FootyMAD's Manchester United match preview

Last updated : 19 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Manchester United v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Ath. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 27 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 13 SepCharlton Ath.0 - 2Man Utd.PREM
2002/2003Sat 03 MayMan Utd.4 - 1Charlton Ath.PREM
2002/2003Sat 28 SepCharlton Ath.1 - 3Man Utd.PREM
2001/2002Sat 11 MayMan Utd.0 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM
2001/2002Sun 10 FebCharlton Ath.0 - 2Man Utd.PREM
2000/2001Tue 10 AprMan Utd.2 - 1Charlton Ath.PREM
2000/2001Sat 09 DecCharlton Ath.3 - 3Man Utd.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.

Charlton Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 33 games. Charlton Ath.'s 48 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man Utd.64118313
Charlton Ath.6222678

FootyMad's prediction ...

Charlton Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man Utd. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Charlton Ath. 6 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.