CARABAO CUP: We preview Thursday’s Carabao Cup game between MAN CITY v FULHAM with extended stats and a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MANCHESTER CITY V FULHAM
7.45pm Manchester City take on Fulham on Thursday night in the final game of the Last 16 in the Carabao Cup. This could be a very long night for Fulham as they have conceded 15 goals in their last four games heading into this tie – and City are in excellent form too! Since they returned after the International break they have scored nine goals in three games without conceding; the last one being a 1-0 win away to Spurs on a tricky pitch at Wembley.
The markets are expecting a very easy win for City with the match odds at the time of writing currently trading; Manchester City 1.13, Fulham 34.0 and the draw is 11.5. We’ve already seen this exact fixture in the Premier League this season with City running out 3-0 winners easily. It looked like they could score even more goals that day; and it’s fair to say that Guardiola may take the chance to rest a few of his star players here.
Even if Guardiola decided to rest some of the first XI; City have an excellent squad and they will still have enough firepower to blow Fulham away. Fulham have been struggling in the Premier League this season and sit down in 18th position with only five points from ten games. They will probably be focused on a Cup run to get some enjoyment out of their season however it’s hard to see anything but an easy City win here.
Fulham have been conceding too many goals in their recent games and we expect City to score heavily tonight. Any Other Home Win (City to score four or more and win) is trading 2.16 in the Correct Score market and that looks good value.
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Any Other Home Win at 2.16.
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MATCH STATS
- Man City have won their last six matches against Fulham (all in the Premier League), including a 3-0 win earlier this season at the Etihad.
- The last League Cup meeting between Man City and Fulham was in September 2009 – City won 2-1 at the Etihad in extra-time with goals from Gareth Barry and Kolo Toure.
- Man City have failed to score in both of their League Cup fourth round matches under Pep Guardiola, losing 0-1 to Man Utd in 2016-17 and drawing 0-0 with Wolves last season, before going through on penalties.
- This is Fulham’s first League Cup fourth round match since 2014-15, when they were beaten 5-2 by Derby County; they last reached the quarter-final in 2004-05.
- Man City and Fulham have met in the League Cup fourth round once previously – the Cottagers won 3-2 in a November 1967 clash.
- Under Slavisa Jokanovic, Fulham have won all three of their away League Cup matches, winning against Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers and Millwall.
- The holders of the League Cup have been eliminated at the fourth round stage in three of the last four seasons – Man City in 2014-15, Chelsea in 2015-16 and Man City in 2016-17.
- Fulham last faced the holders of the League Cup in the 1999-2000 season, when they played Spurs – they won 3-1 with goals from Barry Hayles, Wayne Collins and Geoff Horsfield.
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