FootyMAD's Charlton Athletic match preview

Last updated : 11 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Liverpool v Charlton Athletic fixture

Liverpool prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at Anfield on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 26 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Reds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sun 28 SepCharlton Ath.3 - 2LiverpoolPREM
2002/2003Mon 21 AprLiverpool2-1Charlton Ath.PREM
2002/2003Sat 07 DecCharlton Ath.2 - 0LiverpoolPREM
2001/2002Sat 30 MarLiverpool2 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM
2001/2002Sat 27 OctCharlton Ath.0 - 2LiverpoolPREM
2000/2001Sat 19 MayCharlton Ath.0 - 4LiverpoolPREM
2000/2001Sat 02 DecLiverpool3 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Liverpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Reds, with 2 goals against.

In complete contrast to Liverpool, Charlton Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Addicks have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Liverpool sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 32 games. Charlton Ath.'s 44 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Liverpool631211610
Charlton Ath.62138107

FootyMad's prediction ...

Liverpool may be coming up against a decent side in Charlton Ath., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Reds. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Liverpool Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Charlton Ath. Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.