Championship · 2025Sat, 7 Mar 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeThe ValleyFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCharlton AthleticBirmingham City
Shots12 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals0.92 xG/match0.32 xG/match
Possession43%57%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match14 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.

Sonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTomoki Iwata · Birmingham City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 27′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTyreece Campbell · Charlton Athletic · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Clarke · Charlton Athletic · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 69′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMiles Leaburn · Charlton Athletic · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Birmingham City · 65′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKayne Ramsay · Charlton Athletic · 87′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCharlie Kelman · Charlton Athletic · 87′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 27′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 89′ · 0.07 xG · on targetIbrahim Osman · Birmingham City · 80′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCharlie Kelman · Charlton Athletic · 74′ · 0.12 xG · goalHarry Clarke · Charlton Athletic · 21′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedGreg Docherty · Charlton Athletic · 33′ · 0.23 xG · on target
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Charlton Athletic: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.90 xG. Birmingham City: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.32 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Charlie Kelman · Charlton Athletic · 74′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Charlton Athletic 0.90 xG · Birmingham City 0.32 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Birmingham City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.28 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 for0.6 goals/match1.28 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Birmingham City have a visible away split

strong

Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.2 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match13.9 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City.

7 daysRest daysCharlton Athletic · Birmingham City4.79 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCharlton AthleticBirmingham CityBaseline
Rest days7 days4.79 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Charlton Athletic
1Draws
0Birmingham City
Birmingham CityCharlton Athletic · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Charlton Athletic favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 8 · 4 too close

0.94 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 36/361.28 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 36/361.31 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 36/361.4 xG/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 36/361.01 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 35/3513.9 shots/match
14.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 35/3510.4 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 35/353.91 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 35/353.54 shots/match
43.5%Possessionseason · 35/3554.6%
4.09 corners/matchCornersseason · 35/355.71 corners/match
4.66 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 35/354.06 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3511.3 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
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 36/3622%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 36/3675%

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
Birmingham City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Charlton Athletic13.2
Birmingham City56.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Charlton Athletic46.5
Birmingham City67.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Charlton Athletic52.1
Birmingham City56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Charlton Athletic89.6
Birmingham City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Charlton Athletic6.2
Birmingham City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Charlton Athletic31.2
Birmingham City69.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
0.84 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.73 xG/match
9 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
42.2%Possession5/553%
2.2 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.19 xG/match
10.1 shots/matchShots10/1013.3 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
45.1%Possession10/1054.4%
3.3 corners/matchCorners10/106.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

36 / 36 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored36/361.28 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed36/361.31 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals36/361.4 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShots35/3513.9 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target35/353.91 shots/match
43.5%Possession35/3554.6%
4.09 corners/matchCorners35/355.71 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.9 fouls/matchFouls34/3511.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 19 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored18/190.79 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed18/191.53 goals/match
1.12 xG/matchExpected goals18/190.96 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots18/1810.2 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target18/182.44 shots/match
45.3%Possession18/1853.9%
5 corners/matchCorners18/185 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls17/1811.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.79 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples36 / 36home / 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, 7 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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