Championship: Charlton vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 3 match between Charlton and Preston and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Charlton will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Preston for a round 3 match in the Championship.

The current difference in the Championship standings between the two teams clashing at The Valley, Charlton on Saturday is six points.

Form: Charlton vs Preston

Charlton Form

Charlton hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Derby by 2-1, before winning 1-2 against West Ham. The streak ended in a recent 5-1 defeat against Tottenham. Charlton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Preston Form

Preston were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Bolton. Next up, Wolverhampton won 1-3, before losing 0-4 against Everton. Preston claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Charlton and Preston

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Charlton and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Charlton vs Preston

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lloyd Jones, who is performing well for Charlton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Liam Lindsay to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Charlton claimed three wins in their previous 10 matches at The Valley, Charlton across all tournaments. They lost seven as well, while visitors Preston won three of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost six. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 17 last matches. Preston have not lost to Charlton in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Charlton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Preston only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Charlton played. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Preston played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Charlton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Preston kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Preston have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Charlton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Charlton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Preston, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Charlton conceded a goal in their last 11 matches. Preston’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.