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Fulham 3–1 Burnley · Premier League

Fulham

LWWLD
3–1Historical match

Burnley

WDLLD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Fulham won 3–1.

Shots
229
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
3.241.24
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fulham beat Burnley 3–1. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Burnley): shots 22–9, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 3.24–1.24, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Fulham show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Fulham's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.3 shots/match ▲ShotsFulham · Burnley9.26 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFulhamBurnleyBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match9.26 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against11.6 shots/match16.8 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Fulham's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.39 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.39 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fulham have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.8% ●PossessionFulham · Burnley41.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFulhamBurnleyBaseline
Possession51.8%41.2%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots9 shotsFulham 22 shots, Burnley 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsFulham 6 shots, Burnley 5 shots
  • Expected goals3.24 xG1.24 xGFulham 3.24 xG, Burnley 1.24 xG
  • Possession55%45%Fulham 55%, Burnley 45%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersFulham 6 corners, Burnley 6 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls8 foulsFulham 5 fouls, Burnley 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsFulham 2 cards, Burnley 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fulham
1Draws
1Burnley
Burnley — Fulham · Premier League2–3
Burnley — Fulham · Premier League2–2
Fulham — Burnley · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fulham favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Burnley in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fulham31 matchesBurnley31 matches
1.39 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/311.06 goals/match
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/311.97 goals/match
12.3 shots/match ▲Shots31/319.26 shots/match
3.74 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/312.97 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession31/3141.2%
4.71 corners/match ●Corners31/313.58 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards30/301.83 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls31/319.97 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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