Fulham vs Brentford Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview
Fulham are set to host Brentford at Craven Cottage on Saturday evening, as both teams attempt to register their second victories of the new Premier League campaign.
Our Fulham vs. Brentford Predictions
- Full-Time Result: Draw
- Correct Score: Fulham 1-1 Brentford
- Both Team to Score: Yes
- Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Under
- First Goalscorer: Igor Thiago (Brentford)
Fulham vs. Brentford Betting Tips
Why We’re Backing the draw at 12/5 with bet365
- Neither side adopts a particularly expansive style of football, with both Marco Silva and Keith Andrews placing considerable emphasis on tactical discipline and defensive solidity.
- Fulham have yet to be beaten at home but have struggled on the scoring front, needing a sensational own goal in stoppage time to beat Leeds after mustering just five shots in total
- Brentford have shown their battling qualities in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea before coming from behind against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup before winning a shootout
Why We’re Backing Under 2.5 Goals and Fulham most Shots on Target @ 2/1 with Sky Bet
- Only Premier League newcomers Burnley have registered fewer shots than Brentford in the English top flight. The Bees have fired 33 attempts at goal in their opening four league fixtures of the campaign, which averages to just 8.3 shots per game – their lowest tally since gaining promotion five seasons ago.
- Only Aston Villa, Leeds United and Wolves have netted fewer goals than Fulham’s tally of four so far, while Brentford have only found the net on five occasions.
- The Cottagers have yet to concede from open play, having shipped just four goals from a mixture of corners and penalties. Arsenal are the only other side to have exclusively conceded from set-pieces.
Fulham Form/Stats
- Fulham have generated five points from their first four league outings. After registering 1-1 draws with Brighton and Manchester United, the Cottagers lost the first West London derby of the season 2-0 at Chelsea
- The Cottagers bounced back with a last-gasp victory over Leeds United, with Gabriel Gudmundsson’s 94th-minute own goal deciding the tie.
Brentford Form/Stats
- Brentford have yet to win on the road this season, having succumbed to Nottingham Forest and Sunderland on matchdays one and three respectively.
- However, the Bees returned four points from their opening fixtures at the Gtech Community Stadium, beating pointless Aston Villa and claiming a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Chelsea.
Player to Watch – Jordan Henderson
- Jordan Henderson is set to make his 500th league appearance on Saturday evening, although only four of these have come in Brentford colours.
- The defensive midfielder represented hometown club Sunderland, Liverpool, Al-Ettifaq, and Ajax before joining the Bees at the beginning of the summer transfer window, while he has also amassing 85 international caps.
- A commanding figure in the middle of the park, Henderson adds leadership, tenacity, and an ample dosage of creativity to the Brentford ranks.
- The former Liverpool skipper also provides a wealth of elite-level experience, having won the Champions League, Premier League, and Club World Cup during the course of his glittering career and could play a key role in helping Brentford realising this season’s ambitions.
Recent Head-to-Head Results
- 18 May 2025 – Brentford 2-3 Fulham
- 04 Nov 2024 – Fulham 2 – 1 Brentford
- 04 May 2024 – Brentford 0 – 0 Fulham
- 19 Aug 2023 – Fulham 0 – 3 Brentford
Remarkably, Saturday’s opponents share identical head-to-head records in this fixture. Fulham and Brentford have beaten each other on 25 occasions, with the remaining 18 contests between these London rivals finishing all-square.
Fulham defeated Brentford in both of their Premier League meetings last term. Harry Wilson’s dramatic late brace overturned Vitaly Janelt’s first-half opener at Craven Cottage, before the Welsh playmaker netted the winner again in the return fixture.
Last season’s fixtures between this pair produced eight goals, but the two teams’ current form and attacking profligacy suggests there might not be as much activity in the final third on Saturday.
