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Match preview · Premier League

Fulham – Manchester City

Fulham 19th in Premier League Home 1.53 projected goals by the model
Manchester City 1st in Premier League Away 1.60 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.53 1.60
Fulham Manchester City
Fulham
35%
Draw
28%
Manchester City
38%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Fulham Draw Manchester City
Fair odds 2.90 3.60 2.65
Total goals
3.13
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
68%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

38% Manchester City to win

Attack
2nd vs 15th
Manchester City attack v Fulham defence
Defence
5th vs 6th
Manchester City defence v Fulham attack
Recent xG form
+0.47 vs +0.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.53 – 1.60
Fulham v Manchester City
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Fulham

3 listed
  • Luc De Fougerolles 0% chance

    Defender · has joined Real Salt Lake on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Alfie McNally 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined York City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tom Cairney 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct

Manchester City

10 listed
  • Phil Foden 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • Divine Mukasa 0% chance

    Midfielder · has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Max Alleyne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tijjani Reijnders 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Al Qadsiah permanently

  • Claudio Echeverri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Benfica on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kalvin Phillips 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jeremy Monga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Rodri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Barcelona permanently

  • Antoine Semenyo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Nico O'Reilly 75% chance

    Defender · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Fulham and Manchester City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Fulham Manchester City
xG / match 1.56 · 8th (better) 2.10 · 2nd
xGA / match 1.77 · 16th (better) 1.45 · 9th
xGD / match -0.21 · 12th (better) +0.65 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.17 · 14th (better) 1.87 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match +0.08 (better) +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Manchester City clean sheet
19%
Manchester City 2+ goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams to score: no
32%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.9%
1:2
9.7%
2:1
9.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Fulham sample
20 matches
Manchester City sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Fulham
3 matches
Away xG sample · Manchester City
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.