Balanced ball game between Cambridge United and Charlton Athletic expected

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

Cambridge United have some work to do from their 23rd spot, and they have a chance against Charlton Athletic. Read more!

Insights:
  • Cambridge United have the fewest scored goals (27) in League One

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. That game, against Morecambe, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Charlton Athletic.

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Cambridge United form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Cambridge United, who have the fewest scored goals (27) in League One, have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 18 games.

Cambridge United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Milton Keynes Dons. Morrison, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Morrison won 9 of 13 duels.

In the match before that, Cambridge hosted Morecambe and drew the game 1-1.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 10 league games, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

Cambridge United have scored {16 league goals} here from 18 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Cambridge United have conceded 21 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Charlton Athletic playing as the away team in the League One this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Charlton Athletic, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Morecambe (placed 22nd) last time out. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone five league rounds without winning. Attacker Blackett-Taylor got a player rating of 8.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Blackett-Taylor scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A draw for Charlton before that, at their own venue hosting Accrington Stanley (1-1).

Charlton Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Charlton Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the squads met previously this season; Charlton Athletic - Cambridge 1-1. Cambridge United-Charlton Athletic H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Cambridge United zero wins, Charlton Athletic two wins, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticJ. Rak-Sakyi
J. Rak-Sakyi
9 goals
Charlton AthleticC. Taylor
C. Taylor
8 goals
Charlton AthleticM. Leaburn
M. Leaburn
7 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
8 6 3 Won W 2 5 11
6 4 0 Drew D 2 6 12
22 8 3 Lost L 1 7 13
27 16 7 Scored S 11 21 50
57 21 6 Conceded C 9 25 48
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
64% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 75%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 44% 44%
14% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 39% 28%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 11% 14%
42% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 61%
17% 28% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 19%
50% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
4.5 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.3 4.2
5.1 4.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.4 6.5
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.3 11.3 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10.2 11
3 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 2.6 3.5
25% 28% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 39%
 
12.9 11.3 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 13.9 13.6
4.1 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cambridge United have the fewest scored goals (27) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

Charlton Athletic:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.