Brentford vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-17 14:00.
[p]Brentford’s dreams of a maiden European campaign were kept alive with a fourth consecutive Premier League win last weekend, meaning an eighth-place finish remains firmly within the Bees’ hands. The result of Saturday’s FA Cup final will determine whether or not that will be enough to secure continental football, but in any case, Thomas Frank’s men will hope to secure a fifth straight top-flight win for the first time since 1939. [/p]
[p]Ending their home campaign with a London derby against Fulham may raise concerns about Brentford’s chances, given they’ve won just one of five home games this season against fellow capital clubs (W1, D2, L2). Hope certainly isn’t all lost though, as the Bees enter this clash after ending an eight-game winless run of home league games with back-to-back wins, both of which saw them net four goals.[/p]
[p]Sitting four points behind Brentford, Fulham may have fallen just short of achieving European qualification this season after their latest defeat last weekend, but would undoubtedly revel in the despair of destroying their neighbours’ hopes. The Cottagers’ 3-1 defeat against Everton in the last round was their fourth loss in the last five games, part of a wider sequence of 16 games without a Premier League draw (W7, L9). [/p]
[p]Only defeating a basement-dwelling Southampton across their last five away league games (L4), Fulham have one final opportunity to swing their record in away London derbies this season in their favour (W2, D1, L2). The Cottagers did win their final away game of last season, a 4-2 triumph over Luton, although you’d have to go back to 2009 to find the last time they did so in successive campaigns. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kevin Schade has found some form for Brentford, scoring as many goals across his last three Premier League games (G4) as he had in his 20 prior. Raúl Jiménez scored the opener last weekend before Fulham eventually lost, a common story for the Mexican forward who scored first and failed to win in five of his last seven scoring league appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fulham have dropped a joint league-high 28 points from winning positions ahead of the round. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]