Premier League · 2023Sun, 10 Dec 2023, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Fulham

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West Ham United

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Fulham	West Ham United
Shots	14 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	8 shots/match▲	5 shots/match
Expected goals	2.37 xG/match▲	1.34 xG/match
Possession	63%●	37%
Corners	3 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	5 fouls/match	10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Fulham: 14 shots, 8 on target, 2.38 xG. West Ham United: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.34 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fulham 2.38 xG · West Ham United 1.34 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Fulham's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fulham, West Ham United. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Fulham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Fulham's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.63 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	3.4 goals/match	1.63 goals/match	1.53 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fulham, West Ham United.

3.77 days▲Rest daysFulham · West Ham United2.74 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Fulham	West Ham United	Baseline
Rest days	3.77 days	2.74 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Fulham have a visible home split

moderate

Fulham's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.9 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season11.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	13.9 shots/match	11.4 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Fulham

0Draws

2West Ham United

8 Apr 2023Fulham — West Ham United · Premier League0–1

9 Oct 2022West Ham United — Fulham · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Fulham favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · West Ham United in 2 · 7 too close

1.63 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/161.63 goals/match

1.63 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 16/161.88 goals/match

1.34 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 16/16▲1.47 xG/match

1.73 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 16/161.82 xG/match

11.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1611.6 shots/match

12.4 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 16/1616.1 shots/match

4.25 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/164.25 shots/match

5.69 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/165.56 shots/match

50.7%●Possessionseason · 16/1641.6%

5 corners/match●Cornersseason · 16/164.75 corners/match

4.06 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 16/166.63 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1611 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

31%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/166%

69%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/16▲88%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Fulham52.5

West Ham United22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Fulham40

West Ham United41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Fulham42.5

West Ham United20

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Fulham7.5

West Ham United62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Fulham12.5

West Ham United40

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Fulham42.5

West Ham United37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Fulham29.4

West Ham United36.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Fulham16 matchesWest Ham United16 matches

1.63 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.63 goals/match

1.63 goals/match▲Goals allowed16/161.88 goals/match

1.34 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲1.47 xG/match

11.4 shots/matchShots16/1611.6 shots/match

4.25 shots/matchShots on target16/164.25 shots/match

50.7%●Possession16/1641.6%

5 corners/match●Corners16/164.75 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10 fouls/matchFouls16/1611 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Fulham8 matchesWest Ham United9 matches

2.13 goals/match▲Goals scored8/91.56 goals/match

1.13 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/92.22 goals/match

1.69 xG/match▲Expected goals8/91.54 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shots8/911.7 shots/match

4.5 shots/match▲Shots on target8/94 shots/match

60.1%●Possession8/938.9%

6.5 corners/match●Corners8/94.78 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9.5 fouls/matchFouls8/911.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.77 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.74 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples16 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 Dec 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4