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Charlton Athletic v Cambridge United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, The Valley, London

Thursday afternoon sees Nathan Jones’s Charlton Athletic and Garry Monk’s Cambridge United go up against one another in a League One battle at The Valley. We've got bespoke stats for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Charlton
55%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cambridge
20%
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Charlton 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Charlton 2-0
11%
--
Charlton 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Cambridge 1-0
7%
--
Charlton 3-0
6%
--
Charlton 3-1
5%
--
Cambridge 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Cambridge 2-0
3%
--
Charlton 4-0
2%
--
Charlton 3-2
2%
--
Charlton 4-1
2%
--
Cambridge 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
37%
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Charlton win to nil
35%
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Cambridge win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Charlton have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Both Charlton and Cambridge United have scored 18 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Charlton have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Cambridge are in 22nd position in the League One on 16 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Cambridge have conceded 28 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Charlton
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1812421840 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
2
Wrexham1912431740 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
Apr 1
Dec 14
3
Birmingham1712321639 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
May 3
Feb 11
4
Huddersfield1811251235 
Mar 29
l
 
2-1A
Dec 20
Apr 18
5
Stockport199641233 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
6
Reading18945531 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
Jan 1
l
 
3-0A
7
Bolton17935130 
w
 
2-0F
-
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
8
Barnsley19766227 
Mar 4
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
9
Lincoln19766127 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
10
Mansfield17737024 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
11
Exeter18738-324 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
12
Charlton Home18657-123 
-
-
Apr 12
Dec 26
13
Blackpool18657-523 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
d
 
4-4A
Jan 11
14
Stevenage17647-322 
Feb 8
l
 
1-0A
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
15
Peterborough18639121 
-
Mar 22
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
16
L Orient18639-121 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Apr 21
Dec 29
17
Northampton19568-521 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
18
Bristol R18639-921 
Jan 28
l
 
3-2A
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
19
Wigan18558-120 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
20
Rotherham17557-420 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
l
 
0-1A
Jan 28
21
Crawley18549-1119 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 1
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
22
Cambridge Away184410-1116 
Dec 26
Apr 12
-
-
23
Burton182511-1411 
May 3
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
24
Shrewsbury183213-1711 
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
Apr 5
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Charlton 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Cambridge 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Charlton have not lost to Cambridge in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Charlton since 1992
Charlton
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
CHA
1
D
3
League games at Cambridge since 1992
Cambridge
Charlton
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
CHA
3
D
1
Goal Statistics
Charlton 12th Cambridge 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Charlton will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Charlton have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
-28
Cambridge have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280895/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Charlton
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.6
0.8
Attack rating
13%
better
CHA
CMU
view stats
Games scored14
10
Failed to score4
8
Scored first6
5
Goals scored18
18
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for12
13
Avg. XG for1
1
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
23%
better
CHA
CMU
view stats
Games conceded11
14
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first11
12
Goals conceded19
29
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+23%

Charlton v Cambridge League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Charlton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17526
A MitchellM GoddenJ EdwardsC Coventry
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Gillesphey DEF171
1
-
A Mitchell DEF171
3
-
M Godden FWD1751
1
-
T Campbell FWD17
1
-
C Coventry MID161
6
-
G Docherty MID151
1
1
L Berry MID154
5
-
W Mannion GLK13
-
T Small DEF131
1
-
J Edwards DEF132
2
-
K Anderson MID13
2
-
G Ahadme FWD1311
1
-
L Jones DEF121
3
-
K Ramsay DEF11
2
-
A Campbell MID101
1
-
C Aneke FWD912
-
M Leaburn FWD9
1
-
D Kanu FWD81
1
-
R Edmonds-Green DEF71
3
-
T Taylor MID7
1
-
A Maynard-Brewer GLK5
-
T Watson DEF5
-
Z Mitchell DEF1
-
K. Dixon FWD1
-
Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18435
K SmithS LaveryD AndrewD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Smith MID181
4
-
J Brophy MID181
2
-
V Nuñez GLK17
1
-
D Andrew DEF1713
5
-
B Njoku FWD151
2
-
E Kachunga FWD152
1
-
M Morrison DEF14
-
D N'Lundulu FWD1331
2
-
S Kaikai FWD133
3
-
J Okedina DEF12
1
J Gibbons DEF12
1
-
P Digby MID12
3
-
Z Rossi DEF10
3
-
J Cousins MID101
1
-
S Lavery FWD1041
2
-
R Loft FWD9
4
-
E Longelo DEF812
-
D. Barton FWD7
-
K Watts DEF51
-
C O'Riordan DEF4
-
J Stokes MID41
-
T Richards MID2
-
J Stevens GLK1
-