Charlton will be the obvious favourites for Saturday's first-round tie, and we believe that they will live up to that tag by showcasing their extra quality against a Southend side that have lost three of their previous four home matches.
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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 40.53%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 34.03% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.72%) and 0-2 (6.67%). The likeliest Southend United win was 1-0 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.03%).
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