Match Report
40 points for Charlton Athletic U21 (8th), 48 for Swansea City U21 (4th): an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Swansea City U21: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Charlton Athletic U21 were scoring 2.07 and conceding 1.75, Swansea City U21 2.46 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Charlton Athletic U21 for 8 matches. The last-five ledger: Charlton Athletic U21 1/15, Swansea City U21 8/15.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Charlton Athletic U21 2, draws 1, Swansea City U21 3, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The Valley, capacity 27,111, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Charlton Athletic U21 led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Charlton Athletic U21: E. Brown (18'), Trialist A (25'), Kaheim Dixon (21'), Kaheim Dixon (73'), S. Burnham (78'), Kaheim Dixon (90')
Key stats
Possession: Charlton Athletic U21 37% · Swansea City U21 63% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 6-6