Fulham – Chelsea

Fulham vs Chelsea unlikely to be a high-scoring encounter

With six rounds to go in the season, there is a decent distance between the teams in the European Cup zone and everyone else in the Premier League. Despite the fact that Chelsea and Fulham are respectively sixth and ninth in the standings, they are separated by a respectable six points. However, in terms of their objectives for the current season, both rivals are in a difficult situation at Craven Cottage. Chelsea are just one point behind the Champions League zone, a priority for the Blues even despite their recent semi-final exit in the Conference League. However the London club has Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United on their final fixtures of the season. Of Chelsea's six upcoming opponents, only one represents the bottom half of the standings. In turn, Fulham are six points behind the "European Cup", for which this season has repeatedly shown signs of readiness. This situation is aggravated by the fact that the said number of points Fulham shares with Chelsea. That is, the distance to the first in fourteen years of the team's entry into the European Cup can be reduced to three points through a victory over the "blues". Bookmakers have identified the visitors as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.48 on their victory. Fulham have been heavily dependent on their arena for the last month and a half. During this period, the "cottagers" played five rounds of the Premier League, in which they won twice at home and lost three times away. In the last meeting in front of their fans wards Marku Silva defeated the leader and future champion - Liverpool. It is interesting that in the first round Fulham did not bow to the authority of Chelsea, which defeated directly in his arena with a score of 2:1. And then the "dachshunds" showed character, scoring both goals after 80 minutes. Chelsea are in poor form at the moment. With maximum tournament motivation, in the last two rounds of the championship "Blues" parted ways with Brentford and departing from the Premier League Ipswich Town. The home defeat in the Conference League against Legia Polska will not add to the mood of Maresca's team. We bet that Fulham will not let their fans down.