Championship · Matchweek 8

Cardiff City FC vs Charlton Athletic FC Prediction

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK)
Sat 19 Sept, 12:30 (BST)
Competition
Championship
Round
Matchweek 8
Venue
To be confirmed

United Matchday prediction

Cardiff City FC win43%
Draw27%
Charlton Athletic FC win30%
Predicted score
1–1
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Under 2.5 goals
56%
BTTS yes
49%
Over 1.5 goals
70%
Over 3.5 goals
23%
BTTS no
51%
Expected goals
1.36 – 1.09

Medium confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

The model sees Cardiff City FC's home attacking output as weaker than the Championship baseline.

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–112.8%
  • 1–011.8%
  • 0–19.4%
  • 0–08.7%
  • 2–18.7%
  • 2–08.0%
  • 1–27.0%
  • 0–25.1%

Team comparison

StatisticCardiff City FCCharlton Athletic FC
Matches played1514
Points per match1.201.00
Goals per match1.800.79
Goals conceded per match1.801.57
Home / away goals scored216
Home / away goals conceded1316
Last 5 points83
Last 5 goals scored113
Last 5 goals conceded1210
Win percentage27%21%

Cardiff City FC recent form

DWLDW

Charlton Athletic FC recent form

LLLLW

Recent form

Cardiff City FC

0W 2D 3L in the last 5 · 4 scored, 8 conceded

  • Lat Bolton Wanderers FC0–1
  • Dvs Stoke City FC1–1
  • Lat Portsmouth FC0–2
  • Lat Queens Park Rangers FC1–2
  • Dvs Sheffield United FC2–2

Charlton Athletic FC

1W 3D 1L in the last 5 · 2 scored, 5 conceded

  • Dvs Portsmouth FC0–0
  • Dvs Queens Park Rangers FC0–0
  • Lat Stoke City FC0–4
  • Dat West Bromwich Albion FC1–1
  • Wvs Preston North End FC1–0

Model transparency

Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 29 August 2026
Last updated: 19 September 2026
Status: Locked

How predictions work

Prediction record

Matches predicted
1000
1X2 accuracy
49.4%
BTTS accuracy
55.9%
Over 2.5 accuracy
58.6%
Exact score
10.3%

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