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Watford v Charlton Athletic : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 12:30 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Alessio Dionisi welcomes Nathan Jones to the Vicarage Road on Saturday lunch time, as their Watford and Charlton Athletic sides go head to head in the Championship. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our expansive database and dug out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Watford
52%
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Draw
24%
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Charlton
24%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Watford 1-0
10%
--
Watford 2-1
10%
--
Watford 2-0
9%
--
Charlton 1-0
7%
--
Charlton 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Watford 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Watford 3-0
5%
--
Charlton 2-0
4%
--
Watford 3-2
3%
--
Watford 4-1
2%
--
Charlton 3-1
2%
--
Watford 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
41%
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Watford win to nil
27%
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Charlton win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Watford have conceded 9 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Watford have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Charlton lay in 9th place on 12 points in the Championship league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Charlton have conceded 4 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Charlton have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Charlton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea8521717 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
Dec 12
Jan 1
2
West Ham84311115 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
3
M'Boro8431415 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Jan 23
Oct 31
4
Wolves7421514 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Feb 6
Nov 21
5
West Brom8422214 
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
Apr 20
d
 
1-1A
6
QPR8341313 
Jan 1
Dec 12
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
7
Stoke8413113 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 13
Apr 10
l
 
4-0A
8
Bristol C8413-113 
Feb 20
l
 
1-0A
Oct 10
Feb 27
9
Charlton8332-312 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
10
Birmingham8251111 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Dec 5
Mar 17
11
Millwall8323011 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Apr 3
Dec 19
12
Lincoln8323-111 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Nov 24
May 1
13
Southampton8422910 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Dec 26
Mar 20
14
Wrexham8242-310 
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
Apr 24
Dec 8
15
Bolton8314-410 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Nov 3
Jan 26
16
Blackburn823309 
Nov 25
May 1
Mar 13
Nov 28
17
Norwich8305-19 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Oct 24
Dec 29
18
Sheff Utd8233-29 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Nov 7
Jan 30
19
Portsmouth7223-18 
Mar 20
Dec 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 13
20
Watford8224-38 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
21
Cardiff8143-27 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Feb 20
l
 
3-1A
22
Derby8125-75 
Mar 13
Nov 28
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
23
Preston8116-74 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 17
24
Burnley8044-84 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Feb 16
Oct 13
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford1 - 2Stoke
Watford2 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1West Ham
Watford2 - 1Southampton
Watford0 - 4Coventry
Watford0 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 1Charlton
Watford0 - 0Leicester
Watford3 - 1Wrexham
Watford0 - 2Ipswich
Watford2 - 0Derby
Watford0 - 2Swansea
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Watford0 - 2Millwall
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford3 - 2Norwich
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford0 - 1Bristol C
HWatford1 - 2Stoke
HWatford2 - 1Preston
AWatford0 - 1West Brom
AWatford0 - 2Swansea
HWatford1 - 1West Ham
AWatford1 - 1Wrexham
HWatford2 - 1Southampton
HWatford0 - 4Coventry
AWatford1 - 5M'Boro
AWatford0 - 3West Brom
HWatford0 - 2Sheff Utd
AWatford0 - 2Oxford Utd
HWatford1 - 1Charlton
AWatford1 - 2QPR
HWatford0 - 0Leicester
HWatford3 - 1Wrexham
AWatford1 - 3Stoke
AWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford2 - 1Bristol C
Charlton 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff3 - 1Charlton
Stoke4 - 0Charlton
West Brom1 - 1Charlton
West Ham1 - 2Charlton
Swansea3 - 1Charlton
Sheff Wed1 - 1Charlton
Watford1 - 1Charlton
Oxford Utd1 - 1Charlton
M'Boro0 - 1Charlton
West Brom1 - 1Charlton
Southampton1 - 1Charlton
Leicester0 - 2Charlton
Millwall4 - 0Charlton
Blackburn2 - 2Charlton
Portsmouth2 - 1Charlton
Norwich1 - 0Charlton
Birmingham1 - 1Charlton
Coventry3 - 1Charlton
Stoke3 - 0Charlton
Wrexham1 - 0Charlton
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACharlton1 - 3Cardiff
HCharlton0 - 0Portsmouth
HCharlton0 - 0QPR
ACharlton0 - 4Stoke
ACharlton1 - 1West Brom
HCharlton1 - 0Preston
ACharlton2 - 1West Ham
HCharlton2 - 1Derby
ACharlton1 - 3Swansea
HCharlton2 - 1Hull
HCharlton1 - 2Ipswich
ACharlton1 - 1Sheff Wed
HCharlton1 - 2Preston
ACharlton1 - 1Watford
HCharlton1 - 2Bristol C
HCharlton0 - 1Norwich
ACharlton1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACharlton1 - 0M'Boro
HCharlton1 - 0Birmingham
HCharlton0 - 1Wrexham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 1992
Watford
Charlton
Goals: Scored
20
14
Games: Scored
11 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
0 / 11
WAT
3
D
6
CHA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
3 - 4Charlton
Watford1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Charlton
Watford2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Charlton since 1993
Charlton
Watford
Goals: Scored
20
11
Games: Scored
10 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
1 / 11
WAT
2
D
2
CHA
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Charlton
Charlton1 - 0
Charlton1 - 0
Charlton3 - 1
1 - 2Watford
2 - 3Watford
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Charlton2 - 1
Charlton3 - 0
Charlton2 - 1
Charlton3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Charlton Athletic of late. It has been 6 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Watford.

Watford 20th Charlton 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Charlton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Watford have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
-11
Charlton have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Charlton
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
2%
better
WAT
CHA
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Games scored5
5
Failed to score3
3
Scored first3
2
Goals scored7
7
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
6
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
WAT
CHA
24%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
5
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded10
10
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.6
KickOff rating
+24%

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

Watford Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8313
F RavagliaA. NabizadaE KayembeA. Nabizada
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK8
-
K Keben DEF8
2
-
M Pollock DEF8
2
-
E Kayembe MID811
2
-
H Kyprianou MID8
2
-
O. Maamma FWD8
2
-
M. Doumbia FWD81
2
-
A. Nabizada FWD83
3
-
I Bravo FWD811
2
-
J Zemura DEF7
1
-
R Vata FWD7
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD71
-
O Traoré DEF61
1
-
M Payero MID5
2
-
E Bove MID5
1
-
S Mavididi FWD4
-
S Coulibaly DEF3
-
A. Eames DEF3
-
B. Mlacic DEF2
1
-
M Bola DEF1
-
M Boadu FWD1
-
Charlton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8414
L JonesT CampbellK GrantD McNamara
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Jones DEF82
1
-
C Coventry MID8
1
-
K Grant FWD811
1
-
T Campbell FWD84
-
M Leaburn FWD8
2
-
A Okonkwo GLK7
-
D McNamara DEF7
3
1
I Mesík DEF7
1
-
A Bell DEF7
-
M Alli FWD71
-
J Rankin-Costello DEF6
1
-
S Carey MID61
-
T. Bindon DEF51
1
-
M. Mbick FWD5
-
A. Mwamba MID4
-
O Skipp MID4
1
-
T Ouma MID3
-
N Chalobah MID3
-
C Sichenje DEF2
-
B Koumetio DEF2
-
C Kelman FWD2
-
W Mannion GLK1
-
J Edwards DEF1
-
M Godden FWD1
-
R Apter FWD1
-