Bristol Rovers may have been a bogey team for Charlton of late, but the Gas have been found wanting away from home all season, whereas the Addicks have developed a defensive mean streak on their own patch.
As a result, we have complete faith in the hosts to end their hoodoo against their visitors in midweek, enhancing their playoff credentials in the process.
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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 61.15%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 15.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.05%) and 2-1 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.84%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 0-1 (6.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Charlton Athletic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Charlton Athletic.