Cambridge United will be looking for their third win in a row in League One on Tuesday when they welcome Charlton Athletic to Abbey Stadium in their match day 44 in the competition. Kickoffs at 21:45 EAT.
With 45 points from 38 outings, Mark Bonner’s side looked set for a lower mid-table finish, one that would have been commendable for their first campaign back at this level, but they have since won four of their last five league games to rise up to 12th. They will aim to take a big step towards what would be an impressive top-half finish with a win over a member of the chasing pack on Tuesday.
Cambridge United prepares for this fixture coming off 1-2 League One success over Wigan Athletic in their last game. In that match, Cambridge United had 31% possession, nine shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Harvey Knibbs (33′) and Sam Smith (43′). Wigan got 11 shots with two of them on target and a goal by Tom Naylor (77′).
Meanwhile, Charlton Athletic has been unable to establish consistency this season despite setting high aims to be in the mix for promotion. A run of five straight defeats in February was a particular low point for Johnnie Jackson’s men, who consequently fell deep into the bottom half of the League One table but were briefly able to bounce back after putting three consecutive wins together when they beat Gillingham, Burton Albion and Doncaster Rovers.
Charlton Athletic will be hoping for improved results coming off 2-3 League One loss to Morecambe in their previous fixture. In that game, Charlton had 68% possession, 23 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Jayden Stockley (53′) and Chuks Aneke (81′). Morecambe got 12 shots with four of them on target and goal s by Cole Stockton (26′) and Arthur Gnahoua (43′, 59′).
Cambridge United vs Charlton Athletic head to head
This will be the second competitive head to head meeting between these two teams since they met in December.
- Charlton 2-0 Cambridge 11/12/21
Home
- Wigan 1-2 Cambridge
- Cambridge 2-1 Morecambe
- Cambridge 1-4 Wycombe
- Ipswich 0-1 Cambridge
- Wimbledon 0-1 Cambridge
Away
- Charlton 2-3 Morecambe
- Rotherham 0-1 Charlton
- Wimbledon 1-1 Charlton
- Charlton 1-2 Lincoln
- Doncaster 0-1 Charlton
Cambridge United team news
Wes Hoolahan is the only doubt for Cambridge United after he missed in the previous fixture.
Charlton Athletic team news
Centre-back Ryan Inniss will serve the final game of a suspension on Tuesday while key defender Sam Lavelle should also continue to miss out due to an injury.
Prediction and odds
We are backing a home win for this fixture as Cambridge United momentum is building and they have won in four out of their last five fixtures while Charlton is not exactly in their best form going winless in three out of their last five matches.
- Cambridge United
- Draw
- Both teams to score
