Thursday , 2 July 2026

Charlton Athletic FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Charlton Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC The Valley, Charlton 20,925 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Scott Twine
Lyndon Dykes 30' 1–1
1–2 55' Noah Eile
Y 30' Scott Twine
Kayne Ramsey 60' Y
Harry Clarke 70' Y
Y 90' Mark Sykes

Overview

Match Preview

Charlton Athletic FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at The Valley, Charlton.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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Charlton Athletic FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2025-08-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 3–2 Bristol City FC 2019-10-23 Bristol City FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Wrexham AFC H 0–1 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
21 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
07 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–2 L
03 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Charlton Athletic FC Bristol City FC
#19 Position #12
53 Points 62
46 Played 46
13 / 14 / 19 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18
44 Scored 59
58 Conceded 59
-14 GD +0
1.15 PPG 1.35
28% Win % 37%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Charlton Athletic FC are 19th (53 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Valley, Charlton. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 10' Charlton Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Charlton Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' GOAL! Scott Twine scores on 11. Assisted by Max Bird
  • 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emil Riis Jakobsen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Charlie Kelman made 89 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Goal! Lyndon Dykes scores his 51 goal in 251 matches.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a card for Scott Twine.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 46 minute. Ross McCrorie leaves to be changed by Sam Morsy.
  • 51' Sam Morsy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 85 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' Noah Eile puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kayne Ramsey on 60.
  • 64' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Chambers departs to be replaced by Tyreece Campbell.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Charlie Kelman is replaced by Ibrahim Fullah on 65 minute.
  • 70' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 70.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Pring, as he is very good at scoring at The Valley, Charlton with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Conor Coventry is replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 83' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Max Bird by George Earthy on 83 minute.
  • 86' Sinclair Armstrong is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark Sykes on 90.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Macauley Bonne 3
Famara Diedhiou 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Niclas Eliasson 1
Alfie Doughty 1
Scott Twine 1
Noah Eile 1
Lyndon Dykes 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2025-08-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 3–2 Bristol City FC 2019-10-23 Bristol City FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Oxford United FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-03-07 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2026-02-28 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Wrexham AFC L

Bristol City FC Form

2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-21 Bristol City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-07 Bristol City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2026-03-03 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Charlton Athletic FC or Bristol City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC33% Draw31% Bristol City FC36%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Bristol City FC
67%
Charlton Athletic FC or Bristol City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC22% Draw51% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap Charlton Athletic FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.