Cambridge United vs Charlton Athletic preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abbey Stadium (8127 seats)

This is match day, this is League One and this is Cambridge United - Charlton Athletic. Get our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Cambridge United 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.

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Cambridge United form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Cambridge United have managed 8 wins, 7 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 21 games.

A good away victory last time out for Cambridge United, who won 2-1 against Wigan Athletic (placed 1st). Midfielder Knibbs was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Knibbs scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Morecambe in a game that was won 2-1.

The manager Bonner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sunderland in only four days.

Cambridge are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 25 goals have been conceded.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

6-4-11 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Charlton Athletic in their League One matches away.

Charlton Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Morecambe (2-3). Midfielder Morgan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.02. Morgan hit three key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).

Prior to that result Charlton Athletic won their away game at Rotherham United. The scoreline was 1-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Charlton are hosting Shrewsbury Town in the League One only four days away.

27 goals have been conceded by Charlton Athletic in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Charlton Athletic - Cambridge United 2-0 logged in the official records. Washington loves to face Cambridge and have scored 2 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
13 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
13 goals
Charlton AthleticJ. Stockley
J. Stockley
12 goals

Cambridge United missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cambridge United Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 5 Played P 5 21 43
15 8 3 Won W 2 6 15
12 7 2 Drew D 1 4 8
16 6 0 Lost L 2 11 20
53 26 8 Scored S 6 21 51
65 25 2 Conceded C 6 27 55
95% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
74% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 77%
49% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 52% 47%
33% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 19%
16% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
51% 48% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 51%
30% 38% 80% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 33%
23% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 21%
 
4.3 4.7 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.1 5.3
5.8 5.8 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 4.9 4.8
1.7 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.6 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
9.5 9.6 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 9.7 11.2
3.3 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.6
38% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 33%
 
13.5 13.3 15.4 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 11 10.9
4.3 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.8 3.7
Key stats in League One 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 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 Wigan Athletic 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

Charlton Athletic:
England:
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 Wigan Athletic 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.