We said: Charlton Athletic 3-1 Cambridge United
Having suffered two heavy defeats of late, we have to anticipate that Cambridge are not high on belief right now. With that in mind, we are backing Charlton to come through with a comfortable win, one that would keep them interested in the top six.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlton Athletic win with a probability of 53.48%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 21.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.6%) and 2-1 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 0-1 (7.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlton Athletic would win this match.