- Modbury Jets have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, scoring 15 times in that span.
- Modbury Jets crushed Fulham United 6-3 and 4-2 in 2022 State League 1 meetings, while Fulham United have only beaten them once since 2021.
- Modbury Jets are slight favourites in the head-to-head markets (2.11) for Saturday’s State League 1 clash, compared to Fulham United (2.44).
Modbury Jets a match for anyone in fine form
Modbury Jets come into the South Australia State League 1 2026 as slight favourites for their opening game of the season against Fulham United FC on Saturday, and the head-to-head record between the clubs and recent form suggests the favourites tag is well deserved.
The Jets, who have won their last two meetings with Fulham by a combined score of 10-5, have won four of their last five and scored 15 goals in that spell, while Fulham have beaten them just once since 2021.
After one round of State League 1 games, Modbury are top of the table on three points and +2 goal difference, while Fulham are on zero points and -1 after losing to Adelaide Olympic 2-3 in their opener.
Jets bring wide, fast and forward
In contrast to Fulham’s traditional, compact 4-4-2, Modbury Jets are a modern, attack-minded team that favours a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. Maurice Natale’s men have players with pace to get in behind, quality in the middle and skill up front, and they have the attitude to press the ball and play with flair.
The Jets’ frontline is firing on all cylinders with both Hamish and Liam McCabe scoring in the FFA Cup and the 3-1 league win over Adelaide Croatia Raiders. Meanwhile, Tassotti has also been among the goals in a brilliant start to the season.
Fulham United will look to make it as hard as possible for their visitors to play through them by sitting deep and getting compact, so there may be a lot of balls into the box on Saturday.
Fulham will try to frustrate the Jets
Robbie Saraceno’s game plan for Fulham is to be solid, industrious and to get numbers behind the ball. They have the set-piece prowess to cause Modbury problems on the counter-attack and the set-pieces will be a threat as the visitors push forward in search of the extra goal to win the game.
Cristian Borghetto was Fulham’s goal threat in last weekend’s 2-3 defeat to Adelaide Olympic, while Lukas Ikonomopoulos is their best set-piece player.
Backing ‘over 2.5 goals’ comes in at 1.27, and Modbury have one of the most prolific attacks in the state. We’re taking the visitors to edge this one because of their form and goals, but we like the look of the 2-1 and 2-0 scorelines in our correct score predictions because Fulham are going to make it difficult.
