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Match insight

On paper this looks straightforward, but Blackburn Rovers' recent form against a struggling Charlton Athletic makes it more of a puzzle than the table suggests. Blackburn Rovers currently sit 4 places and 1 point above Charlton Athletic in the table — 9th against 13th. Blackburn Rovers have taken 10 points from their last 5, against 4 for Charlton Athletic over the same stretch. Worth flagging: Charlton Athletic sit well ahead of what our metrics imply, roughly 5 places above their underlying-strength rank.