Although Camrbidge will be full of confidence after their comfortable victory in midweek, we think they will struggle against a Charlton side that are in excellent form and our belief is that the hosts will claim their fourth consecutive victory in all competitions.
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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 57.85%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 19.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.08%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.67%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 0-1 (5.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlton Athletic would win this match.
