Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Walsall & Charlton Athletic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Walsall nor Charlton Athletic 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.
Walsall form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Walsall, as the manager Flynn led his troops to eliminate Swindon Town, and reach the 2nd Round. Walsall participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Walsall's two home games in the League Two so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Poundland Bescot Stadium.
Walsall shared the glory with Gillingham in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The goalie Evans was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.62 out of ten. Evans topped it up with a clean sheet.
A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Barrow.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Walsall, as the League Two home game vs Grimsby Town is only four days away.
At Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall has the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Charlton Athletic form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Queens Park Rangers in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The League One season is young and Charlton Athletic have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Charlton Athletic's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cambridge United that finished 1-1. Midfield player Dobson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Dobson hit one key pass and had 56 successful passes (of 61 total).
Before that, Charlton secured a home win against Plymouth Argyle with the score 5-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Charlton Athletic manager Garner as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Wycombe Wanderers.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Charlton Athletic has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Charlton Athletic have won at least one point in the last 8 fixtures (5-3-0) versus Walsall.Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 5 goals |   S. Fraser 2 goals |
Walsall missing players
Charlton Athletic missing players
| Walsall | Charlton Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Barrow | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Salford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
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