Fulham welcomes Newcastle United in a match from the 30th round of the Barclays Premier League. Without any doubt for the hosts this is a crucial for their survival among the best in England match. Fulham currently ranks last in the league, with four points behind West Brom, which is on the 17th position. However, hardly the hosts could want a better opponent in such crucial moment, because Newcastle is not playing for anything in the championship, which is clearly visible by their last results.
After an excellent start the Alan Pardew’s players made a series of seven losses in their last 10 matches. However, It is important to note, that Newcastle took victories in their last two games, which indicates that they will not easily give up to the hosts. It is undoubtedly clear that the class of the visitors in this match is higher than the one of the home team’s players and their chances (if both teams play with equal motivation) would be higher.
This can be seen from the odds offered by the world bookmakers who suggest very equal match with a slight advantage for the visitors of Newcastle. Bet at home offers odds for an away win of 2.3, while William Hill and bet365 offer 2.4. The draw offers are between 3.3 and 3.5,while the chances for Fulham to grab the win are highest rated by Bet at home – 3.
The motivation in this kind of matches is generally one of the leading factors and I would not be surprised Fulham to win this match. The higher odds for that to happen allow a good bet on Draw no bet. William Hill offers odds for such bet on 2.05. I fully believe that such match in the long run won’t be lost by relegation-threatened team in more than half of the cases and that is why I will make a bet for a DNB win for Fulham.
Again, I’m not sure that this bet will be successful, but I do know that the chances for the host not to lose this match are bigger than 50%.