Charlton Athletic vs Sheffield United
Match details. Championship, Regular Season - 15. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at The Valley, London.
What's at stake. Charlton Athletic are 21st on 14 points after 14 games, level on points with Watford, 4 points clear of Burnley. A win would take them above Watford. Sheffield United are 9th on 22 points after 14 games, 1 point behind West Ham, level on points with Portsmouth. A win would take them above West Ham.
Form. Charlton Athletic have won none, drawn four and lost six of their last ten, 0.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L L D. Sheffield United have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W L.
The numbers. Charlton Athletic score 0.4 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. Charlton Athletic average 10.0 shots (2.9 on target), 4.4 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 47% of the ball. Sheffield United score 1.5 and concede 1.5 a game in their last six away, with one clean sheet. Sheffield United average 13.4 shots (4.4 on target), 3.8 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 48% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last seven meetings Charlton Athletic have won four, drawn one and lost two. One of the seven went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Charlton Athletic won two, one was drawn and Sheffield United won one. The last time they met, on 17 Jan 2026, it finished Charlton Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United: Charlton Athletic had 12 shots to 11, 58% of the ball, five yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: Sheffield United are the stronger side on form and the table, but both teams' records favour Sheffield United; the meetings favour Charlton Athletic.
The case against. Charlton Athletic's record still gives them 27% to win. The meetings do not back them.
The read. Sheffield United or the draw. A tight game. Sheffield United are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Sheffield United; the meetings favour Charlton Athletic. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Six of the last seven meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Sheffield United (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).