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Charlton vs Portsmouth prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
The Valley, London
Referee
Andrew Kitchen, England

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Form

Recent form

Charlton
30Poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-3D-2L · -4 goal difference

Portsmouth
61Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Charlton or Draw

BetGenius backs Charlton or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Charlton welcome Portsmouth to The Valley looking to solidify their position in the upper reaches of the Championship table. The Addicks currently sit fifth with eleven points from six matches, largely built on their resilience on home soil where they remain unbeaten with two wins and a draw, conceding only a single goal in three home fixtures.

Portsmouth travel to London in seventeenth place after an inconsistent start to the campaign featuring two wins and three defeats from their opening five matches. While Pompey secured a 2-0 victory against Cardiff in their last outing, they have struggled for defensive solidity on the road, conceding three goals across their two away fixtures to date.

Recent meetings between the sides have been closely fought, though Charlton's disciplined defensive displays at home give them a solid platform heading into this clash. With both squads managing a sizable list of injury absentees, Charlton's home stability offers the stronger baseline to avoid defeat.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Charlton are undefeated at home in the Championship this season with two wins, one draw, and just one goal conceded in three matches.
  2. Portsmouth have lost three of their five league matches this season, holding a minus-one goal difference.
  3. Charlton have kept clean sheets in two of their three home fixtures so far.
  4. Both teams enter the fixture with several players sidelined through injury, including eight absentees for Charlton and seven for Portsmouth.
  5. Charlton's leading scorer Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell has scored three goals in the league this season.
Availability

Team news

Charlton

  • R. ApterKnee Injury
  • C. SichenjeKnee Injury
  • N. ChalobahMuscle Injury
  • M. GoddenMuscle Injury

Portsmouth

  • B. ArthurBack Injury
  • L. Brooke-SmithAnkle Injury
  • M. KosznovszkyKnee Injury
  • J. MurphyGroin Injury
  • C. OgilvieKnee Injury
  • F. UmehHamstring Injury
  • K. AndersonOverload
  • C. ShaughnessyInjury
  • C. BishopInactive
  • J. SwiftInactive
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Charlton at homePortsmouth away
5
Played
6
2-3-0
W-D-L
2-2-2
0.8
Scored /game
1
0.4
Conceded /game
0.8
60%
Clean sheets
33%
40%
Failed to score
33%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 1.8 goals per game (Charlton at home plus Portsmouth away).

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
10Blackburn11+115
11Sheffield Utd11+115
12Millwall11015
13Portsmouth11015
14Wrexham11-114
15Bolton11-314
16Bristol City11-314
17Charlton11-514
18Lincoln11-1012
19Cardiff11+111
20Watford11-911
History

Head-to-head

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4
Charlton
3
Draws
3
Portsmouth

Charlton have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.1 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-02-17Charlton1-3Portsmouth
  • 2025-12-29Portsmouth2-1Charlton
  • 2024-08-03Charlton2-0Portsmouth
  • 2024-02-24Charlton0-0Portsmouth
  • 2023-11-11Portsmouth2-2Charlton
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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Charlton or Draw
74%
Confidence

Charlton have established a reliable platform at home this season, collecting seven points from a possible nine while conceding only one goal in three matches at The Valley. Portsmouth have lost three of their five league fixtures so far and have shown defensive vulnerabilities, conceding an average of 1.5 goals per away game. Backing Charlton on the double chance covers both the home victory and the draw, which reflects Charlton's strong home record alongside their recent tendency toward lower-scoring, tight contests.

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