Fleetwood Town welcome Charlton Athletic to Highbury Stadium this Saturday in League One. Both sides sit in the bottom half of the table, Charlton looking to make the leap into the top half and Fleetwood aiming to get themselves out of the relegation zone.
Fleetwood currently sit 22nd in League One after 38 games. The Fishermen have seven wins, 12 draws and 19 losses, leaving them on 33 points, one point from safety.
In their last five games in all competitions, Fleetwood have one win and four draws.
Fleetwood were behind at halftime against Exeter City, with Vincent Harper on the scoresheet for Exeter. However, late in the second half, Promise Omochere popped up with a goal to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Fleetwood. The Fishermen were trailing at halftime again, this time against Port Vale. A goal from Jensen Weir and a penalty from Ethan Chislett gave Port Vale the 2 - 0 lead. With just two minutes of normal time to go, Jayden Stockley scored twice to rescue a 2 - 2 draw for Fleetwood.
The Fishermen were back to winning ways against Wigan. Bosun Lawal opened the scoring for Fleetwood but goals from Stephen Humphrys and Thelo Aasgaard gave Wigan the 2 - 1 lead. However, another goal from Lawal and goals from Gavin Kilkenny and Stockley gave Fleetwood the 4 - 2 win. The trip to Stevenage saw neither team on the scoresheet, with Fleetwood having just one shot on target and a player, Harrison Holgate, sent off in the 0 - 0 draw.
The last time out for Fleetwood was against Bristol Rovers. The Fishermen had just two shots on target in 40% of the possession as they played out a 0 - 0 draw with Bristol Rovers.
Charlton sit just above Fleetwood in 15th in League One. In 38 games, Charlton have ten wins, 14 draws and 14 losses which leaves them on 44 points, six points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Charlton have three wins and two draws.
Charlton could only manage two shots on target in their clash against Portsmouth. Pompey could only manage one more as both sides had to settle for a 0 - 0 draw. Eiran Cashin opened the scoring for Derby County, but in the second half, a penalty from Alfie May and a goal from Karoy Anderson secured the 2 - 1 win for Charlton.
The trip to Northampton Town saw Charlton take an early lead, Anderson scoring in the fourth minute. Charlton held onto the lead until the 80th minute when Louis George Appere converted Northampton’s singular shot on target to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Northampton. Danu Kanu gave Charlton the 1 - 0 lead at halftime but Liam Sercombe equalised for Cheltenham with 20 minutes to go. However, Tyreeq Bakinson and May both scored in the last five minutes of the game to secure the 3 - 1 win for Charlton.
The most recent outing for Charlton was against Carlisle. Luke Armstrong opened the scoring for Carlisle but May equalised for Charlton before halftime. Kanu scored early in the second half to give Charlton the lead but a penalty from Taylor Charters drew Carlisle level. May completed his brace late to give Charlton the 3 - 2 win.
Fleetwood and Charlton have met 13 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 2016. Charlton have the better record in the fixture with five wins in comparison to Fleetwood’s two wins. In fact a draw is the most common outcome, happening on six occasions.