Soccer match preview: Home crowds with big hopes before Charlton Athletic U21 - Watford U21

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Mon 20.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: North Greenford United Football Club (14403 seats)

A demanding season for Charlton Athletic U21 so far, and that also applies to Watford U21. These struggling sides have a chance to get some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (10) in Professional Development League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Charlton Athletic U21 form and stats

3-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Charlton Athletic U21 so far this season. Charlton Athletic U21 have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

An away draw last time out for Charlton Athletic U21, facing Colchester United U21 in a game that ended 2-2.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Millwall U21 that ended 3-3.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Goals decide football matches and Charlton are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Charlton Athletic U21 with 19 goals conceded in these matches.

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Watford U21 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Watford U21 so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-7 (win-draw-lose).

Watford has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Millwall U21 for a 1-1 draw.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Crewe Alexandra U21.

After this away game Watford U21 return home for a Professional Development League game against Swansea City U21. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Watford when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Watford U21 concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Watford U21 - Charlton 0-2 written in the official records.

Charlton Athletic U21 missing players

Watford U21 missing players

Charlton Athletic U21 Watford U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 1 10 15
6 3 0 Won W 1 2 2
5 4 2 Drew D 0 1 1
7 2 0 Lost L 0 7 12
35 20 5 Scored S 4 8 10
36 19 5 Conceded C 2 26 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
78% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 60%
56% 56% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 47%
33% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 40%
72% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 20% 27%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 7%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 70% 67%
 
5.9 8 13 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.1 4.3
5.4 5.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.6 6.8
1.1 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.6 11.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9 5 5.9
4.5 4.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.6 2.9
38% 43% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 35% 25%
 
12.1 13.1 20 Shots against (avg) S A 7 12.7 12.8
5 4.6 9.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 5.8 6.4
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • All of Charlton Athletic U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have scored more than double the goals of Watford U21.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Professional Development League
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Professional Development League
  • Charlton Athletic U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Charlton Athletic U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Watford U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Watford U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Watford U21 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (10) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the most conceded goals (41) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Watford U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Watford U21 is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall U21 18 11 5 2 48 22 9 5 4 0 29 10 9 6 1 2 19 12 26 38
2 Bristol City U21 17 12 2 3 33 13 8 6 1 1 21 6 9 6 1 2 12 7 20 38
3 Reading U21 16 10 1 5 28 19 8 6 0 2 13 6 8 4 1 3 15 13 9 31
4 Cardiff City U21 18 9 1 8 29 37 8 5 0 3 17 16 10 4 1 5 12 21 -8 28
5 Swansea City U21 16 7 4 5 38 23 8 6 1 1 24 8 8 1 3 4 14 15 15 25
6 Ipswich Town U21 15 7 3 5 35 33 8 6 0 2 19 16 7 1 3 3 16 17 2 24
7 Charlton Athletic U21 18 6 5 7 35 36 9 3 4 2 20 19 9 3 1 5 15 17 -1 23
8 Colchester United U21 15 5 3 7 27 33 6 3 2 1 12 7 9 2 1 6 15 26 -6 18
9 Queens Park Rangers U21 15 4 5 6 30 32 7 2 1 4 12 14 8 2 4 2 18 18 -2 17
10 Watford U21 15 2 1 12 10 41 5 0 0 5 2 15 10 2 1 7 8 26 -31 7