Middlesbrough look to Riverside supporters for inspiration before Charlton Athletic match

It's no vacation for neither Middlesbrough 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.

Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have collected 13 points from their Championship home games so far after 3-4-3. Two home wins in a row for Middlesbrough bring valid hopes of a third.

Middlesbrough's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Charlton Athletic (placed 17th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Leeds United (0-4).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Middlesbrough have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 8 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Middlesbrough aren't scoring a lot here at Riverside in the league, with only 8 goals from 10 games. 10 goals have been conceded.

Charlton Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Charlton Athletic so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Charlton Athletic as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Cardiff City match. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on L. Bowyer, the Charlton Athletic manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Two away games in a row for Charlton Athletic, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Middlesbrough in the Championship. A 1-3 loss hosting Sheffield Wednesday before that.

Charlton Athletic are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Charlton Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Charlton Athletic have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Middlesbrough - Charlton Athletic 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Middlesbrough victories, 2 draws and 1 Charlton Athletic win. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. Gallagher 6 goals

M. Bonne 6 goals

B. Assombalonga 5 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players