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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 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

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3
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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' KICK OFF: Sunderland AFC gets underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 9' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Chris Maguire gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lyle Taylor makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 15' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Charlton Athletic FC have won 491 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' The crowd applauds Donald Love as he leaves the pitch. Bryan Oviedo steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 32' Mark Marshall, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Page.
  • 39' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Jason Pearce was booked on 42.
  • 46' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Luke O'Nien exits the field as Jerome Sinclair enters on 46.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lynden Gooch made 365 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlton Athletic FC that had 382 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 65' GOAL! Josh Maja fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Charlton Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The travelling Charlton Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' Chris Solly picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lynden Gooch on 87 minutes.
  • 90' What composure from Lynden Gooch! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Jason Pearce is replaced by Mouhamado-Naby Sarr.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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.