Fulham vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 25/09/2020, 16:59  by James | Modified on 25/09/2020 at 17:59 in Premier League Predictions

Fulham welcome Aston Villa to Craven Cottage on Monday night for Premier League football. The home side's return to the top flight has had a bumpy start with two defeats from their opening two games. They followed up a 3-0 home defeat to Arsenal on the opening day by losing to fellow promoted side Leeds in a 4-3 thriller. The defeats leave the Cottagers in 18th place. Aston Villa started their season late as their originally scheduled opener had to be postponed to give their opponents a longer break. The wait was worthwhile for fans with Villa getting off to a winning start, beating Sheffield United 1-0 at Villa Park. New goalkeeper Emi Martinez went some way to proving he was worth his big transfer fee by saving a penalty. Given that both clubs were in the Championship recently, they have plenty of head-to-head experience in recent seasons. Fulham have won the last three clashes across all competitions and can also fall back on a healthy home record against Villa, winning their last five home battles.

Villa failed to score in four of their last six away games against Fulham. Dean Smith's side depends heavily on the creativity of Jack Grealish to create attacking chances. The loan acquisition of Bertrand Traore could help ease the creative burden on Grealish with the Burkina Faso international scoring on his debut in the League Cup in midweek. What Villa lack is a clinical forward. Fulham can call upon Aleksandar Mitrović in that regard, the burly Serbian a notorious handful for opposition defences. Villa struggled away from home last season, winning only two of their 19 away games in the league. They are winless in eight games away from home in the league, a run we can see extending on Monday night. Back the home side in a draw no bet wager.