Evening kick offs…

Callumcafc

Here’s a stat for you.

Our record this season in evening kick offs across all competitions:

Played 8
W5 D2 L1
(draws with Forest Green, QPR & loss to Colchester)
PPG 2.13

By contrast, our record on Saturday 3pm kick offs:

Played 10
W1 D6 L3
(win against Derby)
PPG 0.90

Callumcafc

Before anyone says, I know points and PPG isn’t a thing for cup competitions but it’s a quick and easy stat to throw in there to further highlight the difference between the midweek and weekend.

oohaahmortimer

Smaller Charlton crowds better results
our support does not help
Booing does

MrOneLung

what is the average league position of our opponents as at time of kick off ?

Have we played better teams in the 3pm kick offs ?

shirty5

When we have Power cuts this winter, night games will be off the agenda 

killerandflash

MrOneLung said:

what is the average league position of our opponents as at time of kick off ?

Have we played better teams in the 3pm kick offs ?

We've played decent sides midweek, the best 3 performances of the season were home midweek wins over Plymouth, Exeter and Pompey

Covered End

The players can't see there are only 6000/7000 Charlton fans there when it's dark, so it's not such a downer. 

thai malaysia addick

I think you have a point here. In fact, at night we have a 100% record against teams south or north of our latitude (give or take a very small bit). South coast teams miss the sea air and sides north of London find it too warm or dry. Obvious, really.

Leuth

Leicester also showing a lot more by night... 

Chizz

Covered End said:

The players can't see there are only 6000/7000 Charlton fans there when it's dark, so it's not such a downer. 

This is exactly what Andy Nelson used to say

Big William

Chizz said:

Covered End said:

The players can't see there are only 6000/7000 Charlton fans there when it's dark, so it's not such a downer. 

This is exactly what Andy Nelson used to say

Was a definite policy in the 70's, you've only got to look at the number of night games we played.  Think we went 3 years or so without losing in midweek, although I think it ended with a bang, 5-1 to Luton. 

se9addick

Playing on Monday night had done me in, spent all week thinking it’s a day later than it actually is.

Oh Eddie Youds...

Callumcafc said:

Here’s a stat for you.

Our record this season in evening kick offs across all competitions:

Played 8
W5 D2 L1
(draws with Forest Green, QPR & loss to Colchester)
PPG 2.13

By contrast, our record on Saturday 3pm kick offs:

Played 10
W1 D6 L3
(win against Derby)
PPG 0.90

Do you ever go outside?

se9addick

Oh Eddie Youds... said:

Callumcafc said:

Here’s a stat for you.

Our record this season in evening kick offs across all competitions:

Played 8
W5 D2 L1
(draws with Forest Green, QPR & loss to Colchester)
PPG 2.13

By contrast, our record on Saturday 3pm kick offs:

Played 10
W1 D6 L3
(win against Derby)
PPG 0.90

Do you ever go outside?

I like the stats Callum provides (apart from the XG stuff, that’s a load of nonsense). 

letthegoodtimesroll

shirty5 said:

When we have Power cuts this winter, night games will be off the agenda 

So will 3pm kick offs over the winter months

Redhenry

Callumcafc said:

Before anyone says, I know points and PPG isn’t a thing for cup competitions but it’s a quick and easy stat to throw in there to further highlight the difference between the midweek and weekend.

You know this place well

johnnybev1987

Oh Eddie Youds... said:

Callumcafc said:

Here’s a stat for you.

Our record this season in evening kick offs across all competitions:

Played 8
W5 D2 L1
(draws with Forest Green, QPR & loss to Colchester)
PPG 2.13

By contrast, our record on Saturday 3pm kick offs:

Played 10
W1 D6 L3
(win against Derby)
PPG 0.90

Do you ever go outside?

No need to be rude or dig at someone, unless its a light hearted joke 

killerandflash

letthegoodtimesroll said:

shirty5 said:

When we have Power cuts this winter, night games will be off the agenda 

So will 3pm kick offs over the winter months

The players can play in the dark, they just need led lights on their shirts and the ball 

cafcfan

killerandflash said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

shirty5 said:

When we have Power cuts this winter, night games will be off the agenda 

So will 3pm kick offs over the winter months

The players can play in the dark, they just need led lights on their shirts and the ball 

This should sort it. Might make heading the ball a bit tricky though.

shirty5

letthegoodtimesroll said:

shirty5 said:

When we have Power cuts this winter, night games will be off the agenda 

So will 3pm kick offs over the winter months

No problem, just kick off at 1pm 

Callumcafc

Cheltenham being game moved to the Friday night on 2nd Dec is probably a positive given this stat!

golfaddick

The winning at home of an evening is only a recent thing. Prior to last season we had a terrible home record under lights (midweek games, not televised ones at 5.30pm). I'm not a stat man but I don't think we'd won once under lights at home since promotion to The Championship.

thai malaysia addick

I wonder if away teams don’t like evening games due to travel arrangements. What’s our away record like at night (come on you stats guys)

tangoflash

Too many evening home matches in this division makes me seriously consider renewing my ST, as I have to be up at 3am. Next season I think I'll probably just buy my tickets per match 

killerandflash

tangoflash said:

Too many evening home matches in this division makes me seriously consider renewing my ST, as I have to be up at 3am. Next season I think I'll probably just buy my tickets per match 

Unusual circumstances this season though. One game shifted because of the Queen , one because of Sky and another because of the World Cup 

Callumcafc

killerandflash said:

tangoflash said:

Too many evening home matches in this division makes me seriously consider renewing my ST, as I have to be up at 3am. Next season I think I'll probably just buy my tickets per match 

Unusual circumstances this season though. One game shifted because of the Queen , one because of Sky and another because of the World Cup 

Six evening league games at home before Christmas and zero away. Three were previously scheduled that way, three have been forced. The fact that all half-dozen have ended up being at Valley is very weird.

Our first evening league game away from SE7 this season will be on 29/12 at Oxford, barring any more fixture shuffles before then.



Post Christmas, we are scheduled to play Oxford away (29th Dec), Forest Green away (14th Feb) and MK away (18th Apr) as evening games, with no home games played in the evening following Cheltenham on 2nd Dec.

Looks like we were scheduled three home and three away midweek games when the fixtures were released, just circumstance that all the home ones were before Christmas and all the away ones are after added to the re-arrangements from Sky, the WC and the Queen.