Walsall travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Saddlers have recorded 4 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Charlton Ath. was back in January 2002, over five years ago, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Addicks in a F.A. Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | FAC |
1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Walsall | 2 - 4 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
1987/1988 | Tue 06 Oct | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | LGEC |
1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 0 | Walsall | LGEC |
1986/1987 | Sat 10 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 2 | Walsall | FAC |
1980/1981 | Tue 04 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Addicks in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Charlton Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 9 points from the 3 games they have played so far. Walsall's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Charlton Ath. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Charlton Ath. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Charlton Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Walsall | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |