Charlton Athletic - Match Preview

History of the Charlton Athletic v Watford fixture

The Valley: Has not proved a happy hunting ground for Watford in the past.

Watford travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Golden Boys Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only five times in their 27 visits.

The last time the two teams met at Charlton was more than a decade ago, in August 1995, when the Addicks carved out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Tue 27 Nov	Watford	3-2	Charlton Ath.	LGEC
1995/1996	Sat 10 Feb	Watford	1-2	Charlton Ath.	CHMP
1995/1996	Tue 29 Aug	Charlton Ath.	2-1	Watford	CHMP
1994/1995	Tue 02 May	Watford	2-0	Charlton Ath.	CHMP
1994/1995	Sat 01 Oct	Charlton Ath.	3-0	Watford	CHMP
1993/1994	Sat 26 Feb	Charlton Ath.	2-1	Watford	CHMP
1993/1994	Sat 04 Sep	Watford	2-2	Charlton Ath.	CHMP

Recent Respective form guides

Charlton Athletics' home form is poor, and Iain Dowie's men has won just 2 of their last six, and losing the other 4. The six games have yield twelve goals but worryingly for the hosts eight of these have been conceded.

Watford's away form has been none too clever since their return to the top flight either, and a draw at Wigan Athletic represents their only point from four fixtures. So far this season the Golden Boys have managed to score just twice during this time whilst conceding seven.

Charlton Athletic find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division and their 8 games has brought only 3 points. Watford are also stuck down in the relegation zone of the Barclays Premiership with a return of just 4 points from their 8 games played thus far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Charlton Ath.	6	1	0	5	4	9	3
Watford	6	0	4	2	4	8	4

FootyMad's Prediction…

Although Watford have struggled to gain that elusive first Premiership victory the waiting will be over come 5pm on Saturday evening.

We are confidently predicting an odd goal in three success to the Golden Boys. Away Win

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Ath.	8 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Watford	Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games.

Charlton Athletic - Match Preview

Last updated : 20 October 2006 By Gary Holmes