Fulham vs Bristol City Predictions

• Bristol City are outperforming their xG in the Championship this season
• Fulham have made deep cup runs in each of the previous two seasons
• The Cottagers have picked up impressive results in difficult games this term, while looking a little short in attack

Routine win for Cottagers

Fulham enter the EFL Cup following back-to-back 1-1 draws, having held their own against Brighton and Manchester United. However, there was a clear lack of cutting edge for the Cottagers in both games, which could result in a low-scoring encounter with Bristol City.

The Robins head to the capital unbeaten in the league, while they claimed a 2-0 win over MK Dons in the last round of the cup. However, the visitors have almost doubled their Expected Goals tally in the Championship this term, netting five times from an xG of 2.8.

Fulham are expected to name a fairly strong squad, while they have only failed to make it past the second round once under Marco Silva’s watch, which came in their first season back in the Premier League.

The Cottagers made the semis of this competition in 2024, before reaching the last eight of the FA Cup earlier this year. There’s a clear focus on the cups for Silva and Fulham, but they lack the depth in the final third to really put the Robins to the sword.

The visitors have conceded just twice from an xG of 3.8, so back Fulham’s top-flight quality to tell in a low-scoring victory.