Charlton Athletic (home)
- Charlton have won eight, drawn four and lost seven of their 19 home matches in the Championship 2025/2026 season.
- 18th-placed Charlton Athletic with 48 points from 39 games will face 16th-placed Bristol City with 51 points from the same amount of games on Friday.
- The hosts have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games.
- Charlton have won one and lost two of their last three at home, suffering a narrow 0-1 defeat to Norwich City in their previous outing at The Valley.
- This fixture is an interesting tactical matchup between Nathan Jones’ high-intensity, tempo-maximising 3-5-2/4-2-3-1 system and Roy Hodgson’s organised, deep, zonal defensive set-up.
Bristol City (away)
- Bristol City have won seven, drawn five and lost seven of their 19 away matches in the Championship 2025/2026 campaign.
- Bristol City have scored only 21 goals in 19 away matches this season (averaging just over one per match).
- Bristol City are without a win in five (D1, L4).
Key Players
- Charlie Kelman has scored 2 of Charlton’s 3 goals in their last 5 and could score; Sonny Carey has 8 goals in 39 Championship matches in the 2025/2026 season.
- Scott Twine is Bristol City’s chief danger man, having netted 10 Championship goals this season in 38 games.
Betting Insights
- Under 2.5 goals is the selection, as this looks like a tight, low-scoring game.
- Charlton to win and Both Teams to Score - No is the main match selection, with 1-0 the predicted correct score.
Prediction
A low-scoring game is expected with the Addicks likely to edge out Bristol City given Charlton’s intensity and home form.
