Championship · 2025Sat, 11 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeThe ValleyFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCharlton AthleticPreston North End
Shots17 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.32 xG/match1.32 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners7 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match8 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Lewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoe Rankin-Costello · Charlton Athletic · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 60′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGreg Docherty · Charlton Athletic · 1′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 28′ · 0.04 xG · on targetBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrew Hughes · Preston North End · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLloyd Jones · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Fullah · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoe Rankin-Costello · Charlton Athletic · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 34′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJordan Storey · Preston North End · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGreg Docherty · Charlton Athletic · 61′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 85′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLuke Berry · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBrad Potts · Preston North End · 2′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTyreece Campbell · Charlton Athletic · 17′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 24′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 77′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.10 xG · on targetJoe Rankin-Costello · Charlton Athletic · 18′ · 0.11 xG · goalDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 47′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedTyreece Campbell · Charlton Athletic · 20′ · 0.16 xG · on targetKayne Ramsay · Charlton Athletic · 85′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedBrad Potts · Preston North End · 43′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 52′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedBrad Potts · Preston North End · 65′ · 0.20 xG · goalMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 25′ · 0.24 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Charlton Athletic: 17 shots, 6 on target, 1.32 xG. Preston North End: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.31 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Joe Rankin-Costello · Charlton Athletic · 18′Lewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 25′Brad Potts · Preston North End · 65′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Charlton Athletic 1.32 xG · Preston North End 1.31 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Preston North End's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Charlton Athletic's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Preston North End's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Preston North End's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.19 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.26 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Charlton Athletic have a visible home split

moderate

Charlton Athletic's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.1 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season10.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match10.9 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Charlton Athletic
0Draws
1Preston North End
Preston North EndCharlton Athletic · Championship20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Charlton Athletic favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Preston North End in 3 · 8 too close

0.93 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 42/421.19 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 42/421.26 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 42/421.1 xG/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 42/421.44 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 41/4110.6 shots/match
15.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 41/4114.6 shots/match
3.37 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 41/413.44 shots/match
4.15 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 41/414.34 shots/match
43.3%Possessionseason · 41/4145.3%
4.27 corners/matchCornersseason · 41/414.15 corners/match
5.07 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 41/416.41 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 40/4110.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 42/4221%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 42/4274%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Charlton Athletic6.2
Preston North End18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Charlton Athletic11.8
Preston North End19.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Charlton Athletic32.6
Preston North End27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Charlton Athletic56.2
Preston North End18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Charlton Athletic89.6
Preston North End39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Charlton Athletic10.4
Preston North End6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Charlton Athletic31.2
Preston North End17.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.54 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots5/511.6 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
46.2%Possession5/546.2%
6 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
1.14 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.14 xG/match
9.9 shots/matchShots10/109.9 shots/match
2.9 shots/matchShots on target10/103 shots/match
41.9%Possession10/1048.3%
4 corners/matchCorners10/104.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

42 / 42 matches
0.93 goals/matchGoals scored42/421.19 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed42/421.26 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals42/421.1 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShots41/4110.6 shots/match
3.37 shots/matchShots on target41/413.44 shots/match
43.3%Possession41/4145.3%
4.27 corners/matchCorners41/414.15 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.9 fouls/matchFouls40/4110.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

21 / 21 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored21/211.1 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed21/211.33 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals21/211.04 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots21/2110.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target21/213.57 shots/match
45.1%Possession21/2143.9%
5.29 corners/matchCorners21/213.62 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls20/2110.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples42 / 42home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 11 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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