Preston vs Fulham Betting Tips & Predictions

Preston are 8 points outside the top 6 with 7 games to play so barring any miracles are unlikely to get themselves into realistic play-off contention although a win here followed by another against Middlesbrough on Saturday would make things interesting. They were victorious last time out when they won 2-1 at Blackburn in a Lancashire derby and they did the same to Bolton in their previous away game. They have 7 points from their last 3 matches so are in good form and playing with the confidence of a side that knows they have already surpassed their pre-season expectations.

Fulham were faced with one of their biggest matches in recent years at the weekend when they hosted MK Dons in a massive relegation six-pointer. They picked up a priceless 2-1 win thanks to Moussa Dembele’s 75th minute winner and as such moved 4 points clear of the Dons who occupy the final relegation place. Fulham have won only 1 of their last 13 on the road though so they won’t travel North with a great deal of confidence.

Whenever the Londoners are in action, backing ‘both teams to score’ is often a solid plan of action. That has happened in 7 of their 8 away games so far in 2016 and in all of their last 5 matches. Both teams have also netted in all of Preston’s last 3 games and they have nothing to lose here as only a win will seriously keep them in any sort of play-off contention so they are likely to be positive and we should see a fairly open game and backing both teams to score at 5/6 may be the way to go.