Watford vs Charlton Saturday 17th October 2026 02:30 PM football predictions.

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Oct. 17, 2026 12 hours from now VS

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New signing: K. Diatta joined Watford from Monaco on 30 Sep. All transfers

Match Analysis

Watford Charlton

Watford L L L L W L

Charlton D D L D D L

STRENGTH

SHOT CONVERSION

SHOTS ON TARGET

POSSESSION

SAVE RATE

ATTACKING POTENTIAL

DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Head to Head History

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Date
Watford	Charlton	1 - 1	April 6, 2026
Charlton	Watford	1 - 0	August 9, 2025
Watford	Charlton	5 - 0	January 17, 2015
Charlton	Watford	1 - 0	September 13, 2014
Charlton	Watford	3 - 1	April 29, 2014
Watford	Charlton	1 - 1	September 14, 2013

Watford Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Oct 13, 26	Away	Cardiff	5 - 1	Loss
Oct 10, 26	Home	Burnley	0 - 4	Loss
Sep 18, 26	Away	Bristol City	1 - 0	Loss
Sep 12, 26	Home	Stoke City	1 - 2	Loss
Sep 8, 26	Home	Preston	2 - 1	Win
Sep 5, 26	Away	West Brom	1 - 0	Loss

Charlton Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Oct 13, 26	Away	Burnley	2 - 2	Draw
Oct 10, 26	Home	Bristol City	1 - 1	Draw
Sep 19, 26	Away	Cardiff	3 - 1	Loss
Sep 12, 26	Home	Portsmouth	0 - 0	Draw
Sep 9, 26	Home	QPR	0 - 0	Draw
Sep 5, 26	Away	Stoke City	4 - 0	Loss

Championship Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Charlton	10	3	5	2	10	13	-3	14
22	Watford	10	2	2	6	8	19	-11	8

Predictions

Watford to win or Draw

This prediction indicates that Watford has a 37.38% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 29.61 %

Under 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 50.52% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be less than three goals scored.

Most Likely Scorelines

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Match Analysis

Head to Head History

Watford Form (Last 6 Matches)

Charlton Form (Last 6 Matches)

Championship Table

Predictions

Watford to win or Draw

Under 2.5 goals

Most Likely Scorelines

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