FootyMAD's Leeds United match preview

Last updated : 28 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Charlton Athletic v Leeds United fixture

Charlton prepare to entertain Leeds United at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 36.84 of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Valley was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where Leeds Utd. annihilated the Addicks 1-6 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 05 AprCharlton1-6Leeds Utd.PREM
2002/2003Sun 01 DecLeeds Utd.1 - 2CharltonPREM
2001/2002Sun 24 FebLeeds Utd.0 - 0CharltonPREM
2001/2002Sun 16 SepCharlton0 - 2Leeds Utd.PREM
2000/2001Sat 17 MarCharlton1 - 2Leeds Utd.PREM
2000/2001Sat 14 OctLeeds Utd.3 - 1CharltonPREM
1998/1999Sat 17 AprCharlton1 - 1Leeds Utd.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 12.

The away form of Leeds Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Whites have hit 6 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Charlton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 22 points from their 13 games. Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 8 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton63218511
Leeds Utd.60065190

FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Charlton are not exactly setting the world alight at The Valley in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Leeds Utd. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 6 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.