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Charlton Athletic vs Sheffield United prediction

Charlton Athletic crestCharlton
15:00Saturday 7 November
Sheff UtdSheffield United crest
0-1predicted score (10%)
52%both teams score
47%over 2.5 goals
1.13-1.41expected goals

Our breakdown

Charlton sit 21st in the Championship, picking up 14 points from 14 games. Sheff Utd sit 9th on 22 points from 14 games, 8 points ahead.

Charlton's last 6 games brought 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats, with 4 goals scored and 12 conceded. Sheff Utd's last 6 games brought 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 11 goals scored and 6 conceded.

This season, both teams scored in 50% of Charlton matches and 50% of games went over 2.5 goals. Sheff Utd's figures are 57% and 57%. Charlton sit at 0.93 expected goals a game and allow 1.51, while Sheff Utd's numbers are 1.31 created and 1.36 allowed.

Our results show 2 meetings since August 2024. Charlton took 2 wins, Sheff Utd 0 and 0 finished level. Saturday 17 January 2026 was the most recent meeting, and Charlton 1-0 Sheffield United was the result.

Our model gives a Sheff Utd win the highest chance at 43% (Charlton 29%, the draw 28%), using expected goals of 1.13 for Charlton against 1.41 for Sheff Utd.

Score we predict: Charlton Athletic 0-1 Sheffield United. One exact score stands out as likeliest: 1-1 at 13.3%. Within the result we lean to, 0-1 is the likeliest score.

Stats for Charlton v Sheff Utd

Per gameCharlton Athletic crestCharltonSheffield United crestSheff Utd
Games55
Goals scored a game0.601.60
Goals conceded a game2.201.20
Both teams scored40%60%
Over 2.5 goals60%40%
Clean sheets0%40%
Corners won / conceded4.2 / 5.85.6 / 4.6
Yellow cards a game2.41.8
xG for / against1.05 / 1.621.92 / 1.11

Fair prices for each market

Match resultCharlton win29%5/2
Draw28%5/2
Sheff Utd win43%11/8
Double chanceCharlton or draw57%8/11
Sheff Utd or draw71%2/5
Draw no betCharlton41%6/4
Sheff Utd59%4/6
Both teams to scoreYes52%10/11
No48%11/10
GoalsOver 1.573%4/11
Over 2.547%11/10
Under 2.553%10/11
Over 3.525%3/1
Result and BTTSCharlton and yes14%13/2
Draw and yes19%4/1
Sheff Utd and yes19%9/2
Result and goalsCharlton and over 2.516%5/1
Sheff Utd and over 2.524%3/1
Charlton and under 2.513%13/2
Sheff Utd and under 2.518%9/2
Half time / full timeSheff Utd / Sheff Utd26%3/1
Charlton / Charlton17%5/1
Draw / Draw16%5/1
Draw / Sheff Utd16%11/2
CornersOver 9.560%4/6
Over 10.549%21/20
CardsOver 3.554%5/6
Over 4.537%7/4

A fair price comes from 1 divided by our chance. Our feed doesn't have UK prices from bookmakers for this match yet. football-data.co.uk normally posts them two or three days ahead of kick-off.

The line-ups we expect

Charlton Athletic crestCharlton 4-2-3-1

  1. Mannion, William.GK
  2. McNamara, Dan.DEF
  3. Bell, Amari'iDEF
  4. Coventry, Conor.MID
  5. Jones, Lloyd.DEF
  6. Koumetio, Billy.DEF
  7. Knibbs, Harvey.MID
  8. Chalobah, Nathaniel.MID
  9. Kelman, Charlie.FWD
  10. Grant, Karlan.MID
  11. Campbell, Tyreece.MID

They started that match against Bolton on Tue 3 Nov.

Sheffield United crestSheff Utd 4-4-2

  1. Cooper, Michael.GK
  2. Choudhury, Hamza.DEF
  3. Burrows, Harrison.DEF
  4. Peck, Sydie.MID
  5. Tanganga, Japhet.DEF
  6. McGuinness, Mark.DEF
  7. Chong, Tahith.MID
  8. Riedewald, Jairo.MID
  9. Brereton Díaz, Ben.FWD
  10. Cannon, Thomas.FWD
  11. Donovan, Romelle.MID

They started at Preston on Tue 3 Nov.

For other clubs, ESPN lists the eleven players who started their most recent match. Once the teams are named, ESPN's confirmed line-ups replace these, about an hour before kick-off.

Chances for the correct score

Each score's chance in %, with Charlton goals down the side and Sheff Utd goals across
012345
08.710.47.83.71.30.4
18.213.38.94.21.50.4
25.07.15.02.30.80.2
31.92.71.90.90.30.1
40.50.80.50.20.10.0
50.10.20.10.10.00.0

Scoring times

351-153416-301431-453446-602361-753576-90

Charlton, 16 games and Sheff Utd, 17 games. This season's goals by minute come from ESPN match events.

Cards and corners

Form guide

Charlton Athletic crestCharlton Athletic

Charlton's last 6
Result
Tue 3 Novv Bolton0-1L
Sat 31 Octat Middlesbrough0-3L
Sat 24 Octv Norwich1-3L
Sat 17 Octat Watford0-2L
Tue 13 Octat Burnley2-2D
Sat 10 Octv Bristol City1-1D

Charlton's score is listed first.

Sheffield United crestSheffield United

Sheff Utd's last 6
Result
Tue 3 Novat Preston3-2W
Fri 30 Octv Wrexham1-0W
Sat 24 Octv Derby1-1D
Sat 17 Octat Bristol City1-0W
Wed 14 Octat Portsmouth2-3L
Sat 10 Octv Lincoln3-0W

Sheff Utd's score is listed first.

Head to head

DateCompetitionResultHalf timeCorners
Sat 17 Jan 2026ChampionshipCharlton 1-0 Sheffield United0-016
Sat 20 Sep 2025ChampionshipSheffield United 0-1 Charlton0-07

Championship standings

PosClubPWDLGDPts
7Wolverhampton Wanderers crestWolverhampton Wanderers13733+724
8West Ham United crestWest Ham United13643+1522
9Sheffield United crestSheffield United14644+322
10Portsmouth crestPortsmouth14644+322
11Queens Park Rangers crestQueens Park Rangers14563+521
19Wrexham crestWrexham13355-414
20Watford crestWatford14428-1014
21Charlton Athletic crestCharlton Athletic14356-1114
22Burnley crestBurnley14176-810
23Derby County crestDerby County14149-187

ESPN provides the standings as of Wednesday 4 November.

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