FootyMAD's Charlton Athletic match preview

Last updated : 25 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Charlton Athletic v Arsenal fixture

Arsenal face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Gunners have winning an impressive 13 games, and losing 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sun 02 MarArsenal2 - 0CharltonPREM
2002/2003Sat 14 SepCharlton0 - 3ArsenalPREM
2001/2002Mon 01 AprCharlton0 - 3ArsenalPREM
2001/2002Sun 04 NovArsenal2 - 4CharltonPREM
2000/2001Mon 01 JanCharlton1 - 0ArsenalPREM
2000/2001Sat 26 AugArsenal5 - 3CharltonPREM
1998/1999Mon 28 DecCharlton0 - 1ArsenalPREM

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Addicks have scored 9, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Arsenal's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Gunners, and 7 goals against.

Charlton's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 23 points from the 9 games played.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton622210118
Arsenal6231679

FootyMad's prediction ...

Gunners's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Charlton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Arsenal Undefeated in last 11 away games.
5 games since last defeat.