Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
05/12/2024
20:30
Prediction: 2-2
Brighton
Fulham and Brighton take on each other at Craven Cottage in what is expected to be a close Premier League encounter. The Cottagers head into the midweek clash following a 1-1 draw with Tottenham and a win over Brighton will see them move closer to the Conference League places. Both Tom Cairney and Sasa Lukic are banned for the match, while the likes of Andersen, Cuenca, and Reed miss out with injuries.
Fabian Hurzeler’s troops, on the other hand, aim to stay in the Champions League berth. Brighton dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Southampton, meaning that they are eager to return to winning ways as soon as possible. Given Brighton’s attacking potential and Fulham’s fine goal-scoring record at home, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. In their last meeting in London Fulham defeated Brighton 3-0, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction. Important midfielder Carlos Baleba is back from suspension for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
Highlighted Team (Fulham):
Fulham are a club from London that play in the Premier League. The capital club dropped to the English second tier at the end of the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign after failing to impress in the elite competition, but managed to return in season 2018/2019.
Fulham were founded in 1879 and they play their home matches at Craven Cottage. Fulham are the oldest-established club from the English capital to have played in the top flight.
Fulham finished the 2008/2009 Premier League campaign in seventh place in the standings and that is considered the team’s biggest success, speaking of their participation in the Premier League.
The Cottagers played in the Europa League twice and they did well to reach the FA Cup final in 1975, but they were beaten by their local rivals West Ham United in the title game (0-2). Chelsea are regarded as Fulham’s bitter rivals as well and the two teams take on each other in the North London derby.
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