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Charlton Athletic v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Valley, London

Paul Heckingbottom will be hoping for a precious away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Preston North End side to The Valley to visit Charlton Athletic and Nathan Jones. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the main betting markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.

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Charlton Athletic's next match is v Sheff Wed at 15:00 on Saturday 18th April
Preston North End's next match is v West Brom at 15:00 on Saturday 18th April
The last English Championship meeting between Charlton and Preston was on Saturday 11th April 2026
English Championship
April 11th 2026
Charlton 1
2 Preston
 
J. Rankin-Costello 18'25' L. Dobbin
65' B. Potts
 
CHA
PNE
Shots On
6
5
Shots Off
5
7
Corners
7
4
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
6
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
CharltonPreston
 
K. Ramsey
L. Jones
A. Bell
G. Docherty
S. Carey (L. Berry 88')
T. Campbell (M. Leaburn 76')
L. Chambers (M. Godden 57')
W. Mannion
J. Rankin-Costellofootball icon (I. Fullah 58')
J. Fevrier
L. Dykes
D. Iversen
J. Storey
B. Whiteman
(M. Osmajić 75') D. Jebbison
(A. Vukčević 88') A. Hughes
L. Gibson
A. Devine
(J. Thompson 75') A. Moran
O. Offiah
(L. Lindsay 82') football iconB. Potts
football iconL. Dobbin

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are anticipating a relatively tight affair here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. This means that we expect 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Charlton and Preston go head-to-head. Tight defences and clear heads will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have reason to trust both sides to deliver precisely that. The stats and the odds below also suggest this is a strong tip.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Charlton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Charlton
44%
5/490/1
Draw
29%
9/411/1
Preston
27%
11/51/33
Charlton 1-0
14%
6/111/2
Draw 1-1
13%
5/16/4
Draw 0-0
11%
15/211/2
Preston 1-0
10%
8/113/2
Charlton 2-0
9%
9/15/1
Charlton 2-1
8%
17/217/5
Preston 2-1
6%
11/11/5
Preston 2-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/113/2
Charlton 3-0
4%
20/115/2
Charlton 3-1
3%
18/111/1
Preston 3-1
2%
28/18/1
Charlton 3-2
2%
28/150/1
Preston 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Preston 3-2
1%
40/140/1
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
11/1010/21
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
8/118/5
Home 1st Goal
50%
5/617/20
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/513/10
No 1st Goal
8%
15/26/1
BTTS - Yes
43%
5/68/15
BTTS - No
57%
5/67/5
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4/155/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/313/2
BTTS - Away Win
10%
6/11/12
Home/draw
73%
4/1111/1
Away/draw
56%
8/131/1000
Home/away
71%
1/31/33
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/111/12
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
11/56/1
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
3/16/1
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
1/41/12
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
7/145/1
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/121/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
16/1150/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/401/200
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/141/11
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
15/211/2
Home DNB
64%
4/755/1
Away DNB
48%
5/41/1000
Charlton win to nil
28%
11/4-
Preston win to nil
17%
9/2-
Charlton / Charlton
24%
11/414/1
Charlton / Preston
3%
33/160/1
Charlton / Draw
6%
12/140/1
Draw / Charlton
16%
9/27/4
Draw / Preston
11%
6/113/5
Draw / Draw
17%
15/417/10
Preston / Charlton
3%
25/155/1
Preston / Preston
15%
4/120/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/133/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Charlton have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 10 and won 7. Charlton have conceded 38 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Charlton have played 20 games at home, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 14th place on 54 points in the Championship league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Preston have played 20 away games, winning 5, drawing 8 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Charlton
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry42251074285 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
2
Ipswich40211273175 
Apr 22
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
3
Millwall42211011973 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
4
M'Boro422012102072 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
5
Southampton411912102069 
l
 
1-5A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
6
Hull4220814468 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
7
Wrexham42171312364 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Derby4218915863 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Norwich4217718558 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Bristol C42161016158 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
11
QPR42161016-558 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
12
Watford42141513157 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
13
Preston42141513-357 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
-
-
14
Swansea4216917-457 
d
 
1-1F
May 2
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
15
Birmingham42151116-156 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
16
Stoke42151017355 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Sheff Utd4216620054 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
18
Charlton42121317-1249 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
19
Blackburn42121218-1248 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
20
West Brom42111318-1446 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
21
Portsmouth41111218-1645 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
22
Oxford Utd42101418-1344 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
23
Leicester42111417-1041 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
24
Sheff Wed4211130-57-4 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Preston have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Charlton 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlton1 - 2Bristol C
Charlton0 - 1Norwich
Charlton1 - 0Birmingham
Charlton0 - 1Wrexham
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 0Stoke
Charlton0 - 0QPR
Charlton1 - 2Derby
Charlton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Charlton1 - 1Coventry
Charlton1 - 0Oxford Utd
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Charlton1 - 5Southampton
Charlton1 - 0West Brom
Charlton1 - 1Swansea
Charlton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Charlton3 - 0Blackburn
Charlton1 - 1Millwall
Charlton0 - 1Leicester
Charlton1 - 0Watford
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACharlton1 - 1Watford
HCharlton1 - 2Bristol C
HCharlton0 - 1Norwich
ACharlton1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACharlton1 - 0M'Boro
HCharlton1 - 0Birmingham
HCharlton0 - 1Wrexham
ACharlton1 - 1West Brom
ACharlton1 - 1Southampton
HCharlton1 - 3Portsmouth
HCharlton1 - 0Stoke
HCharlton0 - 0QPR
ACharlton2 - 0Leicester
ACharlton0 - 4Millwall
HCharlton1 - 2Derby
HCharlton1 - 0Sheff Utd
ACharlton2 - 2Blackburn
HCharlton1 - 1Coventry
ACharlton1 - 2Portsmouth
ACharlton0 - 1Norwich
Preston 13TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Derby0 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
HPreston3 - 0Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 2Wrexham
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Preston have beaten Charlton in 5 consecutive league meetings
6
Preston have not lost to Charlton in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Charlton since 2008
Charlton
Preston
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
CHA
1
D
1
PNE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Charlton
0 - 1Preston
0 - 3Preston
Charlton5 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Preston
League games at Preston since 2007
Preston
Charlton
Goals: Scored
10
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
CHA
1
D
1
PNE
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston2 - 0
Preston2 - 1
Preston2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 1
0 - 2Charlton
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Charlton Athletic of late. It has been 12 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Preston North End.

Charlton 18th Preston 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Charlton will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Preston scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Charlton have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Charlton
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
CHA
PNE
7%
better
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Games scored31
30
Failed to score10
11
Scored first18
19
Goals scored38
48
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
10%
better
CHA
PNE
view stats
Games conceded28
32
Clean sheets13
9
Conceded first21
20
Goals conceded49
52
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against11%
13%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+10%

Charlton v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Charlton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41839
L JonesS CareyG DochertyL Jones
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Mannion GLK8
-
K Ramsay DEF371
5
1
L Jones DEF421
9
-
A Bell DEF32
4
-
S Carey MID4281
4
-
J Rankin-Costello MID202
5
-
G Docherty MID363
6
-
L Chambers MID141
4
-
J Fevrier FWD81
-
T Campbell FWD4233
3
-
L Dykes FWD1633
2
-
Subs
T Brooks GLK
-
M Gillesphey DEF3121
3
-
R Burke DEF141
1
-
C Coventry MID381
7
-
L Berry MID151
1
-
I. Fullah MID11
1
-
M Leaburn FWD3611
3
-
C Kelman FWD3061
1
-
M Godden FWD91
1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
418810
B WhitemanA DevineL DobbinA Hughes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK321
2
-
O Offiah DEF39
5
-
J Storey DEF4022
8
1
L Gibson DEF251
3
-
A Hughes DEF35
10
-
B Potts MID1222
1
-
B Whiteman MID4125
10
-
A Devine MID4184
4
-
A Moran MID711
1
-
D Jebbison FWD3462
2
-
L Dobbin FWD3588
2
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK7
1
-
P Valentín DEF312
2
-
A Vukcevic DEF262
-
L Lindsay DEF23
4
1
T Small DEF3832
5
-
J Thompson MID162
4
-
M. Luković FWD1
-
M Smith FWD3431
2
-
M Osmajic FWD2581
3
1