Premier League Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 17 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
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Our take

Fulham were clear favourites.

Fulham were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 38). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Hull City. Fulham were without A. Robinson. Hull City were without C. Hughes. Fulham had 7 days of rest, Hull City 6 and had to travel 249 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel249 kmRest days7 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Fulham63%
Draw20%
Hull City17%
Expected goals 2.30 – 1.14
Fulham60%
Draw23%
Hull City17%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.93
Fulham62%
Draw20%
Hull City17%
Expected goals 2.25 – 1.12
Fulham55%
Draw22%
Hull City23%
Expected goals 2.05 – 1.28
Fulham61%
Draw21%
Hull City18%
Expected goals 2.19 – 1.13
Over 2.5 67% Both score 62% Likeliest score 2–1
Pre-match forecast. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (London)
14°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 17 km/h
  • Humidity 55%
RefereeChris Kavanagh
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 174

Team strength

FulhamHull City
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 38
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 37
66 AttackIn forecast 37
68 DefenceIn forecast 50
25 Form indexContext 61
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+31%
Defense risk−33%

Hull City

Attack+15%
Defense risk−6%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

FulhamHull City
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.52
-0.60 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
67% Scored inContext 83%
17% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.17 ShotsContext 11.67
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
32% On target shareContext 34%
10.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
74% Box shareContext 50%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.25
15.67 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
5.00 BlocksContext 4.00
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
66% Save rateContext 75%
54% PossessionIn forecast 33%
539 PassesContext 285
459 Accurate passesContext 207
85% Pass accuracyContext 73%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.82
10.00 FoulsContext 10.83
8.00 Fouls sufferedContext 6.67
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.17
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.47 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.30 ShotsContext 11.20
4.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
29% On target shareContext 38%
9.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
68% Box shareContext 56%
6% ConversionContext 12%
1.13 OffsidesContext 1.43
14.00 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
4.11 BlocksContext 3.70
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
67% Save rateContext 74%
54% PossessionIn forecast 36%
520 PassesContext 283
442 Accurate passesContext 197
85% Pass accuracyContext 70%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.50 FoulsContext 10.00
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 8.60
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.10 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km215 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 25 · 2 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · -4.4 vs expected
  • 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
  • L30 AugA · Sunderland0–11.3 xPts
Hull City
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel249 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 61 · 6 pts vs 4.8 for an average club · +1.9 vs expected
  • D11 OctH · Everton2–21.0 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Newcastle1–20.8 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Chelsea2–20.6 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Aston Villa0–00.9 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Coventry1–00.9 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 Hull City
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2026-2027, 10 Oct6Premier League 2026-2027, 11 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km249 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways215 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one78

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 22D. Affengruber 21T. Castagne
19S. Charles 16S. Berge
17A. Iwobi 24J. King 14O. Bobb
7Gonzalo García
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Hull City Confirmed XI
5-4-1
19K. Tzolakis(G)
18B. Norton-Cuffy 22L. Herrington 15J. Egan 6S. Ajayi 2L. Coyle
7B. Thomas 27R. Slater 25M. Crooks 10M. Belloumi
9O. McBurnie
+9 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 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals
Attack line −1.4% · Defence line −11.9% of weighted minutes
  • DEF A. Robinson Starter 6.80
  • MID T. Cairney Rotation 6.86
Hull City Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals
Attack line −5.6% · Defence line −10.5% of weighted minutes
  • DEF C. Hughes Starter 7.00
  • MID L. Gourna-Douath Rotation 6.63
  • ATT M. Cho Rotation 6.77
  • MID D. Gyabi Rotation 6.62
4 without recent minutes (no impact): M. Targett, E. Matazo, Ilyas Ansah, J. Butland
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fulham+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Hull City-0.1 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Fulham · Home 0.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
1.67
Conceded
2.33
Hull City · Away 1.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.33
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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 Fulham wins0 draws0 Hull City wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 0%
  • 12 Feb 2022Hull City0–1Fulham
  • 21 Aug 2021Fulham2–0Hull City

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 174 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.94league 3.89
Red cards0.14league 0.15
Cards 5+40%league 43%
Fouls22.1league 23.0
Penalties0.22league 0.16
Home wins40%league 38%
Fulham11 with this referee
Record4-3-4 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.6 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • W21 Mar 26H · Burnley3–12
  • L17 Jan 26A · Leeds0–15
  • W27 Dec 25A · West Ham1–03
  • D24 Aug 25H · Manchester United1–11
  • W6 Apr 25H · Liverpool3–23
Hull City

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Fulham6 games · scored 6 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 76-90
Hull City6 games · scored 8 · conceded 6
3 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 76-90
Hull City10 games · scored 13 · conceded 9
3 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 31-45
1 1 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 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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