Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Bristol City and Charlton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Charlton head over to the Ashton Gate on Saturday to face title favourites Bristol City in a round 2 match in the Championship.
Bristol City got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.
Form: Bristol City vs Charlton
Bristol City Form
Bristol City recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 3-0 against Sheffield United. They responded by beating Sheffield United 1-4, and followed that up by winning 2-0 against Milton Keynes Dons. Bristol City claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded nine and scored ten goals.
Charlton Form
Charlton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Leyton Orient, who were defeated by 1-0. Then, Watford got outclassed in a 1-0 win, before beating Stevenage by 3-1. Charlton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to three.
Betting stats for Bristol City and Charlton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol City and Charlton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 21 of the last 23 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Charlton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Charlton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Charlton have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Charlton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Bristol City vs Charlton
Ross McCrorie found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Harvey Knibbs just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Bristol City vs Charlton
Full-time result
Bristol City won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Charlton won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost two in this run.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Charlton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Bristol City managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Bristol City have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Charlton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Charlton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Bristol City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.
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