Soccer betting preview: Charlton Athletic welcomes Blackpool in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 07.Oct
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Valley (27111 seats)

A story of ups and downs for these two teams so far this campaign, placed in positions near the midsection of the League One table. Here's the Charlton Athletic - Blackpool latest:

Insights:
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackpool have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Charlton nor Blackpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

Charlton Athletic have performed here at The Valley this season with 4 wins from 6 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Charlton Athletic are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Charlton Athletic's last game was hosting Exeter City (placed 10th) and winning 4-1. The striker May edged out all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 8.81 out of 10. May scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Shrewsbury Town that finished 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Charlton Athletic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 2.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Charlton, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Aston Villa U21 is only three days away.

The Charlton Athletic manager Hayes has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. On the other hand, Charlton Athletic have conceded 8 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

Playing away, Blackpool have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season.

Blackpool failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Derby County (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Midfielder Dale was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.34. Dale hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Barnsley with the score of 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blackpool playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Blackpool wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Blackpool, the EFL Trophy home match versus Liverpool U21. Busy days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Blackpool's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 4 matches. Blackpool have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Charlton Athletic won three, Blackpool triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticA. May
A. May
6 goals
BlackpoolJ. Rhodes
J. Rhodes
5 goals
CharltonC. Taylor
C. Taylor
3 goals

Charlton Athletic missing players

Blackpool missing players

Charlton Athletic Blackpool
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 6 4 Played P 2 4 10
4 4 2 Won W 0 1 4
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
4 2 2 Lost L 1 2 3
15 13 8 Scored S 0 1 10
12 8 6 Conceded C 3 5 10
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 70%
70% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 60%
60% 83% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 40%
30% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
70% 83% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 30%
20% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 50%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 50%
 
6.4 7.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 5.8
5.3 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3 2.8
3.4 2.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
14.9 16.7 17.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 12.4
5 6.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4.1
30% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 24%
 
12.7 12.3 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.2 9.3
4.3 4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Blackpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Blackpool have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Charlton Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Blackpool have scored away.
  • Charlton Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Charlton Athletic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Oxford United 10 8 0 2 20 8 5 4 0 1 9 3 5 4 0 1 11 5 12 24
2 Portsmouth 11 6 5 0 18 8 6 3 3 0 8 4 5 3 2 0 10 4 10 23
3 Bolton Wanderers 10 6 2 2 18 12 6 4 1 1 12 9 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 20
4 Peterborough United 11 6 2 3 16 11 5 3 1 1 9 5 6 3 1 2 7 6 5 20
5 Barnsley 11 6 1 4 24 12 6 2 0 4 13 10 5 4 1 0 11 2 12 19
6 Stevenage 11 5 3 3 17 12 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 18
7 Derby County 10 5 2 3 17 10 5 1 2 2 4 5 5 4 0 1 13 5 7 17
8 Wycombe Wanderers 10 5 2 3 12 13 5 3 1 1 7 5 5 2 1 2 5 8 -1 17
9 Port Vale 11 5 2 4 12 17 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 2 2 2 7 13 -5 17
10 Exeter City 11 5 1 5 11 13 5 2 1 2 4 5 6 3 0 3 7 8 -2 16
11 Lincoln City 10 4 3 3 14 10 4 3 1 0 9 1 6 1 2 3 5 9 4 15
12 Bristol Rovers 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 2 2 1 9 6 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 15
13 Blackpool 10 4 3 3 10 10 6 3 2 1 9 5 4 1 1 2 1 5 0 15
14 Charlton Athletic 10 4 2 4 15 12 6 4 0 2 13 8 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 14
15 Cambridge United 10 4 2 4 10 11 6 3 1 2 7 7 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 14
16 Leyton Orient 11 4 2 5 9 14 5 3 0 2 4 7 6 1 2 3 5 7 -5 14
17 Northampton Town 10 4 1 5 11 10 6 2 1 3 7 7 4 2 0 2 4 3 1 13
18 Burton Albion 11 2 4 5 8 15 5 1 2 2 4 7 6 1 2 3 4 8 -7 10
19 Shrewsbury Town 10 3 1 6 4 11 5 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 0 4 1 7 -7 10
20 Fleetwood Town 10 2 2 6 7 14 4 1 0 3 1 6 6 1 2 3 6 8 -7 8
21 Carlisle United 11 1 4 6 7 14 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 0 2 3 3 7 -7 7
22 Reading 10 3 1 6 8 13 5 3 1 1 5 2 5 0 0 5 3 11 -5 6
23 Wigan Athletic 10 4 1 5 15 16 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 2 1 3 10 10 -1 5
24 Cheltenham Town 11 0 1 10 0 19 5 0 0 5 0 11 6 0 1 5 0 8 -19 1

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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.