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Championship · 2026

Charlton Athletic 1–0 Preston North End · Championship

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Charlton Athletic won 1–0.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
0.870.91
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Charlton Athletic beat Preston North End 1–0. Recorded in this match (Charlton Athletic – Preston North End): shots 15–12, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 0.87–0.91, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsCharlton Athletic 15 shots, Preston North End 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotCharlton Athletic 2 shots, Preston North End 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.87 xG0.91 xGCharlton Athletic 0.87 xG, Preston North End 0.91 xG
  • Possession57%43%Charlton Athletic 57%, Preston North End 43%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersCharlton Athletic 7 corners, Preston North End 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls21 foulsCharlton Athletic 10 fouls, Preston North End 21 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardCharlton Athletic 1 card, Preston North End 1 card
  • Passes427 passes312 passesCharlton Athletic 427 passes, Preston North End 312 passes
  • Pass accuracy82.9%72.1%Charlton Athletic 82.9%, Preston North End 72.1%
  • Shots inside box4 shots5 shotsCharlton Athletic 4 shots, Preston North End 5 shots
  • Blocked shots10 blocks6 blocksCharlton Athletic 10 blocks, Preston North End 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save1 saveCharlton Athletic 1 save, Preston North End 1 save
  • Offsides6 offsides0 offsidesCharlton Athletic 6 offsides, Preston North End 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 54′Leo LeroyYellow card · Preston North End
  3. 56′Karlan GrantGoal · Charlton Athletic
  4. 90′Joe Rankin-CostelloYellow card · Charlton Athletic
  5. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Charlton Athletic · 1 player changeMillenic Alli
  • 63′Charlton Athletic · 1 player changeAlan Mwamba
  • 70′Preston North End · 2 player changesStanley Mills · Jusef Erabi
  • 77′Preston North End · 1 player changeThierry Small
  • 88′Charlton Athletic · 1 player changeMicah Mbick
  • 88′Preston North End · 1 player changeCaleb Wiley
  • 90′Charlton Athletic · 2 player changesJoe Rankin-Costello · Nathan Asiimwe

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Charlton Athletic
0Draws
2Preston North End
Charlton Athletic — Preston North End · Championship1–2
Preston North End — Charlton Athletic · Championship2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Charlton Athletic favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Preston North End in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Charlton Athletic3 matchesPreston North End3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30.67 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/32 goals/match
0.84 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots3/311.7 shots/match
3.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/32 shots/match
41.3%Possession3/3● 44.3%
5.33 corners/match ●Corners3/33.67 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls3/314.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCharlton AthleticPreston North End
CompetitionChampionship
Head-to-headCharlton Athletic — Preston North End
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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