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League One | Gameweek 25
Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Valley
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Charlton
0 - 0
Reading

FT

Mbengue (45'), Ahmed (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Charlton 2-1 Wycombe
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in League One
Last Game: Cambridge 1-3 Reading
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League One

We said: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Reading

Both teams are on positive runs, having won their last three matches, but with the visitors struggling away from home this season, we believe the hosts will come out on top here. 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 50.9%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 24.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.67%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.

Result
Charlton AthleticDrawReading
50.9% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 24.57% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02) 24.53% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
Both teams to score 52.7% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.67% (0.108 0.11)49.33% (-0.106 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.62% (0.096 0.1)71.38% (-0.093999999999994 -0.09)
Charlton Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.62% (0.037999999999997 0.04)19.38% (-0.035 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.81% (0.061999999999998 0.06)51.18% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.37% (0.084999999999994 0.08)34.63% (-0.083000000000006 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.64% (0.09 0.09)71.36% (-0.087000000000003 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Charlton Athletic 50.9%
    Reading 24.53%
    Draw 24.56%
Charlton AthleticDrawReading
1-0 @ 11.01% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.58% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 9.04% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.24% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.94% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-2 @ 2.78% (0.011 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.15% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.03%
4-2 @ 1.14% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 50.9%
1-1 @ 11.67% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.71% (-0.029 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.08% (0.013 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.98% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.56%
0-1 @ 7.12% (-0.015 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.19% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.77% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 2.19% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.8% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 24.53%

How you voted: Charlton vs Reading

Charlton Athletic
45.7%
Draw
14.3%
Reading
40.0%
35
Head to Head
Aug 31, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 4
Reading
2-0
Charlton
Savage (66'), Smith (76')
Mbengue (34'), Smith (77'), Dean (85'), Abretti (90+6')

Berry (20'), Godden (76'), Jones (88')
Feb 10, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 32
Reading
2-0
Charlton
Azeez (66', 76')
Savage (86')

Edun (64')
Dec 6, 2023 7pm
Second Round
Reading
1-1
Charlton
(Aggregate 1-1 | Reading win 4-2 on penalties)
Savage (81')
Carson (46')
May (42')
Oct 21, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 14
Charlton
4-0
Reading
Aneke (54'), Campbell (68'), May (74'), Leaburn (90+4')
Jul 24, 2021 2pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Reading
1-1
Charlton
Ejaria (38')
Ghandour (80')
rhs 2.0
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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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