Charlton Athletic
- Charlton have won just one of their last five Championship games (D2, L2) with Birmingham faring similarly (W2, L3).
- The Addicks have won just once in their last three home games, failing to get on the scoreboard in a 0-1 home defeat to Wrexham three days ago.
- Charlton have adopted a vertical style of play since Nathan Jones was appointed in February, using their energy and pressing style to disrupt opponents and creating chances in transition.
- The Addicks will always look to overload the wide areas and create chances through their forwards, but Jones’ side are a team who will sit in and defend pragmatically when they need to.
Birmingham City
- Birmingham have also lost two in a row, although they did produce a fine performance to win 2-1 at high-flying Norwich City just a couple of weeks ago.
- By contrast, Birmingham’s Chris Davies has been more of a possession-based coach since taking over in July 2024, developing a side who like to control the ball and dominate the ball through the thirds, pressing intensely when out of possession.
- Davies’ Birmingham have been less impressive away from home, winning just five of their 18 games on the road.
Head-to-Head
- The last four Championship head-to-heads have averaged 0.5 goals per game (W2, L1, D1).
- The last Championship meeting between these sides finished 1-1 at St Andrews, and Birmingham have won two, drawn one and lost one of the four previous head-to-heads.
Key Players
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Recent stats and form:
- Sonny Carey leads the Charlton scoring charts with eight Championship goals in 2025-2026 and the club are desperate for another forward to emerge as a reliable source of goals.
- Marvin Ducksch has been in good form for Birmingham recently, scoring two of their last five goals, but Birmingham are by no means a high-scoring side.
Betting Insights
- Backing under 2.5 goals at 1.72 could be the smart play for Saturday’s game, although Birmingham have enough in midfield to control the game for long periods and enough in attack to force the odd chance to steal a win.
- The odds for Both teams to score - No are also attractive at 1.86, and the combined market suggests a tight, low-scoring affair.
- The match outcome market has Birmingham available around 2.09.
Prediction
Birmingham will fancy their chances of just edging this one given their greater control of the play and recent attacking edge.
