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

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

Charlton Athletic pay Championship counterparts Watford a visit on Saturday lunch time, as Nathan Jones leads his team into an away clash with Alessio Dionisi & co. at the Vicarage Road. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every major market, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Championship clash.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Charlton and Watford fans should get a chance to celebrate as their clubs go head-to-head, with our prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two sides have plenty in attack, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, a sign of the qualities (or lack of) each side possesses. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

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

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
42%
2.50
22%
-
Draw
24%
3.30
2%
-
Charlton
34%
2.75
19%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
6.00
8%
-
Watford 2-1
9%
10.00
11%
-
Charlton 2-1
8%
11.00
15%
-
Watford 1-0
8%
9.00
20%
-
Charlton 1-0
7%
9.50
5%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
13.00
13%
-
Watford 2-0
6%
13.00
37%
-
Charlton 2-0
5%
15.00
12%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
10.00
5%
-
Watford 3-1
5%
21.00
24%
-
Charlton 3-1
4%
21.00
28%
-
Watford 3-2
3%
29.00-
Watford 3-0
3%
23.00
21%
-
Charlton 3-2
3%
29.00
29%
-
Charlton 3-0
2%
29.00
29%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
1.91
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
1.91
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
1.91
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
2.00
13%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10.00
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
61%
1.67
7%
-
BTTS - No
39%
2.10
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
5.00
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
5.50
21%
-
Home/draw
66%
1.40
8%
-
Away/draw
58%
1.50
13%
-
Home/away
76%
1.33-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.29
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
3.75
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
3.40
3%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
1.33
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
6.00
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1.13
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
13.00
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.04
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.06-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10.00
5%
-
Home DNB
58%
1.80
20%
-
Away DNB
51%
1.91
24%
-
Watford win to nil
19%
4.50
29%
-
Charlton win to nil
15%
5.00
17%
-
Watford / Watford
21%
4.00
18%
-
Watford / Charlton
3%
26.00
24%
-
Watford / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Watford
14%
6.00
20%
-
Draw / Charlton
13%
6.50
13%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
10%
-
Charlton / Watford
3%
26.00
13%
-
Charlton / Charlton
18%
4.50
25%
-
Charlton / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Watford have conceded 18 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Watford have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Charlton lay in 13th place on 14 points in the Championship league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Charlton have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Charlton have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.2 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
Swansea10721923 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
Dec 12
Jan 1
2
M'Boro10631621 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Jan 23
Oct 31
3
West Ham105411719 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
4
Birmingham10451617 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Dec 5
Mar 17
5
QPR10451617 
Jan 1
Dec 12
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
6
Wolves10523317 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Feb 6
Nov 21
7
West Brom10523217 
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
Apr 20
d
 
1-1A
8
Southampton106221116 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Dec 26
Mar 20
9
Stoke10514116 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 13
Apr 10
l
 
4-0A
10
Blackburn10433215 
Nov 25
May 1
Mar 13
Nov 28
11
Millwall10424014 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Apr 3
Dec 19
12
Bristol C10424-214 
Feb 20
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
13
Charlton10352-314 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
14
Bolton10415-313 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Nov 3
Jan 26
15
Sheff Utd10334012 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Nov 7
Jan 30
16
Portsmouth9324-111 
Mar 20
Dec 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 13
17
Wrexham10253-411 
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
Apr 24
Dec 8
18
Lincoln10325-1011 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Nov 24
May 1
19
Cardiff10244110 
Feb 16
l
 
5-1A
Feb 20
l
 
3-1A
20
Norwich10307-39 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Oct 24
Dec 29
21
Burnley11155-58 
l
 
0-4A
Feb 27
Feb 16
d
 
2-2A
22
Watford10226-118 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
23
Derby10136-106 
Mar 13
Nov 28
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
24
Preston10118-124 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 17
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Watford have lost 4 consecutive league games
Watford 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Charlton 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
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
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
Goal Statistics
Watford 22nd Charlton 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Charlton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Watford have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Charlton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Charlton
1.6
1.4
Attack rating
WAT
CHA
16%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score4
3
Scored first3
3
Goals scored8
10
Avg. goals scored0.8
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal11
7
Conversion rate for10
15
Avg. XG for1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
WAT
CHA
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
7
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded19
13
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+36%

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
10113
F RavagliaE KayembeO TraoréE Kayembe
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK10
-
O Traoré DEF81
1
-
M Pollock DEF10
2
-
K Keben DEF9
2
-
M Bola DEF2
-
E Kayembe MID1011
3
-
H Kyprianou MID101
3
-
O. Maamma MID10
2
-
M Payero MID7
3
-
S Mavididi MID5
-
M. Doumbia FWD101
2
-
Charlton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10414
L JonesT CampbellL JonesD McNamara
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Okonkwo GLK9
-
K Ramsay DEF21
-
L Jones DEF1021
1
-
B Koumetio DEF4
1
-
D McNamara DEF9
3
1
A Bell DEF8
-
O Skipp MID6
1
-
C Coventry MID10
2
-
K Grant MID1021
1
-
T Campbell FWD1041
-
M Leaburn FWD10
2
-