Fulham vs Watford Prediction and Betting Tips | 9th January 2025

Fulham will attend to their FA Cup commitments on Thursday night as Watford visit Craven Cottage for a third-round tie. Marco Silva's men are navigating what could best be described as a semi-green patch in the Premier League, having gone unbeaten in their last eight matches.

However, having won only six of those eight matches, Fulham will now be forced to alter their habits and go in for the kill when the Hornets pay them a visit in the knockout competition. They settled for a 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Ipswich Town last Sunday.

Despite their inability to put games to bed, Fulham sit healthily at ninth in the league table and trail the top four by just six points.

Their opponents, meanwhile, sit ninth in the Championship table after seeing the promise from the early days of the new campaign dissipate over the last few weeks. After a sprightly start to the new season, Watford have seemingly lost their way in recent weeks and have lost four of their last five matches.

They were beaten by Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United in their last three outings. Their defensive problems continue to be a cause for concern for manager Tom Cleverly with the Hornets failing to shut out their opponents in their last seven matches.

Watford were the runners up in the FA Cup in 2019. Despite their poor run of form will be cautiously optimistic heading into Sunday's game having picked up three wins in their last four matches against Fulham.

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Fulham vs Watford Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• All three FA Cup encounters between Fulham and Watford have needed replays to determine a winner.
• Fulham are winless in their last six competitive matches against Watford and have shipped in 14 goals during that time.
• Watford have progressed from an FA Cup third-round tie only once in their last five attempts. That was a 2-1 win against Chesterfield last term.
• Fulham have advanced from 13 of their last 16 FA Cup third-round ties.
• The Cottagers have progressed from their last four FA Cup encounters against sides from a lower division.

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Fulham vs Watford Prediction

There are no replays in the FA Cup this time. As such, Fulham and Watford won't have the luxury of finding a solution on a different day if they play out a draw this Sunday. Despite Fulham's poor recent record against Watford, they are a much better side than Watford currently.

This match is likely to be a cagey contest for the most part but Silva's men should be able to get the better of Watford.

Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Watford

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Fulham vs Watford Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Fulham to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes