Ace Football previews the Championship game between Charlton and Blackburn who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Charlton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackburn swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 12 in the Championship standings, Charlton, have so far collected eight points this season, while Blackburn collected six points. This puts them up as number 18 after five rounds.
Team form: Charlton vs Blackburn
Charlton Form
Charlton have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 3-1 against Queens Park Rangers, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Millwall. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Sheffield United. Charlton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the The Valley, Charlton. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.
Blackburn Form
Their past three matches saw Blackburn beating Hull 0-3, losing 0-2 against Norwich, and beating Watford by 0-1. Blackburn claimed 13 points in their last six Championship matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded two and scored seven goals themselves.
Betting stats for Charlton and Blackburn
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Charlton and Blackburn played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Charlton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 19 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Charlton vs Blackburn
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Harvey Knibbs will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Blackburn hope Todd Cantwell can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Charlton vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Charlton claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Blackburn have not lost to Charlton in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Charlton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Charlton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Blackburn have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Charlton when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Charlton, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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