Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Middlesbrough (5th, 80 pts) and Charlton Athletic (19th, 53 pts). Middlesbrough had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Middlesbrough ran at 1.57 scored and 1.02 conceded, Charlton Athletic at 0.96 and 1.26.
Across 21 recorded meetings, Middlesbrough have 9 wins to Charlton Athletic's 4, with 8 draws, at 1.76 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Riverside Stadium (capacity 34,988). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Charlton Athletic: Conor Coady (59')
Key stats
Possession: Middlesbrough 78% · Charlton Athletic 22% · Total shots: 34-5 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 11-2