- Fulham United FC are currently 4th in the South Australia State League 1 with 23 points from 13 games, showing some consistency in their performances this season.
- Adelaide Victory are currently sitting top of the table with 26 points from 13 matches, and are in very good form at the moment.
Adelaide Victory to continue in form
Fulham United FC suffered a shock 4-0 defeat away to Adelaide Olympic last weekend, but recovered nicely with a 2-0 win away to Modbury Jets during the week. Their form heading into this one is mixed with two wins, a draw, and two defeats across the last five league games.
Adelaide Victory come into this game in red-hot form, unbeaten in the last five (W4, D1) and securing maximum points in both of their last two away days. A 3-2 away win over Adelaide Cobras and a 2-1 win at home to Cumberland United has seen Adelaide's season continue in fine fashion.
A true clash of styles
These two sides play very different styles of football. Fulham are a team based around the wide 4-3-3 system, plenty of pressing and looking to get into the transition at pace through the wide areas. They're a young, talented squad that plays a proactive brand of possession football and they're well known for developing players in South Australia.
Adelaide Victory on the other hand, are a more pragmatic side. They pack the defence in numbers, play in a more compact block and look to get the ball forward on the break and from set pieces. There's an interesting contrast in styles here and this could really be a classic clash of Fulham's pressing, width and attacking quality versus Adelaide's defensive organisation and counter-attacking prowess.
Adelaide’s league position should see them through
Fulham are a very decent side and have looked the value pick with the bookies at 2.04 here, whilst Adelaide are coming in at 2.99 with the draw at 3.62. In a game between two strong sides, Adelaide's league form and momentum should see them over the line. Both teams to score, however, is a heavy odds of 1.42 and that looks like a very good option indeed.
Fulham are conceding 1.5 goals per game at home in the league and Adelaide are scoring 1.67 per game away, but they're also conceding 1.83, which is why we're going for BTTS here. Adelaide have won four, drawn one and lost one of their six away games in the current campaign, the same as Fulham at home, so both are strong and this should be a close encounter.
Adelaide Victory have failed to win in their last two visits to this ground, so the hosts could get the better of this one.
