Football betting preview: Swansea City favourites when Charlton Athletic visits

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Thu 02.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Liberty Stadium (20827 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Swansea City are in the 9th position while the guests worry at 19th.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Swansea City and Charlton Athletic.

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Swansea City form and stats

5-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Swansea City so far this season.

Swansea City drew their last game, also a home match. Barnsley (placed 22nd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Brentford.

The manager S. Cooper will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Queens Park Rangers in only three days.

The Swansea City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Charlton Athletic so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose).

Charlton Athletic play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Derby County (placed 17th). Before that, Charlton Athletic secured a home win against Bristol City with the score 3-2.

A quick return to home after this game, as Charlton Athletic are hosting West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup only three days away.

Charlton Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Charlton Athletic have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Swansea City and Charlton Athletic have met before this season: Charlton Athletic - Swansea City 1-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Swansea City wins - draws - Charlton Athletic wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityA. Ayew
A. Ayew
9 goals
Charlton AthleticM. Bonne
M. Bonne
8 goals
Charlton AthleticL. Taylor
L. Taylor
7 goals

Swansea City missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swansea City Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 5 12 25
10 5 1 Won W 2 2 7
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
7 5 1 Lost L 2 6 11
31 16 4 Scored S 7 16 34
30 15 2 Conceded C 6 20 36
88% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 92% 76%
52% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 75% 64%
24% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 36%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
60% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 75% 64%
28% 23% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 8% 16%
24% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 20%
 
5.5 6.5 6.3 Corners For (avg) C F 4.8 4.6 4
5 3.8 1.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 8.4 7.1 7
1.4 1.2 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.6 2.8 2.4
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
322 189 44 Total Shots T S 45 123 222
108 66 16 Shots on Target S O 19 50 84
29% 24% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 32% 40%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 25 15 6 4 42 20 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 51
2 West Bromwich Albion 25 14 9 2 47 27 12 6 5 1 29 18 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 51
3 Fulham 25 12 6 7 39 28 13 8 2 3 24 14 12 4 4 4 15 14 11 42
4 Brentford 25 12 4 9 37 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 13 5 1 7 15 12 17 40
5 Nottingham Forest 24 11 7 6 31 23 11 5 2 4 11 11 13 6 5 2 20 12 8 40
6 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
7 Sheffield Wednesday 25 11 6 8 37 25 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 5 2 6 23 16 12 39
8 Preston North End 25 11 6 8 36 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 2 4 6 7 15 6 39
9 Bristol City 25 10 8 7 39 36 12 5 4 3 19 14 13 5 4 4 20 22 3 38
10 Swansea City 25 10 8 7 31 30 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 1 38
11 Cardiff City 25 9 10 6 37 34 12 7 4 1 19 10 13 2 6 5 18 24 3 37
12 Hull City 25 10 6 9 39 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 12 4 4 4 18 18 5 36
13 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 32 31 13 6 5 2 16 11 12 4 1 7 16 20 1 36
14 Reading 24 9 5 10 31 27 12 6 0 6 18 16 12 3 5 4 13 11 4 32
15 Queens Park Rangers 25 9 5 11 38 47 13 4 4 5 22 26 12 5 1 6 16 21 -9 32
16 Middlesbrough 25 7 9 9 24 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 12 1 5 6 12 21 -8 30
17 Derby County 25 7 9 9 24 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 12 1 4 7 8 23 -9 30
18 Birmingham City 25 8 5 12 29 40 12 5 2 5 17 17 13 3 3 7 12 23 -11 29
19 Charlton Athletic 25 7 7 11 34 36 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 4 6 16 20 -2 28
20 Huddersfield Town 25 7 7 11 28 37 13 4 4 5 14 16 12 3 3 6 14 21 -9 28
21 Stoke City 25 6 3 16 28 40 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 2 1 9 11 20 -12 21
22 Barnsley 25 4 9 12 32 47 13 3 6 4 22 25 12 1 3 8 10 22 -15 21
23 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21
24 Wigan Athletic 25 4 8 13 21 37 12 4 4 4 12 15 13 0 4 9 9 22 -16 20

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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 Leeds United 25 15 6 4 42 20 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 51
2 West Bromwich Albion 25 14 9 2 47 27 12 6 5 1 29 18 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 51
3 Fulham 25 12 6 7 39 28 13 8 2 3 24 14 12 4 4 4 15 14 11 42
4 Brentford 25 12 4 9 37 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 13 5 1 7 15 12 17 40
5 Nottingham Forest 24 11 7 6 31 23 11 5 2 4 11 11 13 6 5 2 20 12 8 40
6 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
7 Sheffield Wednesday 25 11 6 8 37 25 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 5 2 6 23 16 12 39
8 Preston North End 25 11 6 8 36 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 2 4 6 7 15 6 39
9 Bristol City 25 10 8 7 39 36 12 5 4 3 19 14 13 5 4 4 20 22 3 38
10 Swansea City 25 10 8 7 31 30 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 1 38
11 Cardiff City 25 9 10 6 37 34 12 7 4 1 19 10 13 2 6 5 18 24 3 37
12 Hull City 25 10 6 9 39 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 12 4 4 4 18 18 5 36
13 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 32 31 13 6 5 2 16 11 12 4 1 7 16 20 1 36
14 Reading 24 9 5 10 31 27 12 6 0 6 18 16 12 3 5 4 13 11 4 32
15 Queens Park Rangers 25 9 5 11 38 47 13 4 4 5 22 26 12 5 1 6 16 21 -9 32
16 Middlesbrough 25 7 9 9 24 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 12 1 5 6 12 21 -8 30
17 Derby County 25 7 9 9 24 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 12 1 4 7 8 23 -9 30
18 Birmingham City 25 8 5 12 29 40 12 5 2 5 17 17 13 3 3 7 12 23 -11 29
19 Charlton Athletic 25 7 7 11 34 36 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 4 6 16 20 -2 28
20 Huddersfield Town 25 7 7 11 28 37 13 4 4 5 14 16 12 3 3 6 14 21 -9 28
21 Stoke City 25 6 3 16 28 40 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 2 1 9 11 20 -12 21
22 Barnsley 25 4 9 12 32 47 13 3 6 4 22 25 12 1 3 8 10 22 -15 21
23 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21
24 Wigan Athletic 25 4 8 13 21 37 12 4 4 4 12 15 13 0 4 9 9 22 -16 20

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.