Fulham and Wigan Athletic measure strength at Craven Cottage, in a match for the 9th round of the Championship. There is only a record of 2 recent direct clashes between these two teams: on 11-02-2017, which ended with Fulham’s victory by (3-2), and on 17‑09-2016, which ended with a draw by (0 -0). Despite being a match between 12th and 19th of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 4th ranked in home games and the 24th as a visitor.
Fulham :
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 12th position, with 12 points won. In their last game, they tied with Sheffield Wednesday out by (1‑1), after in the previous match having tied for (1‑1) at home, in a game against West Bromwich Albion. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 8 goals and suffered 3 at home, against 4 scored and 4 suffered as a visitor. In his last 4 home games for the championship Fulham won 2, drew 1 and lost 1, so he won 7 points in 12 possible.
For this competition, he does not win 4 games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 6 of the last 8 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 8 games for this competition.
Fulham comes to this match after a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, adding the fourth consecutive game without a victory in this competition: the team’s only goal was scored by Tom Cairney. Therefore, the main objective of the home team for this match will be to return to the victories and coach Scott Parker is expected to play in the usual 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of the possession of the ball and the attacks organized by the flanks Aleksandar Mitrovic is Fulham’s top scorer, with 5 goals scored. There are no weight absences for this game.
Wigan Athletic:
After 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in 19th place, with 8 points won. In their last game, they won Charlton Athletic at home by (2‑0), after in the previous game they had drawn away, in a match against Hull City, by (2‑2). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 1 point out and 7 in its stadium, with 3 goals scored and 9 suffered as a visitor, against 5 goals scored and 4 suffered at home. For the championship, Wigan Athletic conquered 1 point in 12 possible, after 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 4 games played as a visitor.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 4 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 6 of the last 8 games for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 8 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 comeback.
The Wigan comes to this match after a 2-0 victory against Charlton, returning to the victories after six consecutive games without a victory in this competition: Dunkley scored both goals. In this game away from home, coach Paul Cook must keep the team in the usual tactical system, but with a more defensive mentality, since the opponent has great quality in his team. Chey Dunkley is Wigan’s top scorer, with 3 goals scored. For this match, the coach cannot use Tom Pearce and Windass, both due to injury.
