Fulham vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th April 2025

Much more than mere points are at stake when Fulham clash in a derby with their rivals Chelsea on Sunday at Craven Cottage.

With both Fulham and Chelsea coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Fulham only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Chelsea are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Chelsea claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Fulham beat Chelsea by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Chelsea claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that.

Fulham vs Chelsea Prediction

Fulham Form

Fulham are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Arsenal by a 2-1 score, before winning 3-2 against Liverpool. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth. Fulham won three of their previous six matches at Craven Cottage in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to eight against.

Chelsea Form

In their previous three matches, Chelsea won 0-3 against Legia Warszawa, drew 2-2 with Ipswich before losing 1-2 against Legia Warszawa. Chelsea came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to three.

Fulham and Chelsea seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Fulham have taken 24 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won seven of these matches with a scoreline of 26 goals to 23. Chelsea took 15 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four, scored 18 goals and conceded 22. Fulham are looking at a record of 13 wins, nine draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at 15 wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Fulham vs Chelsea Squads

Fulham Squad

Silva will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Chelsea from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bernd Leno (0/32), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/32), Calvin Bassey (1/30), Issa Diop (0/21), Joachim Andersen (0/24), Jorge Cuenca (0/6), Kenny Tete (0/16), Timothy Castagne (0/22), Andreas Pereira (2/29), Emile Smith Rowe (5/29), Harrison Reed (0/11), Harry Wilson (5/19), Joshua King (0/5), Ryan Sessegnon (3/10), Sander Berge (0/25), Sasa Lukic (0/25), Tom Cairney (1/20), Willian (0/7), Adama Traore (2/30), Alex Iwobi (8/32), Carlos Vinicius (0/1), Raul Jimenez (10/32), Reiss Nelson (1/12), Rodrigo Muniz (8/31).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager Maresca will pick his starting XI against Fulham from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/6), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/26), Aaron Anselmino (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/5), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/4), Levi Colwill (1/29), Malo Gusto (0/27), Marc Cucurella (4/30), Reece James (1/13), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/19), Trevoh Chalobah (3/21), Wesley Fofana (0/14), Cole Palmer (14/31), Enzo Fernandez (5/30), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/11), Mathis Amougou (0/1), Moises Caicedo (1/32), Noni Madueke (7/26), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Romeo Lavia (0/11), Tyrique George (0/5), Christopher Nkunku (3/27), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Jadon Sancho (3/26), Marc Guiu (0/3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/26), Pedro Neto (3/29), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Fulham vs Chelsea Team News

At the time of writing, Fulham have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Chelsea this coming Sunday. Fulham have to alter their line-up, as both Sander Berge, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson get a day in the shade.

Fulham vs Chelsea Lineups

Fulham vs Chelsea H2H

Chelsea lost 2-1 against Fulham in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Chelsea handed out in the match before. Chelsea go into the match against Fulham with a 7-1-2 advantage. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Fulham vs Chelsea Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Chelsea and Fulham. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 11/10 with the bookies.

Fulham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Cole Palmer who bagged 14 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Chelsea.

Fulham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Craven Cottage. They drew three and lost three as well, while Chelsea won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Fulham managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Chelsea kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Fulham and Chelsea as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Fulham scored an average of 0.6 goals a game, with Chelsea averaging 1.5 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fulham, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Chelsea's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.