Both Cardiff and Fulham have had mixed starts in their returns to the second tier.
Scott Parker's Fulham responded to an opening weekend defeat, 1-0 to Barnsley, by going on an impressive run of three straight wins, before coming unstuck against Nottingham Forest, losing 2-1 last weekend.
Nine points from a possible 15 has the Cottagers sitting 5th in the table, but they'll want to keep the pace with the top two before the international break.
The loss last week came as something of a shock, especially as it came a matter of days after one of the most noteworthy results of the season so far, a 3-0 win over Millwall in which they recorded 84% possession and completed nearly a thousand passes.
Cardiff meanwhile have been inconsistent, failing to string any consecutive results together; losing two, winning two and drawing one from their five league games so far.
They since suffered an especially poor 3-0 defeat to Luton in the Carabao Cup in midweek, which raises alarm bells after their 3-0 defeat to Reading just under a fortnight ago in the league.
Fulham have an in-form front four with Aleksandar Mitrovic (four goals) supported by Tom Cairney (three assists) and Ivan Cavaleiro (three goals), while Cardiff are struggling for goals - firing blanks in three of their last four outings.
The Bluebirds are also missing influential goalkeeper Neil Etheridge and centre-half Sol Bamba, and have looked vulnerable at the back.
For that reason, we're expecting Fulham to breach the Bluebirds defence here. Back Mitrovic to score and Fulham to come away with three points.
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Cardiff v Fulham
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Both Cardiff and Fulham have had mixed starts in their returns to the second tier.
Scott Parker's Fulham responded to an opening weekend defeat, 1-0 to Barnsley, by going on an impressive run of three straight wins, before coming unstuck against Nottingham Forest, losing 2-1 last weekend.
Nine points from a possible 15 has the Cottagers sitting 5th in the table, but they'll want to keep the pace with the top two before the international break.
The loss last week came as something of a shock, especially as it came a matter of days after one of the most noteworthy results of the season so far, a 3-0 win over Millwall in which they recorded 84% possession and completed nearly a thousand passes.
Cardiff meanwhile have been inconsistent, failing to string any consecutive results together; losing two, winning two and drawing one from their five league games so far.
They since suffered an especially poor 3-0 defeat to Luton in the Carabao Cup in midweek, which raises alarm bells after their 3-0 defeat to Reading just under a fortnight ago in the league.
Fulham have an in-form front four with Aleksandar Mitrovic (four goals) supported by Tom Cairney (three assists) and Ivan Cavaleiro (three goals), while Cardiff are struggling for goals - firing blanks in three of their last four outings.
The Bluebirds are also missing influential goalkeeper Neil Etheridge and centre-half Sol Bamba, and have looked vulnerable at the back.
For that reason, we're expecting Fulham to breach the Bluebirds defence here. Back Mitrovic to score and Fulham to come away with three points.
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Fulham to win and Aleksandar Mitrovic to score anytime – 3/1 with Bet365
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