Cambridge United vs Charlton Athletic prediction

Cambridge United

For Cambridge United, we analyze their last 8 matches, taking into account various factors such as the quality of their performance, the match results, the location of the match (whether it was played at home or away), and the strength of their opponents. To determine the strength of the opponents, we look at the results of their previous matches. For each game, we will give the team Cambridge United conditional points, which later will be used to determine the favorite.

Charlton Athletic

Similarly, for Charlton Athletic, we analyze their last 8 matches using the same approach.

Identifying the favourite

After analyzing both teams' last 8 matches, we've assigned 194 points to the home team and 309 points to the away team. This suggests that one team has an advantage over the other. However, it's important to consider that the home team (Cambridge United) is playing on their own turf, which may slightly improve their chances of winning.

To determine what percentage of victories each team achieves at home and away, we've compiled statistics from several recent years to eliminate any chance-related factors. It turns out that 58.33% of victories for the team Cambridge United occurred in home matches. For the team Charlton Athletic this indicator is 59.26%. On average, this equates to 58.8%, suggesting a slight advantage for Cambridge United all other things being equal.

Now, to determine the favorite of the match, we will take 58.8% of the home team's points and 41.2% of the away team's points. It turns out that the favorite of the match is Charlton Athletic with an advantage of 127 points against 114. If we convert it to a percentage ratio, it will be 52.74% to 47.26%.

Bookmakers odds and probability

Now let's see who the bookmakers consider the favorite and compare their data with our calculations. The bookmakers estimate the probability of a draw in this match at 25.38% with a coefficient of 3.94. The coefficient for the home team's victory is 5.22, and for the away team's victory it is 1.8. If we exclude the draw, the probability of the home team's victory will be 25.68%, and the away team's victory - 74.32%. This differs from our calculations.

Match prediction

As a result of the analysis conducted, an inaccuracy was found in the bookmaker's line. In our opinion, the probability of Cambridge United's victory is an order of magnitude higher than what the bookmakers think. The difference is 21.2%. The coefficient for the team's victory is 5.22, while in reality, it should be 2.84.

Our mathematical algorithm has detected significant inaccuracies in the bookmakers' odds for this match. Such a large difference can only mean that we have not taken into account some important factor that allows the bookmakers to set such odds. We cannot confidently recommend using our prediction for betting on this match, as the potential profit will be minimal.