Cardiff vs Charlton — Tips & Analysis

Under 3: Neither of these teams can score, and that is the case for a quiet afternoon. Cardiff sit 21st with 4 points from 7 games. They have 7 goals in those games and are still looking for a first league win. Charlton are worse in front of goal right now. They have not scored in three league games in a row, a 0-0 with Portsmouth, a 0-0 with QPR and a 0-4 at Stoke. They also have seven players ruled out, including Chalobah, Edwards and Godden, so their attack is patched together. Cardiff have problems of their own. Chambers, Lawlor and Isaak Davies are out, and Rubin Colwill is a doubt with an ankle problem. Cardiff do find a goal at home. All three of their home league games this season were ties in which they let goals in, 1-1 with Wrexham, 2-2 with Sheffield Utd and 1-1 with Stoke. The history matches that pattern. Five of the last eight meetings between these two were ties, and those eight games averaged under 3 goals. A 1-1 tie is the most likely result here, and that keeps us safe. The risk is the Charlton back line. They have let in more than 2 goals a game across their last 7 away trips, including that 0-4 at Stoke and a 1-5 at Tottenham. If Cardiff finally click at home, this can get away from us. We still expect a tight, low-scoring game.