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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Valley (27111 seats)

League One: What this game might not have in elegance it should compensate in pace and commitment. Get ready for Charlton Athletic - Morecambe!

Insights:
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morecambe have the fewest points (9) away in League One

Charlton have less rest than Morecambe in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Milton Keynes Dons, so at least Charlton Athletic are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Charlton Athletic at their home stadium (The Valley) is 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Charlton Athletic bring valid hopes of a third.

Happy days for Charlton in their previous game, a fixture away at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Thomas was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Thomas won 5 of 6 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-6 away at Ipswich Town.

A decent goal production from Charlton Athletic in their home games so far, with 39 goals from 21 league matches. 26 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Morecambe form and stats

Morecambe have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-6-14 (21 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Morecambe have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 16 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

180 minutes! That's how long the Morecambe goalkeeper Connor Ripley and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from Stockton secured the home win 1-0 against Wycombe Wanderers in their previous game. That win was so vital for this club, after a painful sequence of ten league games in a row not winning. Ripley (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.0. Ripley topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Portsmouth.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Morecambe - Charlton 1-4 was the outcome when this pair of contenders last did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Charlton Athletic one win, one draw and Morecambe one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticJ. Rak-Sakyi
J. Rak-Sakyi
13 goals
Charlton AthleticM. Leaburn
M. Leaburn
11 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
9 goals

Charlton Athletic missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Charlton Athletic Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 21 43
15 8 0 Won W 0 1 8
13 7 4 Drew D 3 6 14
15 6 2 Lost L 3 14 21
63 39 4 Scored S 5 12 39
59 26 7 Conceded C 9 42 71
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 93%
74% 86% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 74%
47% 48% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 52% 49%
30% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 26%
19% 24% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 12%
58% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 48% 51%
21% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 5% 19%
26% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 52% 37%
 
4.3 4.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.3 3.7
6.6 5.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.7 6.9
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.9 12 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 8.8 9.5
3.7 5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.5 3.1
39% 38% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 23% 29%
 
13.6 13.2 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 17.5 17
3.6 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 6.2 5.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • 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 Morecambe have scored away.
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have the fewest points (9) away in League One
  • Morecambe have the the worst goal difference (-30) away 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 Plymouth Argyle 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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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 Plymouth Argyle 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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