Ah, nothing like a good British brawl between Fulham and Liverpool to get the blood pumping. Now let's dissect this a bit.
In the goalkeeping ring, Liverpool's duo of Kelleher and Alisson hasn't been as imposing as they might want. Kelleher's been more or less a potted plant with a 7.00 rating and 0 saves, while Alisson has modestly carried the weight with a 6.70 rating and 3 saves. But then there's Bernd Leno for Fulham, who's standing tall like the last cruller on a Sunday morning with a solid 7.10 rating and 9 consecutive saves.
Top scorers you say? Liverpool is flaunting Luis Díaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold, failing to pop in goals but boasting impressive pass accuracy in the 88-91% range. If I were a betting man, I'd watch out for Mo Salah, though. Despite his nonchalant 7.25 rating, the man has 2 goals to his name recently.
Fulham has their own knights in shining armor. Rodrigo Muniz ignores the statistician's opinion with a 7.13 rating but compensates with a couple of goals to his name.
Reliving past skirmishes, we remind ourselves of Liverpool's resilience with three victories against Fulham, but I can't shake off that 2-2 draw like the crumbs on my shirt.
Regular season manifests Liverpool's sheer dominance with 22 wins as opposed to Fulham's, well… 12. Though Fulham has had a light drizzle of victories recently, the Reds prove unwavering with a hearty winning streak.
Pull out your ledger for this prediction, it's time Victoria! Liverpool, the Reds, look to be holding the stronger cards, so I’d say they've got this one in their pocket. Not a heavy hit, mind you. A whipping of the mustache, a slight nod, no more.
Albert’s Prediction: Liverpool by 1