Charlton Athletic vs Cambridge United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 26th, 2024

Charlton Athletic and Cambridge United will face each other in a League One game in England on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Charlton Athletic vs Cambridge United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Charlton Athletic vs Cambridge United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Valley stadium, in the city of London, with a capacity for 27111 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Charlton Athletic vs Cambridge United betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.58 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Charlton Athletic last match

Charlton Athletic in its last official match won (0-5) against Northampton Town, in a match valid for League One. Coach N. Jones' lined up a 3-1-4-2 formation.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 1.91, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Miles Leaburn was a crucial player in this excellent victory for Charlton Athletic. The player had 1 goal scored and appeared prominently in other duel statistics. Undoubtedly, his performance had great weight in the positive result.

Cambridge United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Cambridge United, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Huddersfield Town team with a final score of 0-4.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 1.91, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Charlton Athletic vs Cambridge United h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in EFL Trophy, where Cambridge United was at 2nd place while Charlton Athletic occupied 3rd place. Cambridge United went in with a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic opened their game with a 5-3-2 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 17-09-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the EFL Trophy, and the match ended with a 1-2 win for Charlton Athletic.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Charlton Athletic thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Northampton Town, Cambridge United lost in a match against Huddersfield Town. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Miles Leaburn, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

J. Block and A. Bradley will be supporting from the sideline while D. Rock will be on the football field for this match.

Charlton Athletic

League One leaderboard now

Considering the home team Charlton Athletic, standing in 11th place with 27 points in the League One competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 7 losses and, 6 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 22nd round is followed by the Blackpool team in 12th place.

Charlton Athletic comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the League One table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good contest.

Charlton Athletic analysis

After 21 matches, Charlton Athletic shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 23 goals and conceded 19.

Charlton Athletic has a ball possession percentage of 49% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Cambridge United and especially that the team will score more goals.

Charlton Athletic has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2034 attacks resulting in 23 goals. Cambridge United, on the other hand, has only scored 20 times with 1796 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Charlton Athletic

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Matt Godden. He has already scored 5 times this season and has helped Charlton Athletic come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Cambridge United

League One leaderboard now

With 17 points won, Cambridge United is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 22nd round, Crawley Town, that is in the 21st place, has a small advantage of 2 points.

Cambridge United analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Cambridge United, which after 21 rounds has conceded 35 but has only scored 20.

It seems that Cambridge United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Cambridge United has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 3.85 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 1 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.

Best goalscorer from Cambridge United

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Dan N'Lundulu has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Cambridge United with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Charlton Athletic is Matt Godden, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cambridge United is Dan N'Lundulu, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.12 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.05 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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