Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Charlton Athletic play host to Cheltenham Town at the Valley on day 20 of the new League One campaign. The Red Robins aim to move closer to the playoffs berth, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Cheltenham. A man to watch in the home team will be Charlie Kirk, who scored a brace in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Burton, while all Jojo Wollacott, Craig MacGillivray, Terell Thomas, and Miles Leaburn have been struggling with injuries of late.
Wade Elliott’s men, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wycombe, but given their poor away record (1-3-4) in the 2022/2023 League One campaign, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the capital club. In their last meeting in the English third tier the two teams played out a 1-1 draw, but home win should be considered this time out. A man to watch in the away side will be in-form striker Alfie May.
Highlighted Player (Jake Forster-Caskey ):
Born in Southend-on-Sea, England on April 25, 1994 Jake Forster-Caskey is a midfielder who plays for Charlton Athletic in the League One. Forster-Caskey started his both youth and senior careers at Brighton & Hove Albion and it has to be noted that he scored five goals in 67 league appearances for the Seagulls first team.
After spending a couple of seasons on loan at the likes of Oxford United, Milton Keynes Dons and Rotherham United, the English footballer signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Charlton Athletic in the winter of 2017. Jake quickly established himself as a first-team regular at the capital club, scoring 5 goals in 43 appearances in the 2017/2018 League One campaign.
However, he was out of contention for most of the 2018/2019 season with a serious knee injury. His main position is central midfielder, but he is capable of playing as both defensive and left midfielder as well.
Highlighted Team (Cheltenham):
Founded in 1887 by a local teacher Albert Close White, Cheltenham Town are an English club that compete in League Two. The Robins wear white jerseys with red stripes and white shorts when playing at home, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Cheltenham Town clinched the FA Trophy in 1998, with the team defeating Southport 1-0 in the title game. The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of 26,837 spectators, with John Eaton scoring the only goal of the match. The Robins have won Leamington Hospital Cup, Midland Floodlit Cup, Gloucestershire Senior Cup, Cheltenham League and Gloucestershire Senior Amateur North Challenge Cup as well.
The likes of Gloucester City and Hereford are seen as Cheltenham’s traditional rivals, while, in more recent years, Forest Green Rovers have been the club’s main rivals. A 12-0 win over Chippenham Rovers (November 2, 1935), with the team suffering their biggest defeat against Tydfil (1-10) on March 8, 1952.