Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Charlton Athletic 3rd with 88 points, Bradford City 24th with 41, 47 apart. Bradford City ranked 17th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Charlton Athletic 1.59 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Bradford City 1.07 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.32.
Charlton Athletic carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Bradford City arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Charlton Athletic had taken 11 of 15 points to Bradford City's 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Charlton Athletic wins, 1 for Bradford City, 3 draws, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
The Valley in London, capacity 27,111, hosted the game. Charlton Athletic led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.