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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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

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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' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Charlton Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 9' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 10' Lyle Taylor makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Charlton Athletic FC are in front.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jon McLaughlin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Lynden Gooch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 363 appearances.
  • 27' Bryan Oviedo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Donald Love on 27 minute.
  • 32' Charlton Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Charlton Athletic FC player. Lewis Page gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Luke O'Nien exits the field as Jerome Sinclair enters on 46.
  • 51' Charlton Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Charlton Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Maja makes it 1-1.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lewis Page suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Mark Marshall is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 81' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Lynden Gooch is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lynden Gooch makes it 2-1.
  • 90' Another substitution for Charlton Athletic FC to replace Jason Pearce by Mouhamado-Naby Sarr on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.