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Swindon Town travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 4 of the 27 games.
The last time the two teams met at Charlton Ath. was back in March 2000, over five years ago, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Addicks in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | Swindon Town | 0 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 23 Nov | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 28 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Mar | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Addicks, with 8 goals against.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Charlton Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 46 points from the 22 games they have played so far. Swindon Town's total of 34 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Robins, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Swindon Town | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |