Fulham vs Everton Prediction: Low-scoring stalemate on the cards

Fulham welcome Everton to Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon (15:00), for a Premier League clash, with next to nothing on the line for both teams.

Any hopes the hosts had of playing European football next year were dashed when they lost to Aston Villa last weekend, while the 14th-placed Toffees are safe from relegation. Read on for my Fulham vs Everton predictions as well as the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Fulham could welcome back Andreas Pereira after the former Manchester United midfielder missed last week's trip to Villa Park with a knock.

Rodrigo Muniz is also a casualty as he continues to recover from an Achilles injury, joining Reiss Nelson and Timothy Castagne on the sidelines.

Former Everton man Alex Iwobi is expected to feature against his former side, however, Harrison Reed is likely to miss out due to a calf strain.

As for the visitors, Dominic Calvert-Lewin made his long-awaited return from injury last week against Ipswich and he could be handed his first start since January this weekend.

Abdoulaye Doucoure missed the draw with the Tractor Boys due to a personal issue, so the midfielder is expected to return to the fold here.

However, James Tarkowski, Jesper Lindstrom and Orel Mangala are all expected to miss the rest of the season through injury.

Fulham vs Everton Odds

The hosts are 9/10 favourites, giving them an implied win probability of 52.6%, with the draw is 13/5 and an Everton win can be backed at 7/2.

Raul Jimenez leads the anytime goalscorer market at 13/8, while Beto is the shortest-priced for the visitors at 23/10.

Draw @ 13/5

This may seem a bold prediction given that Fulham have gone 15 matches without a draw, but that streak could come to an end on Saturday with the league's stalemate specialists.

Everton have shared the spoils in 15 league games this term, and the feel-good factor that came with David Moyes' return to Goodison Park seems to have fizzled out too, after the Scot won four of his opening six games in the dugout, but has only overseen one win in the subsequent 10. In fact, Everton's draw with already-relegated Ipswich Town last weekend was their sixth during that 10-game spell.

As mentioned in the introduction, both teams have very little to play for at this point, which I think will result in a dull affair at Craven Cottage, and the points being shared.

Under 2.5 goals @ 4/5

Fulham have scored just three goals in their last four league contests, while the Toffees have seen fewer than three goals in nine of their last 10 Premier League away trips.

Just 37.1% of Everton's games have seen over 2.5 goals land, which is the lowest tally in the entire league. In fact, only three teams have scored fewer goals than Moyes' side this season (36).

Once again, with both sides not having anything to play for, I'm anticipating a low-scoring game on Saturday.

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