Charlton Athletic FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Charlton Athletic FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at The Valley, Charlton.
- Charlton Athletic FC 9 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- Portsmouth FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
- Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (England)
5 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City AFC | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough FC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | West Ham United FC | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Stoke City FC | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Birmingham City FC | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Millwall FC | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 9 | 14 |
| 10 | Bristol City FC | 9 | 14 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 9 | 13 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic FC | 9 | 13 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | Sheffield United FC | 9 | 12 |
| 15 | Wrexham AFC | 9 | 11 |
| 16 | Lincoln City FC | 9 | 11 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 9 | 10 |
| 18 | Norwich City FC | 9 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth FC | 8 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford FC | 9 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 9 | 7 |
| 22 | Burnley FC | 9 | 7 |
| 23 | Derby County FC | 9 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston North End FC | 9 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Portsmouth FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Sep | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Sep | Stoke City FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 02 Sep | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Aug | Preston North End FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Aug | West Ham United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Charlton Athletic FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Sep | Cardiff City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | Derby County FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 29 Aug | Bristol City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Aug | Lincoln City FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Aug | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Charlton Athletic FC | Portsmouth FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #19 |
| 13 | Points | 8 |
| 9 | Played | 8 |
| 3 / 4 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 4 |
| 8 | Scored | 9 |
| 11 | Conceded | 11 |
| -3 | GD | -2 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 33% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
69%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
77%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season
Charlton Athletic FC this season
25%
Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season
Portsmouth FC this season
Charlton Athletic FC are 12th (13 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Charlton Athletic FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/5
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portsmouth FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Charlton Athletic FC
| Tyreece Campbell | 4 G | 1 A |
| Lloyd Jones | 2 G |
Portsmouth FC
| Marko Milovanovic | 2 G | |
| Ebou Adams | 1 G | 1 A |
| Adrian Segecic | 1 G | |
| Terry Devlin | 1 G | |
| Ryan Kavuma-McQueen | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Charlton Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Portsmouth FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' Ivan Mesik, a Slovakia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Conor Shaughnessy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlton Athletic FC so far.
- 40' Portsmouth FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Charlton Athletic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 50' Miles Leaburn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. Abu Kamara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' Jayden Meghoma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 355 appearances.
- 65' 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.
- 69' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Ebou Adams comes on to replace Rocco Shein.
- 74' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Jayden Meghoma by Zak Swanson on 74 minute.
- 76' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Millenic Alli departs to be replaced by Charlie Kelman.
- 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Coventry, as he is very good at scoring at The Valley, Charlton with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 82' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 82.
- 85' The whistle greets Terry Devlin as he departs to be replaced by Regan Poole.
- 86' That is a card for Charlton Athletic FC. Miles Leaburn will be fuming at that decision.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Charlton Athletic FC 0-0 Portsmouth FC.
Lineups
Charlton Athletic FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 34
- 6
- 5
- 20
- 18
- 13
- 7
- 11
- 9
- 44
-
19
Millenic Alli ↓ Charlie Kelman 76'
Bench
- 17
- 26
-
23
Charlie Kelman ↑ 76'
- 8
- 14
- 21
- 35
- 32
- 16
Coach
Nathan Jones
Portsmouth FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 6
- 31
- 9
- 17
- 10
- 11
-
19
Rocco Shein ↓ Ebou Adams 69'
-
24
Terry Devlin ↓ Regan Poole 85'
-
16
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Zak Swanson 74'
- 2
Bench
- 8
- 27
-
38
Ebou Adams ↑ 69'
-
5
Regan Poole ↑ 85'
- 37
-
22
Zak Swanson ↑ 74'
- 55
- 1
-
25
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen ↑ 74'
Coach
John Mousinho
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Colby Bishop | 2 |
| Terry Devlin | 2 |
| Ronan Curtis | 2 |
| Scott Fraser | 2 |
| Michael Jacobs | 2 |
| Lyle Taylor | 1 |
| Marcus Harness | 1 |
| Joe Aribo | 1 |
Head to Head
Charlton Athletic FC Form
2026-09-12
Charlton Athletic FC
0–0
Portsmouth FC
D
2026-09-09
Charlton Athletic FC
0–0
Queens Park Rangers FC
D
2026-09-05
Stoke City FC
4–0
Charlton Athletic FC
L
2026-09-02
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–1
Charlton Athletic FC
D
2026-08-29
Charlton Athletic FC
1–0
Preston North End FC
W
2026-08-22
West Ham United FC
1–2
Charlton Athletic FC
W
Portsmouth FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83
Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91
Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 74% + Charlton Athletic FC or Draw 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
67%
Charlton Athletic FC or Portsmouth FC
66%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 3
2.1%
1 – 3
1.9%
3 – 0
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC
| Handicap | Charlton Athletic FC covers | Push | Portsmouth FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 19% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +1 | 66% | 21% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 9% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

