Championship · 2025Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timeKing Power StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricLeicester CityCharlton Athletic
Shots21 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.92 xG/match1.4 xG/match
Possession47%53%
Corners6 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match11 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.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMiles Leaburn · Charlton Athletic · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLuke Chambers · Charlton Athletic · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLouis Page · Leicester City · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 85′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHamza Choudhury · Leicester City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 61′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLouis Page · Leicester City · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 58′ · 0.09 xG · on targetLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 18′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 54′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 63′ · 0.11 xG · on targetBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 12′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 39′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLouis Page · Leicester City · 58′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 51′ · 0.15 xG · on targetSonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 36′ · 0.40 xG · goalLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 45′ · 0.53 xG · goalJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 21 shots, 1 on target, 1.97 xG. Charlton Athletic: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.40 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Sonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 36′Lyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 1.97 xG · Charlton Athletic 1.40 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Leicester City, Charlton Athletic. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

6.9 daysRest daysLeicester City · Charlton Athletic7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLeicester CityCharlton AthleticBaseline
Rest days6.9 days7 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Leicester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.4%PossessionLeicester City · Charlton Athletic44.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLeicester CityCharlton AthleticBaseline
Possession52.4%44.1%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Leicester City
0Draws
0Charlton Athletic
Charlton AthleticLeicester City · Championship01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Leicester City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Charlton Athletic in 4 · 4 too close

1.33 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 30/291 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 30/291.31 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 30/290.96 xG/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 30/291.43 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 29/2810.9 shots/match
12.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 29/2815.4 shots/match
3.66 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 29/283.43 shots/match
4.34 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 29/283.86 shots/match
52.4%Possessionseason · 29/2844.1%
4.97 corners/matchCornersseason · 29/284.25 corners/match
5.34 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 29/284.64 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 29/2712.6 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
10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 30/2931%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 30/2976%

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.

Leicester City68.8
Charlton Athletic10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Leicester City37.5
Charlton Athletic16
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Leicester City21.5
Charlton Athletic36.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Leicester City10.4
Charlton Athletic43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Leicester City79.2
Charlton Athletic93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Leicester City45.8
Charlton Athletic10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Leicester City46.9
Charlton Athletic33.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.99 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/59.2 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
54.4%Possession5/552%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/513.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.96 xG/match
10.7 shots/matchShots10/1010.2 shots/match
2.9 shots/matchShots on target10/103 shots/match
50.9%Possession10/1047.9%
4.6 corners/matchCorners10/105.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

30 / 29 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored30/291 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed30/291.31 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals30/290.96 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots29/2810.9 shots/match
3.66 shots/matchShots on target29/283.43 shots/match
52.4%Possession29/2844.1%
4.97 corners/matchCorners29/284.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls29/2712.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 16 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored15/160.88 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed15/161.5 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals15/160.89 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots15/159.27 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target15/152.8 shots/match
54.9%Possession15/1542.6%
6.27 corners/matchCorners15/153.47 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls15/1512.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples30 / 29home / 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, 31 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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