Ace Football previews the Championship game between Charlton and Watford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Watford face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites Charlton on the opening day of the new campaign.
Form: Charlton vs Watford
Charlton Form
Charlton should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 0-0 with Wycombe, before beating first Wycombe by 1-0, then Leyton Orient in a 1-0 win. Charlton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded six goals.
Watford Form
Watford came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-0 against Portsmouth. A 2-1 defeat against Blackburn followed, before a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Watford came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by eight goals to three.
Betting stats for Charlton and Watford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Charlton and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 4 of the last 5 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Charlton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 16 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have lost the last 5 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Charlton vs Watford
It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Charlton and Watford will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular markets: Charlton vs Watford
Full-time result
Charlton won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Watford won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run.
Both teams to score
Charlton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Watford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Charlton have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Charlton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Charlton conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.
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