FootyMAD's Charlton Athletic match preview

Last updated : 20 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth fixture

Portsmouth face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Pompey have recorded 14 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 10 AprCharlton Ath.1 - 1PortsmouthPREM
2003/2004Sat 04 OctPortsmouth1 - 2Charlton Ath.PREM
1999/2000Fri 21 AprCharlton Ath.1 - 1PortsmouthLD1
1999/2000Sat 16 OctPortsmouth0 - 2Charlton Ath.LD1
1997/1998Sat 18 AprCharlton Ath.1 - 0PortsmouthLD1
1997/1998Sat 20 DecPortsmouth0 - 2Charlton Ath.LD1
1996/1997Sat 19 AprCharlton Ath.2 - 1PortsmouthLD1

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Charlton Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 1 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton Ath.61238145
Portsmouth62311189

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Pompey 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. Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Portsmouth No sequences of note