FM Preview: Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic 16 Apr 2013

Last updated : 15 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Athletic travel to take on Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Addicks have recorded 11 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 15 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was just over four years ago, in October 2008, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 06 Nov Charlton Ath. 5 - 4 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 21 Apr Charlton Ath. 2 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Cardiff City 2-0 Charlton Ath. Championship
2007/2008 Tue 04 Dec Cardiff City 0 - 2 Charlton Ath. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 10 Nov Charlton Ath. 3 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
1984/1985 Tue 05 Mar Charlton Ath. 1 - 4 Cardiff City Second Division
1984/1985 Sat 25 Aug Cardiff City 0 - 3 Charlton Ath. Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Charlton Athletic however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Addicks pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.

Cardiff City are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 42 games giving them a return of 83 points.

Charlton Athletic's 57 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 3 2 1 10 3 11
Charlton Athletic 6 4 1 1 12 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Addicks to play at the moment, and one from which we believe will see Charlton Athletic take away one point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Charlton Athletic Undefeated in last 5 away games.
5 games since last defeat.

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