Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Charlton who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Charlton go up against Stoke on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Bet365 Stadium.
Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is seven points and 19 places.
Team form: Stoke vs Charlton
Stoke Form
Stoke hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Hull resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 4-1 defeat against Wolverhampton, before beating Norwich by 1-0. Stoke claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded nine.
Charlton Form
Charlton claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 5-1 against Tottenham. A 1-0 win followed against Preston, before drawing 1-1 with West Bromwich. Charlton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by eight goals to seven.
Betting stats for Stoke and Charlton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Stoke and Charlton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Stoke have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Charlton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Charlton have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Charlton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Charlton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Stoke vs Charlton
Ethan Galbraith is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Charlton look to Tyreece Campbell, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Stoke vs Charlton
Full-time result
Stoke claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Charlton won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing two in this series of matches. Charlton were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches. Stoke have beaten Charlton in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Charlton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Charlton played. Of the previous 10 outings, Charlton scored the opening goal five times, whereas Stoke were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Charlton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stoke, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Charlton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Charlton scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
