Lewes Women v Charlton Athletic Ladies
FA Women's Championship | The Dripping Pan
Friday, 3 November 2023 @ 7.00pm
Mid-season relegation candidates Lewes Women face a challenge against high-flying Charlton Athletic Ladies at the Dripping Pan on Friday.
Lewes Women are rooted to the bottom of the FA Women's Championship table, and have picked up one win and one draw in their eight games to date.
The Addicks, meanwhile, are third in the standings with 15 points, having won four and drawn three, and are three points behind table-toppers Sunderland Women.
With three goals in eight games so far this season, Lewes are the league's lowest scorers with 0.4 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 13 goals at a rate of 1.6 per game.
Charlton Athletic, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 0.9 goals per game.
In Kayleigh Green, the Addicks have one of the league's most on-form strikers so far this season. She has notched five goals in seven appearances, to sit third in the scoring charts.
Lewes' top scorers, with one goal each, are Grace Riglar, Caragh Hamilton and Hollie Olding.
The home side are in bad form in the FA Women's Championship, with one win and a draw from their last six games.
With four wins and a draw over that period, the visitors' form is much better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to Lewes's four.
In the last five years, Lewes and Charlton Athletic have played each other on nine occasions. Lewes won four of them, Charlton Athletic three, and they drew twice.
On average, scored 1.0 goal and the Addicks 0.8 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on March 29, when Charlton Athletic won 1-0 at home.
Lewes's last match was on October 22, a 2-0 loss against Sunderland Women.
Charlton Athletic beat Crystal Palace Ladies 3-2 last time out, also on October 22, with Angela Addison, Green and Melissa Johnson on the scoresheet.