Charlton Athletic and Cardiff City meet in The Valley, in a match for the 17th round of the Championship. There is only one record of 1 direct confrontation in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 13-02-2016, which ended with a draw for (0-0). The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 11th and 14th of the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 10th classified in home games and the 21st as a visitor.
Charlton Athletic :
After 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 22 points won. In their last game, they lost with the Millwall out by (2‑1), after in the previous match they lost by (0‑1) at home, in a match against the Preston North End. This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 13 points in its stadium, where it scored 10 goals and suffered 6, against only 9 points outside, with 12 goals scored and 13 suffered. For the championship, Charlton Athletic conquered 13 points in 24 possible, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 8 games he played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (4 in 8 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 4 of the last 8 he played ended with less than 1.5 goals. In 16 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
Charlton comes for this match after a 2-1 loss to Millwall, adding the fourth consecutive day without a victory in this competition: the team’s only goal was scored by Leko. Most likely, coach Lee Bowyer should line up his players 3-5-2, in favor of a more direct style of play, as he faces a very complicated opponent. Conor Gallagher, Lyle Taylor and Macauley Bonne are the most prominent in the Charlton, with 5 goals scored each. In doubt for this day are Williams, Forster-Caskey and Lewis Page, all with physical problems.
Cardiff City :
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in 14th position, with 21 points won. In their last game, they lost with Bristol City at home by (0-1), after in the previous match they won at home, in a match against Birmingham City, by (4-2). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he conquered 17 points, against only 4 in his away matches. In his last away game for this competition he lost (1-0) against Swansea City. In its last 8 away matches for the championship Cardiff City recorded 4 draws and 4 losses, so it won 4 points in 24 possible.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 8 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 16 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Cardiff comes to this match after a 0-1 loss against Bristol City, adding their second loss in the last three games in this competition. Outside the home, the visiting club has not yet scored any victory. Even so, coach Neil Warnock is expected to favor the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, looking for forward Omar Bogle on most occasions. Midfielder Joe Ralls is Cardiff’s top scorer, with 5 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Daniel Ward, suspended, in addition to Morrison, Glatzel and Vassell, with physical problems.
