FootyMAD's Charlton Athletic match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Charlton Athletic v Arsenal fixture

Arsenal face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley at lunchtime on Monday, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Gunners have winning an impressive 15 games, and losing 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 01 JanCharlton Ath.1 - 3ArsenalPREM
2004/2005Sat 02 OctArsenal4 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM
2003/2004Sat 28 FebArsenal2 - 1Charlton Ath.PREM
2003/2004Sun 26 OctCharlton Ath.1 - 1ArsenalPREM
2002/2003Sun 02 MarArsenal2 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM
2002/2003Sat 14 SepCharlton Ath.0 - 3ArsenalPREM
2001/2002Mon 01 AprCharlton Ath.0 - 3ArsenalPREM

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Addicks have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Arsenal's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Gunners's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Charlton Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far, Arsenal's 26 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton Ath.61057153
Arsenal6123575

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Gunners has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Charlton Ath.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Ath. 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Arsenal Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.