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League One | Gameweek 22
Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Valley
Cambridge United

Charlton
2 - 1
Cambridge

Campbell (1'), Leaburn (20')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Kachunga (51')
Morrison (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's League One clash between Charlton Athletic and Cambridge United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Northampton 0-5 Charlton
Saturday, December 21 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Cambridge 0-4 Huddersfield
Friday, December 20 at 7.45pm in League One

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.

Result
Charlton AthleticDrawCambridge United
53.48% (-0.152 -0.15) 25.37% (0.052999999999997 0.05) 21.15% (0.094999999999999 0.09)
Both teams to score 46.43% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.39% (-0.093999999999994 -0.09)55.61% (0.088999999999999 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.23% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)76.77% (0.070000000000007 0.07)
Charlton Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.18% (-0.102 -0.1)20.82% (0.097000000000001 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.51% (-0.156 -0.16)53.48% (0.151 0.15)
Cambridge United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.64% (0.045999999999999 0.05)41.36% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.12% (0.042000000000002 0.04)77.87% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Charlton Athletic 53.47%
    Cambridge United 21.15%
    Draw 25.36%
Charlton AthleticDrawCambridge United
1-0 @ 13.51% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 10.6% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.55% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
3-1 @ 4.9% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-0 @ 2.18% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.16% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.92% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 3.3%
Total : 53.47%
1-1 @ 11.92% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 8.61% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.13% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 25.36%
0-1 @ 7.6% (0.037 0.04)
1-2 @ 5.27% (0.017 0.02)
0-2 @ 3.36% (0.021 0.02)
1-3 @ 1.55% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.22% (0.002 0)
0-3 @ 0.99% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 1.18%
Total : 21.15%

Head to Head
Sep 17, 2024 7pm
Group Stage
Cambridge
1-2
Charlton
N'Lundulu (44' pen.)
O'Riordan (66'), Longelo (77'), Digby (80')
Edun (24'), Godden (30')
Edun (16'), Godden (31'), Anderson (43')
Anderson (84')
Apr 13, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 44
Cambridge
1-1
Charlton
Bonne (50')
Wickham (23')
Coventry (33'), Bakinson (34')
Dec 9, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 21
Charlton
2-2
Cambridge
May (52'), Campbell (61')
Ahadme (87', 90+6')
Mar 18, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 37
Cambridge
1-2
Charlton
Jones (72')
Leaburn (14'), Rak-Sakyi (28')
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 5
Charlton
1-1
Cambridge
Fraser (41')
Clare (67')
Knibbs (60')
Okedina (6'), Tracey (64')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham24175242172556
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe26166452282454
3Wrexham26156538201851
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield25146539211848
5Barnsley2612684036442
6Stockport CountyStockport26118740281241
7Reading2512584036441
8Leyton Orient25115932221038
9Bolton WanderersBolton26115103941-238
10Charlton AthleticCharlton2510783126537
11Mansfield TownMansfield2411493228437
12Lincoln CityLincoln269892930-135
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham259792826234
14Exeter CityExeter2695122933-432
15Blackpool2571083437-331
16Stevenage248791922-331
17Wigan AthleticWigan2586112426-230
18Bristol Rovers2584132539-1428
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2676134247-527
20Northampton TownNorthampton2668122440-1626
21Crawley TownCrawley2456132544-1921
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2555152645-1920
23Burton Albion2639142340-1718
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge2546152445-2118


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