EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 23, 2022 at 7pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
0 - 1
Charlton

Williams (45+1'), Monthe (53'), Knowles (55'), White (86')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Jaiyesimi (57')
Forster-Caskey (78'), Kirk (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Walsall and Charlton Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

Last Six:

Last Game: Gillingham 0-0 Walsall
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in League Two

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Mansfield Town	5	2	9
9	Walsall	5	4	8
10	AFC Wimbledon	5	1	8

Charlton Athletic

Last Six:

Last Game: Charlton 1-1 Cambridge
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in League One

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
5	Plymouth Argyle	5	1	9
6	Charlton Athletic	5	4	8
7	Bolton Wanderers	5	2	8

We said: Walsall 1-2 Charlton Athletic

Having lost some momentum in the fourth tier, Flynn will be desperate for his Walsall side to get back on track. However, regardless of the team that they field, we feel that Charlton will still be able to overcome their hosts in a competitive fixture. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlton Athletic win with a probability of 41.54%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (7.25%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Charlton Athletic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Charlton Athletic.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Charlton Athletic
32.27% ( -0.02)	26.19% ( 0.01)	41.54% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 52.81% (

-0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.35% (

-0.06)

51.65% (

0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.57% (

-0.05)

73.43% (

0.06)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.02% (

-0.05)

29.97% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.91% (

-0.06)

66.09% (

0.06)

Charlton Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.41% (

-0.02)

24.58% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.92% (

-0.03)

59.08% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Walsall 32.27%

Charlton Athletic 41.54%

Draw 26.18%

Walsall	Draw	Charlton Athletic
1-0 @ 8.88% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 7.5% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.35% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.01% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.15% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.11% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 0.91% ( -0) Other @ 2.36% Total : 32.27%	1-1 @ 12.45% 0-0 @ 7.37% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.26% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 0.99% ( -0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.18%	0-1 @ 10.34% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 8.74% ( -0) 0-2 @ 7.25% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 4.09% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.39% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.46% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.43% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.19% Other @ 2.64% Total : 41.54%