Championship: Charlton vs Derby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Charlton and Derby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Charlton start the season as favourites to land the Championship crown. They launch their title bid on Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Derby at The Valley, Charlton.

Form: Charlton vs Derby

Charlton Form

Charlton have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Hull by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-1 against Swansea, before achieving a 1-3 win against Cheltenham. 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 six and conceded eight goals.

Derby Form

Derby have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Queens Park Rangers by 2-3. Disappointment followed, going down 1-2 against Sheffield United, and 1-2 against Lincoln City. Derby won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Charlton and Derby

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Charlton and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Charlton vs Derby

Look no further than Matt Godden, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Charlton in the Championship, while Carlton Morris managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Derby in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Charlton won three of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing seven times. Derby won four of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and five defeats as well. Derby scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Charlton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Derby scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Charlton played. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Derby 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, Derby kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Charlton have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Derby.

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 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Derby, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Charlton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Derby scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.