Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic face off in a pre-season clash on Friday, with both sides looking to prepare themselves ahead of what promises to be a testing season in the English Football League.
Nathan Jones side finished last term 16th on the League One log, and have already strengthened their side with a number of recruitments in the current transfer window. Prominent amongst their latest arrivals include Greg Docherty, Alex Mitchell and Luke Berry.
Palace on their part, have stuck their teeth in it as well and have recruited Daichi Kamada and Chadi Riad. Let’s hope this game shapes up to be an exciting one.
Crystal Palace vs. Charlton Athletic Odds
Team |
Spread |
Total |
MoneyLine |
| Crystal Palace | -1.5
-120 |
O 2.5
-110 |
+250 |
| Charlton Athletic | +1.5
+100 |
U 2.5
-110 |
+350 |
**Odds Subject to Change** |
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Crystal Palace vs. Charlton Athletic Match Details
- Fixture: Club Friendly
- Date and Time: Friday, 19th. 12 am
- Location: Crystal Palace Academy (Beckenham, Kent)
- Weather: Clear
- Field Type: Natural turf
Apex Tale of the Tape
| Crystal Palace | vs. | Charlton Athletic |
| 13-10-15 | Record | 11-20-15 |
| 1.47 | Goals Per Game | 1.39 |
| 1.13 | Assists Per Game | 1.41 |
| 4.68 | Corners Per Game | 5.37 |
| 37 | Home Goals | 37 |
| 20 | Away Goals | 27 |
| -1 | GD | -1 |
| 939 | Yellow Cards | 112 |
| 31 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Penalties | 3 |
| 10 | Clean Sheets | 5 |
| 4-0-1 | W/L Last 5 | 1-1-3 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace will be looking to build on an exciting end to last season despite losing their star man, Micheal Olise to Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich in this window business.
That said, the Eagles retain some quality in there, in the likes of Eberechi Eze, Jefferson Lerma, Jean-Philipe Mateta, Jordan Ayew and their newest acquisition, Kamada. Eze, Lerma and Mateta most likely might not be involved here after their involvement lately for their countries for international assignments, so expect to see manager Oliver Glasner draw a bulk of his wards for this one from the youth ranks.
Glasner and his side will bear with them fond memories of the 5-0 walloping of Aston Villa on the Premier League 2023/24 season final day, a game which saw Eze score twice and Mateta grab a treble. And they will hope to bring such flair to fore yet, even in their absence.
Charlton Athletic
Charlton will most likely be eyeing a promotion to the Championship come the new season, and these kind of games will serve them better honing their skills.
While Jones continue to overhaul the side, he will count on the skillset of Alfie Ben May to lead them to their target in the new term. The Englishman scored 23 times in League One last season, underlining his importance to this side.
Prediction
The last time these two sides faced off was in the League Cup in the 2015/16 season, with the hosts running out 4-1 winners. In front of a packed Selhurst Park which recorded 16,576 spectators, Dwight Gayle scored a hat trick after Fraizer Campbell had opened the scoring for the Eagles. Sarr grabbed a consolatory strike for Charlton. This game most likely will see goals again, so if you’re a fan of betting on the overs, you’d fancy picking on the Totals, or even both teams scoring.
I’d pick both teams to get in among the goals in this preparatory game. There can be margins for ‘errors’ in these kinds of clashes, as both managers will probably look to learn what suits their sides, and not necessarily the result in terms of goals conceded.
Final Pick
Both Teams To Score
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