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Sunderland AFC vs Charlton Athletic FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Maguire 9' Y
Y 34' Lewis Page
Y 42' Jason Pearce
Y 81' Chris Solly
Lynden Gooch 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Charlton Athletic FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
3
Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 1.7 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sunderland AFC and Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 5' The 35-year-old Chris Solly has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 9' Chris Maguire catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 10' Against the run of play, Lyle Taylor has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' Bali Mumba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Mark Marshall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' The whistle greets Donald Love as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at . Charlton Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Page.
  • 39' Scotland international Jon McLaughlin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Jason Pearce picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Jerome Sinclair comes on to replace Luke O'Nien.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their trying to find a way past Charlton Athletic FC's compact .
  • 65' Josh Maja adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' Charlton Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' Charlton Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Charlton Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Lynden Gooch. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Lynden Gooch gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Jason Pearce as he departs to be replaced by Mouhamado-Naby Sarr.
  • The points are shared — Sunderland AFC 2-1 Charlton Athletic FC. Honours even.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC52% Draw25% Charlton Athletic FC23%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
48%
Sunderland AFC or Charlton Athletic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC36% Draw46% Charlton Athletic FC18%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.