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League One | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Valley
Northampton Town

Charlton
2 - 1
Northampton

Berry (9'), Godden (71')
Coventry (12'), Gilbert (77'), Ramsay (85'), Aneke (90+6'), Small (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Costelloe (15' pen.)
McGowan (68'), McGeehan (90+6'), Dyche (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League One clash between Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cambridge 0-1 Charlton
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Northampton 0-0 Reading
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in League One

We said: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Northampton Town

Charlton have been excellent at the Valley, and they should be seen as clear favourites to claim all three points. Northampton have also found goals difficult to come by, and their poor return up front could cost them against the hosts' strong backline. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlton Athletic win with a probability of 62.44%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 15.21%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.5%) and 2-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.51%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 0-1 (5.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlton Athletic would win this match.

Result
Charlton AthleticDrawNorthampton Town
62.44% (-0.961 -0.96) 22.35% (0.58 0.58) 15.21% (0.384 0.38)
Both teams to score 44.7% (-0.80399999999999 -0.8)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.64% (-1.572 -1.57)52.36% (1.576 1.58)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.95% (-1.369 -1.37)74.05% (1.372 1.37)
Charlton Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.73% (-0.852 -0.85)16.26% (0.856 0.86)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.19% (-1.574 -1.57)45.8% (1.578 1.58)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.38% (-0.41 -0.41)46.62% (0.414 0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.8% (-0.316 -0.32)82.2% (0.31899999999999 0.32)
Score Analysis
    Charlton Athletic 62.44%
    Northampton Town 15.21%
    Draw 22.35%
Charlton AthleticDrawNorthampton Town
1-0 @ 13.77% (0.46 0.46)
2-0 @ 12.5% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-1 @ 9.54% (-0.07 -0.07)
3-0 @ 7.57% (-0.192 -0.19)
3-1 @ 5.78% (-0.215 -0.22)
4-0 @ 3.44% (-0.192 -0.19)
4-1 @ 2.62% (-0.179 -0.18)
3-2 @ 2.21% (-0.109 -0.11)
5-0 @ 1.25% (-0.108 -0.11)
4-2 @ 1% (-0.081 -0.08)
5-1 @ 0.95% (-0.095 -0.1)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 62.44%
1-1 @ 10.51% (0.23 0.23)
0-0 @ 7.58% (0.462 0.46)
2-2 @ 3.64% (-0.07 -0.07)
Other @ 0.61%
Total : 22.35%
0-1 @ 5.79% (0.29 0.29)
1-2 @ 4.01% (0.042 0.04)
0-2 @ 2.21% (0.086 0.09)
1-3 @ 1.02% (-0.002 -0)
2-3 @ 0.93% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 1.26%
Total : 15.21%

How you voted: Charlton vs Northampton

Charlton Athletic
95.7%
Draw
0.0%
Northampton Town
4.3%
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Head to Head
Dec 21, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 21
Northampton
0-5
Charlton

McGeehan (36'), T (73')
Docherty (9', 68'), Campbell (13'), Leaburn (37'), Hylton (90+1')
Docherty (41'), Mitchell (50'), Maynard-Brewer (60')
Mar 2, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 36
Northampton
1-1
Charlton
Appere (80')
Simpson (33'), Brough (76')
Anderson (4')
Coventry (71'), Edmonds-Green (90+2')
Jan 23, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Charlton
2-3
Northampton
McGowan (20' og.), Watson (45+3')
Edun (32'), Ladapo (58'), Bakinson (69'), Coventry (71')
Edun (86')
Simpson (7'), Hoskins (22'), Appere (90+7')
Hoskins (25'), Bowie (89')
Mar 9, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 35
Charlton
2-1
Northampton
Washington (64' pen., 85')
Morgan (44'), Watson (82'), Aneke (90+5')
Jones (90+3')
Kioso (40'), Edmondson (70'), Horsfall (90+5')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 8
Northampton
0-2
Charlton

Racic (11'), Harriman (65'), Hoskins (81')
Pratley (54'), Sowerby (59' og.)
Forster-Caskey (82')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBirmingham CityBirmingham463493843153111
3Stockport CountyStockport462512972423087
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4625101167432485
5Wycombe WanderersWycombe4624121070452584
6Leyton Orient462461672482478
7Reading4621121368571175
8Bolton WanderersBolton46208186770-368
9Blackpool4617161372601267
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46197205855364
11Lincoln CityLincoln461613176456861
12Barnsley461710196973-461
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham461611195459-559
14Stevenage461512194250-857
15Wigan AthleticWigan461317164042-256
16Exeter CityExeter461511204965-1656
17Mansfield TownMansfield46159226073-1354
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough461312216881-1351
19Northampton TownNorthampton461215194866-1851
20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
RCrawley TownCrawley461210245783-2646
RBristol Rovers46127274476-3243
RCambridge UnitedCambridge46911264573-2838
RShrewsbury TownShrewsbury4689294179-3833


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