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Match preview · Premier League

Chelsea – Fulham

Chelsea 10th in Premier League Home 1.61 projected goals by the model
Fulham 19th in Premier League Away 1.32 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 09:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.61 1.32
Chelsea Fulham
Chelsea
43%
Draw
29%
Fulham
29%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Chelsea Draw Fulham
Fair odds 2.35 3.51 3.46
Total goals
2.94
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Chelsea

43% Chelsea to win

Attack
10th vs 15th
Chelsea attack v Fulham defence
Defence
11th vs 6th
Chelsea defence v Fulham attack
Recent xG form
-0.42 vs +0.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.61 – 1.32
Chelsea v Fulham
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Chelsea

14 listed
  • Goalkeeper · Has joined Como on loan for the rest of the season

  • Marc Guiu Paz 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined RB Leipzig permanently

  • Trevoh Chalobah 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Como permanently

  • Dário Essugo 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined RC Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season

  • Emmanuel Emegha 0% chance

    Forward · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Benoît Badiashile Mukinayi 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Napoli on loan for the rest of the season

  • Filip Jörgensen 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined RC Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mamadou Sarr 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Real Sociedad on loan for the rest of the season

  • Moisés Caicedo 50% chance

    Midfielder · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

  • Marco Palestra 50% chance

    Defender · Thigh injury - 50% chance of playing

  • João Pedro 75% chance

    Forward · Knee injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Cole Palmer 75% chance

    Midfielder · Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Reece James 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

Fulham

3 listed
  • Luc De Fougerolles 0% chance

    Defender · has joined Real Salt Lake on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Alfie McNally 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined York City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tom Cairney 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Chelsea and Fulham compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Chelsea Fulham
xG / match 1.47 · 11th (better) 1.56 · 8th
xGA / match 1.78 · 17th (better) 1.77 · 16th
xGD / match -0.31 · 14th (better) -0.21 · 12th
xPts / match 1.16 · 15th (better) 1.17 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.42 (better) +0.08

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Chelsea clean sheet
24%
Chelsea 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.8%
2:1
10.5%
1:2
8.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Chelsea sample
20 matches
Fulham sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Chelsea
2 matches
Away xG sample · Fulham
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 09:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.