Fulham vs Aston Villa Tips & Preview - Open contest to produce goals

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Aston Villa aiming for a top-five spot as they visit Fulham.
Both teams often score, with recent matches exceeding 2.5 goals.
Aston Villa likely to take the lead based on recent performances.

Fulham vs Aston Villa

Aston Villa are aiming to strengthen their push for a top-five finish when they travel to Fulham for an English Premier League fixture on Saturday.

The Villans are picking up their form at the right time, while the Cottagers have earned some solid results in front of their fans. Both teams will be keen to get a result here and could be set to serve up a thrilling encounter.

Fulham News

Sitting 12th in the table, with five games left to play, the task for Fulham will be to push for a top-half finish. However, they have been unconvincing lately, failing to win five of their last six matches across all competitions and playing out a 0-0 draw at Brentford in their previous fixture.

Fulham are back at the Cottage on Saturday and will be hoping for a push from the home fans. Marco Silva's team have picked up some solid results on home soil and are unbeaten in seven of their last 10 matches on their patch.

Nigeria's Alex Iwobi will miss out through injury, but Samuel Chukwueze could be deployed to boost an attack that has scored in eight of the last 10 home matches. Calvin Bassey will look to help tighten up a defence that has conceded in nine of those 10 matches, while seven of those fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Aston Villa News

Aston Villa have found their form at the right times and are unbeaten in six of their last seven matches across all competitions. They claimed a 4-3 home victory over Sunderland in their previous fixture, with Ollie Watkins netting a brace.

The Villans have also done some good work on their travels and are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 away matches across all competitions. Unai Emery's team have also led at some point in six of the last nine matches in this run.

Aston Villa are free-scoring at the moment and have found the net in their last 10 matches across all competitions, with four of the last five producing over 2.5 goals. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last six away matches.

Head to Head

Aston Villa have 11 wins, while Fulham have picked up seven victories in the last 18 matches. The Villans claimed a 3-1 home victory in the reverse fixture back in September.

Verdict

Fulham v Aston Villa

Fulham and Aston Villa will be keen to get a result here, and both teams are expected to be fired up for this one. They often struggle to keep things tight at the back, and with both teams scoring in four of their last five meetings, a similar outcome is on the cards.

Four of the last five matches between both teams have produced over 2.5 goals, which should be the outcome on Saturday. With Aston Villa taking the lead at some point in six of their last nine away matches, that trend is likely to continue here.

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