.79
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
90% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.80 ShotsContext 10.90
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
33% On target shareContext 30%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 7.56
61% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 8%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.25
12.10 Shots allowedContext 15.10
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
3.20 BlocksContext 4.20
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
69% Save rateContext 74%
53% PossessionIn forecast 43%
529 PassesContext 391
450 Accurate passesContext 311
85% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.97
9.20 FoulsContext 10.60
6.80 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
0.00 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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km524 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Everton
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel286 km691 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 Everton
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Premier League 2025-2026, 1 Feb7Premier League 2025-2026, 31 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km286 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways524 km691 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Leno(G)
30K. Sessegnon 15Jorge Cuenca 5J. Andersen 21T. Castagne
16S. Berge 17A. Iwobi
19S. Chukwueze 32E. Smith Rowe 8H. Wilson
7R. Jiménez
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Everton Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Pickford(G)
16V. Mykolenko 5M. Keane 6J. Tarkowski 15J. O'Brien
27I. Gueye 37J. Garner
45H. Armstrong 22K. Dewsbury-Hall 10I. Ndiaye
11T. Barry
+1 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 Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Everton Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fulham+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Everton+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Fulham · Home 1.92points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
7-2-3
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.17
Everton · Away 1.50points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
5-3-4
Scored
0.92
Conceded
0.92

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 9 of 9 meetings

3 Fulham wins3 draws3 Everton wins
Goals per game1.11 – 1.11 Over 2.533% Both scored44% Clean sheets44% · 33%
  • 8 Nov 2025Everton2–0Fulham
  • 10 May 2025Fulham1–3Everton
  • 26 Oct 2024Everton1–1Fulham
  • 30 Jan 2024Fulham0–0Everton
  • 12 Aug 2023Everton0–1Fulham
  • 15 Apr 2023Everton1–3Fulham

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 · Stuart Attwell 132 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.95league 3.71
Red cards0.13league 0.12
Cards 5+44%league 38%
Fouls20.9league 21.3
Penalties0.20league 0.20
Home wins49%league 45%
Fulham10 with this referee
Record4-2-4 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.4 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W29 Nov 25A · Tottenham2–12
  • W4 Nov 24H · Brentford2–12
  • D27 Apr 24H · Crystal Palace1–10
  • W14 Apr 24A · West Ham2–02
  • L3 Dec 23A · Liverpool3–40
Everton17 with this referee
Record5-2-10 Cards · opp.1.9 · 2.1 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W24 Aug 25H · Brighton2–04
  • D8 Mar 25A · Wolves1–12
  • D9 Nov 24A · West Ham0–02
  • L31 Aug 24H · Bournemouth2–32
  • W11 May 24H · Sheffield Utd1–01

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

Fulham24 games · scored 34 · conceded 35
5 0-15
1 7 16-30
6 6 31-45
5 11 46-60
6 1 61-75
11 10 76-90
Everton24 games · scored 26 · conceded 27
3 3 0-15
5 7 16-30
3 4 31-45
4 5 46-60
2 4 61-75
9 4 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 17 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
9 4 76-90
Everton10 games · scored 9 · conceded 11
1 0-15
2 4 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 1 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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