Fulham will face Aston Villa at Villa Park Stadium for their Premier League matchweek 35 on Saturday night.
The home team wants to recover by bouncing back after suffering a 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace in their last match.
Under the coaching of Unai Emery Villa players have shown strong tactical discipline together with high levels of resilience throughout this season.
The offensive power of Ollie Watkins will be instrumental for Aston Villa to penetrate Fulham’s defensive lines.
The defensive strategy for Villa includes closing ranks because they conceded three goals the last time they played.
Throughout their last five competitions Villa has recorded three wins but surrendered two losses. But, the Premier League standings currently place Villa at 7th place with an accumulation of 57 points.
Fulham maintains motivation to face Aston Villa since their recent 2-1 win against Southampton.
The visitors maintains inconsistent performance because they achieved two victories but suffered three losses during their most recent five matches across all competitions.
Marco Silva leads his team to a position of 8th place in the Premier League with 51 points while trailing Villa.
Under Silva’s management Fulham demonstrates attacking flexibility while Raul Jimenez consistently threatens the opposition defences.
The team is showing clear defensive weaknesses because it has given up numerous goals across their most recent games.
The coach Silva needs to find solutions for decreased performance to prevent another defeat.
Head-to-head
19/10/2024: Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa
17/02/2024: Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa
12/11/2023: Aston Villa 3- Fulham
27/07/2023: Fulham 0-2 Aston Villa
26/04/2022: Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
Match Prediction
According to current form and standings this match should result in a tight fought contest.
The home ground advantage and strong recent form of Aston Villa creates a propitious environment for victory against Fulham.
However, Fulham’s offensive potential stands as a significant factor despite other considerations.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham
