Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 20‑01‑2019, ended with the victory of Tottenham Hotspur by (1‑2). Fulham present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Tottenham :
After 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 5th position, with 26 points won. In their last match, they drew in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers by (1‑1), after having lost (0‑2) at home in the previous match, against Leicester City. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Tottenham Hotspur won 11 points out of a possible 21, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 2 of the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Tottenham come to this game with a 1-1 draw, on the trip to Wolverhampton, thus adding the fourth consecutive game without a win in the Premier League: the only goal of the team was signed by Tanguy Ndombélé. Now, on this day against Fulham, coach José Mourinho must align a 4-3-3 with Erik Lamela, Heung-min Son and Harry Kane being the most offensive references of the team: the second player mentioned is Tottenham’s best scorer with 11 goals scored. For this match, the home team cannot count on Japhet Tanganga and Giovani Lo Celso, both with physical problems.
Fulham :
After 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 18th position, with 11 points won. In their last match, they tied with Southampton at home by (0‑0), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Newcastle United, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 21 suffered. In their last 7 away matches for the championship, Fulham has recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses, for which they have won 5 points out of 21 possible.
In this competition, they tied the last 4 matches they played. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 17 of the last 23 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Fulham enters this game with a 0-0 draw, in the reception to Southampton, thus adding the fifth consecutive game without a win in this competition. In this game against Tottenham, coach Scott Parker should play a 3-5-2 game favoring the organization of his defensive blocking and successive quick transitions: Ivan Cavaleiro and Bobby Reid are responsible for launching panic in the rival defensive line. The last mentioned athlete is Fulham’s top scorer in this competition with 4 goals scored. For this game the visiting team can count on all its players.
