Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,961 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 62' Matt Godden
Nestor Irankunda 74' 1–1
Y 33' Greg Docherty
Nampalys Mendy 34' Y
Y 38' Harry Clarke
Egil Selvik 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
  • Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Watford FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D
17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W
14 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–3 L
10 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Watford FC A 1–1 D
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

Season Stats

Watford FC Charlton Athletic FC
#20 Position #9
8 Points 12
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
7 Scored 7
10 Conceded 10
-3 GD -3
1.00 PPG 1.50
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Charlton Athletic FC are 9th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlton Athletic FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Charlton Athletic FC
Tyreece Campbell 4 G
Lloyd Jones 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Charlton Athletic FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Charlton Athletic FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Edward Still will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Charlton Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' That is a card for Charlton Athletic FC. Greg Docherty will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Nampalys Mendy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Harry Clarke.
  • 43' Nestor Irankunda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nampalys Mendy made 361 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' The Charlton Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Luke Chambers is withdrawn and Joe Rankin-Costello gets his opportunity.
  • 62' GOAL! Matt Godden fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 63' Amin Nabizada is replacing Luca Kjerrumgaard for the Watford FC side.
  • 68' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. Matthew Pollock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jeremy Petris is replaced by Kwadwo Baah on 72 minute.
  • 74' Nestor Irankunda does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' Jayden Fevrier gets the nod from Charlton Athletic FC. He replaces Lyndon Dykes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Egil Selvik was booked on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Conor Coady is replaced by Macaulay Gillesphey on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nestor Irankunda 1
Matt Godden 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-17 Watford FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Watford FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC35% Draw35% Charlton Athletic FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
65%
Watford FC or Charlton Athletic FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC21% Draw60% Charlton Athletic FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.3%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
14%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
1.8%
0 – 3
1.6%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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