in the second round of the EFL Cup at Craven Cottage on Tuesday night.
The home side will enter the match off the back of a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League, while Tottenham beat Bournemouth 2-0 last time out, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
FULHAM vs. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
FULHAM
Out: Calvin Bassey (suspended)
Doubtful: Willian (knock)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Rodak; Mbabu, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson; Reed, Lukic; Traore, Cairney, Wilson; Vinicius
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Out: Rodrigo Bentancur (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), Bryan Gil (groin), Tanguy Ndombele (fitness), Alfie Whiteman (ankle)
Doubtful: Destiny Udogie (knee)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Forster; Emerson, Sanchez, Van de Ven, Davies; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Lo Celso; Perisic, Richarlison, Solomon
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 48.57%. A win for Fulham has a probability of 29.37% and a draw has a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win is 1-2 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (6.47%) and 0-2 (6.25%). The likeliest Fulham win is 2-1 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.48%).
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