Stoke v Fulham Betting Tips [22 January 2022]

Fulham will look to continue their outrageous goal scoring form when they travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City in the Championship. The visitors have regained the top spot in the table and their last three matches have really asserted their position as the best team in the league. After a difficult five match streak without a win, the Cottagers have responded in style by winning their last four matches with their last three the real eye-opener. A 7-0 demolition over Reading, a 6-2 victory over Bristol and finally, another 6-2 victory over Birmingham now sees Fulham in first place with 54 points and an incredible 70 goals scored. The hosts will have their work cut out for them to slow down this rampaging Fulham side. Stoke City home into this match battling for a playoff spot, sitting in eighth place with 38 points and four points behind sixth place Huddersfield. Their last match was a bounce back 2-0 away win to Hull City, their second consecutive win after a 2-0 win against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. 

These odds look like a golden trap spot for bettors looking to back Fulham. At almost even money, punters are sure to be lining up to back Marco Silva’s high powered side but let's take a closer look at their last three matches, where they outscored their opponents 19-4. Their first victory of Reading was no fluke, the Cottagers creating an incredible 10 clear cut chances. The next match against Bristol is where we begin to see that their finishing has been greatly outperforming their actual chance creation. Fulham created three clear cut chances in this match. The final win against Birmingham was absolutely a flattering result for Fulham considering they only created one clear cut chance in that match. The point here is to highlight a team that is performing above expectation and could be in line for some regression to the mean. Stoke have been a good home side, winning six, drawing three and losing four with a goal differential of +4 and will present a much more difficult challenge than the quality of opposition Fulham have faced over their recent run. 

It’s absolutely frightening to bet against Fulham with the form they are in but there is definite value on Stoke to get a result here. It’s a wonderful opportunity for a public fade, as you can expect the majority to be all over Fulham here given the reasonable price. For this one Stoke City double chance will be our bet in a match that we could see ending in a stalemate.