About Match
1 points and 2 places separate them: Charlton Athletic 6th with 12, Middlesbrough 4th with 13. Charlton Athletic's recent output lags their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Charlton Athletic 0.86 scored and 1 conceded per game, Middlesbrough 2 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.44. A win here leaves Charlton Athletic on 15 points and up to 1st, overtaking Middlesbrough, other results permitting.
Across 22 recorded meetings, Charlton Athletic have 5 wins to Middlesbrough's 9, with 8 draws, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 32% saw more than two goals.
The Valley in London, capacity 27,111, hosts the game.