+0.40 points a game is the venue form gap, in Stoke City's favour: Stoke City takes 1.44 a game at home over the last two seasons, Charlton Athletic 1.04 away.
Stoke City: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Charlton Athletic: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Stoke City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 9, drew 6, lost 8 of 23, scoring 34 and conceding 28 -- 1.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Norwich City 1-0 at home; lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 away; lost to Southampton 1-3 away; lost to Swansea City 1-2 at home; lost to Bristol City 0-2 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 35 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Mark Robins. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Charlton Athletic -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 4, drew 10, lost 9 of 23, scoring 21 and conceding 32 -- 0.96 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 away; beat Preston North End 1-0 at home; beat West Ham United 2-1 away; beat Derby County 2-1 at home; lost to Swansea City 1-3 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 34 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Nathan Jones. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:38 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.