Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Charlton Athletic (10th, 62 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Accrington Stanley (23rd, 44 pts). Accrington Stanley had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 15th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Charlton Athletic 1.52 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Accrington Stanley 0.87 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.28.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Charlton Athletic, 3 by Accrington Stanley, 3 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at The Valley in London (capacity 27,111). It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.