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Watford
VS Scheduled England 26/27 Championship · Matchday 11
Charlton

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings
WatfordWins
0
Draws50.0% of meetings
1
CharltonWins
1
Goals per match
1.50
Over 2.5 goals
0.0%
Both teams scored
50.0%
DateSeasonMatch
2026-04-06 England, Championship 25/26 Watford1–1Charlton
2025-08-09 England, Championship 25/26 Charlton1–0Watford
Recent matches

Watford

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-18 England, Championship 26/27 Bristol City1–0Watford
2026-09-13 England, Championship 26/27 Watford1–2Stoke
2026-09-12 England, Championship 26/27 Watford1–2Stoke
2026-09-08 England, Championship 26/27 Watford2–1Preston
2026-09-05 England, Championship 26/27 West Brom1–0Watford
2026-09-01 England, Championship 26/27 Swansea2–0Watford
2026-08-29 England, Championship 26/27 Watford1–1West Ham
2026-08-22 England, Championship 26/27 Wrexham1–1Watford

Charlton

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-19 England, Championship 26/27 Cardiff3–1Charlton
2026-09-13 England, Championship 26/27 Charlton0–0Portsmouth
2026-09-12 England, Championship 26/27 Charlton0–0Portsmouth
2026-09-09 England, Championship 26/27 Charlton0–0QPR
2026-09-05 England, Championship 26/27 Stoke4–0Charlton
2026-09-02 England, Championship 26/27 West Brom1–1Charlton
2026-08-29 England, Championship 26/27 Charlton1–0Preston
2026-08-22 England, Championship 26/27 West Ham1–2Charlton
Watford Charlton

Wins

12%
25%

Over 2.5 goals

38%
38%

Both teams scored

62%
38%

Clean sheets

0%
50%
Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Watford

Home · Championship
HomeAway1st goal
20 Watford Swansea 1
20 Watford Middlesbrough 2
20 Watford 2–1 Southampton 3 12′ Home
20 Watford Wolves 4
20 Watford 1–2 Stoke 5 45+4′ Away
20 Watford 1–2 Stoke 5 —
20 Watford 1–1 West Ham 6 —
20 Watford West Brom 7
20 Watford QPR 8
20 Watford Birmingham 9
20 Watford Lincoln 10
20 Watford Bolton 11
20 Watford Charlton 12
20 Watford Bristol City 13
20 Watford Blackburn 14
20 Watford Millwall 15
20 Watford Wrexham 16
20 Watford Portsmouth 17
20 Watford Norwich 18
20 Watford Sheffield United 19
20 · Watford
20 Watford Cardiff 21
20 Watford Derby 22
20 Watford 2–1 Preston 23 5′ Away
20 Watford Burnley 24

Charlton

Away · Championship
HomeAway1st goal
1 Swansea Charlton 12
2 Middlesbrough Charlton 12
3 Southampton Charlton 12
4 Wolves Charlton 12
5 Stoke 4–0 Charlton 12 15′ Home
6 West Ham 1–2 Charlton 12 7′ Away
7 West Brom 1–1 Charlton 12 59′ Home
8 QPR Charlton 12
9 Birmingham Charlton 12
10 Lincoln Charlton 12
11 Bolton Charlton 12
12 · Charlton
13 Bristol City Charlton 12
14 Blackburn Charlton 12
15 Millwall Charlton 12
16 Wrexham Charlton 12
17 Portsmouth Charlton 12
18 Norwich Charlton 12
19 Sheffield United Charlton 12
20 Watford Charlton 12
21 Cardiff 3–1 Charlton 12 8′ Home
22 Derby Charlton 12
23 Preston Charlton 12
24 Burnley Charlton 12
Watford Home Charlton Away

Wins

Over 1.5

Over 2.5

Over 3.5

Both teams scored

Clean sheets

Scores first

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Championship · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Watford

9 matches
Goals & resultsHome5 matchesAway4 matchesOverall9 matches
Points / match1.400.250.89
Draws20.0%25.0%22.2%
Goals scored / match1.400.250.89
Goals conceded / match1.401.251.33
Total goals / match2.801.502.22
Failed to score0.0%75.0%33.3%
Under 2.5 goals20.0%100.0%55.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time — —
Scores first → wins — —
Concedes first → wins — —

Scoring order known: 3/5 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–15——
16–30——
31–45——
46–60——
61–75——
76–90——

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Charlton

9 matches
Goals & resultsHome5 matchesAway4 matchesOverall9 matches
Points / match1.801.001.44
Draws60.0%25.0%44.4%
Goals scored / match0.601.000.78
Goals conceded / match0.202.251.11
Total goals / match0.803.251.89
Failed to score60.0%25.0%44.4%
Under 2.5 goals80.0%25.0%55.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 1 of 1 100%
Scores first → wins 1 of 1 100%
Concedes first → wins 0 of 3 0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1512
16–3013
31–4501
46–6011
61–7512
76–9000

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

ModelWatfordDraw CharltonHow it works
Strength (Elo) 38.7% 26.2% 35.2% Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson) 17.7% 27.2% 54.7% Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average
0.67–1.42 Model expected goals
34.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals
37.0% Both teams to score
0-1 Most likely score, at 17.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model
0-117.5%
0-212.4%
0-012.3%
1-111.8%
1-28.4%
1-08.3%
Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

MeasureWatfordCharlton How to read it
Strength (Elo) 1421 1449 The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10 -13 -0 Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength 1492 1483 Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share 47.9% 39.1% Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share 43.5% 39.1% The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO) 859 1065 Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion 20.0% 31.5% Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage 65.9% 75.0% Opponents' shots on target that are saved
Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches
Team1H scored2H scored 1H conceded2H conceded
Watford 0.320.47 0.890.89
Charlton 0.320.63 0.630.63

Total goals

40 matches per team
Team012 34+
Watford 5%12%38%25%20%
Charlton 10%22%22%25%20%
Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.20 Watford at home, 10 matches
1.11 Charlton away, 9 matches
29d Days of rest for Watford
28d Days of rest for Charlton
— Manager of Watford
— Manager of Charlton
0 Matches for Watford in the last 14 days
0 Matches for Charlton in the last 14 days
12 Points for Watford behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone
7 Points for Charlton behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone
2.57 League goals per match
27.4% League draw rate
Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Watford, the right bar represents Charlton.

On the ball

20 matches
13.35
shots
10.71
4.12
shots on target
3.18
30.8%
accuracy
29.7%
4.68
corners
4.32
12.05
fouls
11.74
2.63
yellow cards
1.74

Recent form

10 matches
TeamLast 10PPG goalsstreak
Watford LLLWLLDDWL 0.80 0.80–1.60 3L
Charlton LDDDLDWWWL 1.30 0.80–1.30 1L

At half-time

20 matches
Teamaheadlevel behindcomeback winslead lost
Watford2 611 10
Charlton1 144 10
Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Watford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Charlton

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams