FootyMAD's Charlton Athletic match preview

History of the Charlton Athletic v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 20 games.

The last time the two teams met at Charlton Ath. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1983, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Second Division match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1983/1984	Sat 25 Feb	Swansea City	1 - 0	Charlton Ath.	CHMP
1983/1984	Sat 22 Oct	Charlton Ath.	2 - 2	Swansea City	CHMP
1979/1980	Sat 03 May	Charlton Ath.	1 - 2	Swansea City	CHMP
1979/1980	Sat 08 Dec	Swansea City	1 - 0	Charlton Ath.	CHMP
1972/1973	Sat 28 Apr	Swansea City	2 - 1	Charlton Ath.	LGE1
1972/1973	Tue 29 Aug	Charlton Ath.	6 - 0	Swansea City	LGE1
1964/1965	Sat 23 Jan	Swansea Tn.	1 - 3	Charlton Ath.	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The away form of Swansea City however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Swans, and 10 goals against.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Charlton Ath.	6	2	1	3	9	10	7
Swansea City	6	3	1	2	9	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Swansea City are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Ath.	Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Swansea City	Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.