Fulham vs Brighton Prediction: Draw trend in this fixture to continue

Fulham welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 GMT), with the Cottagers looking to respond to last week's defeat at Leeds United.

The Seagulls head to west London off the back of consecutive draws against Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth. Read on for my Fulham vs Brighton predictions, aided by the latest match odds and team news.

Team News

Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic was forced off with a muscle injury at Elland Road last weekend and has joined forward Rodrigo Muniz (thigh) in the treatment room.

Kenny Tete (thigh) and Emile Smith Rowe (knock) will need to have their issues assessed ahead of the game.

The squad has been boosted by the return of Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey and Samuel Chukwueze from Africa Cup of Nations duty.

Premier League Odds

For Brighton, Mats Wieffer (toe), Solly March, Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas (all knee) all remain sidelined with injuries, while Maxim De Cuyper missed Monday's match against Bournemouth due to illness. The Belgian will need to be monitored ahead of the weekend.

Today's Football Fixtures

Fulham vs Brighton Odds

Fulham have won six of their 11 home league games this season and they are 8/5 to emerge victorious.

Three of Brighton's last four outings in the Premier League have ended level, with the draw valued at 12/5, with an implied probability of 29.4%.

The Seagulls are 7/4 to collect the three points but they have won just one of their past nine fixtures in the top flight.

Fulham attacker Harry Wilson has scored in the last two league games at Craven Cottage and he is 21/10 to score anytime.

Match Result - Draw @ 12/5

Fulham have been winning a lot more matches than Brighton of late, and given their home record they should fancy themselves to pick up three points here. However, the Seagulls are tenacious. And while they haven't been winning a lot of matches recently, they are still finding ways to draw games and they might just be able to do that at Craven Cottage.

The visitors have drawn three of their past four fixtures in the Premier League, while it is also five in eight for Fabian Hurzeler's side. The hosts have also recorded two stalemates in their last four outings in the top flight, with one coming on home turf against Liverpool.

It was 1-1 when the two teams last met in August at the Amex, while five of the previous 11 meetings between the two clubs have ended level. I think we will see this trend continue on Saturday.

Player To Receive A Card - Timothy Castagne @ 5/1

Fulham full-back Timothy Castagne is likely going to be up against Brighton winger Karou Mitoma here, and so he could be in for a very busy 90 minutes. I couldn't help but notice that the Belgian defender is 5/1 to pick up a card in this clash, which seems like great value considering he has been booked in the last two league games coming into Saturday.

It's also interesting that Castagne has only been penalised for seven fouls in the Premier League this term, which suggests that when he is drawn in for an illegal challenge, he often leaves the referee with no choice but to award him a yellow card.

Against a tricky player like Mitoma, Castagne seems a great pick to go into the book.

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