Middlesbrough vs Charlton Prediction

Recent Form

Middlesbrough's last 20 matches have brought nine wins, six draws and five losses, with 37 goals scored but 31 conceded. That's an attacking side who leave the door open at the back, shown by a 1-5 defeat at Bolton and a 2-3 loss to Stoke in their last few outings.

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Middlesbrough: 20 completed matches; Charlton: 20 completed matches.

Middlesbrough

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

31

Difference

+6

Charlton

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

30

Difference

-10

Charlton's record over the same stretch reads seven wins, six draws and seven defeats, with just 20 goals scored and 30 shipped. Their last four games have brought two defeats and two draws, including a 1-3 loss to Norwich and goalless stretches against Burnley and Bristol City.

Neither side has been short of goals conceded lately, which is worth bearing in mind heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Middlesbrough vs Charlton

Head-to-head

The most recent meetings have gone one apiece. Middlesbrough won 1-0 at home back in March, while Charlton won 2-1 when they hosted Boro last December. Further back the head-to-head is fairly mixed, with wins for both sides across the years.

That history stretches back over a decade in places, so it says little about either team's current form.

League Standings

Middlesbrough sit third in the Championship table with 22 points from 11 games, having scored 22 and conceded 16. That's a healthy points return for this stage of the season.

Charlton are down in 17th on 14 points from the same number of matches, with just 10 goals scored and 15 conceded. The gap in both position and output is clear.

Players to watch

Middlesbrough's W. Lankshear has been among the more prolific forwards in the division lately, with six goals in eight appearances. L. Ayling has chipped in with assists too, suggesting the service to him has been decent.

Middlesbrough:

Best scorers:

W. Lankshear - 6

Best assist providers:

L. Ayling - 2

Charlton:

Penalty cards:

D. McNamara x 1 x 3

On Charlton's side, D. McNamara has picked up three yellow cards in his last seven matches, a disciplinary note worth keeping in mind rather than anything more.

Where could the goals come from?

Put the numbers together and goals look likely at both ends. Middlesbrough are scoring at two goals a game in the league this season while still conceding regularly, and Charlton have shipped 30 in their last 20 matches across competitions.

That combination, a free-scoring home side against a leaky away one, points towards an open game rather than a tight, low-scoring affair.