Charlton vs Portsmouth prediction

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Championship

Kickoff

Sat, Sep 12, 02:00 PM

Round

Regular Season - 7

Venue

The Valley, London

Recent form

Charlton

38Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -7 goal difference

Portsmouth

46Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -1 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid

Market

Double Chance

Pick

Charlton or Draw

Confidence74%

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

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.

Key factors

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

Team news

Charlton

J. EdwardsAnkle Injury
M. GoddenMuscle Injury
C. KelmanShoulder Injury
B. KoumetioMuscle Injury
W. MannionShoulder Injury
K. RamsayAnkle Injury
C. SichenjeKnee Injury
N. ChalobahMuscle Injury

Portsmouth

K. AndersonMuscle Injury
M. KosznovszkyKnee Injury
J. MurphyInjury
C. OgilvieKnee Injury
F. UmehHamstring Injury
T. WaddinghamAnkle Injury
J. FarrellGroin Injury

Statistical comparison

Charlton at home vs Portsmouth away

Played

2-1-0

W-D-L

1-0-1

Scored /game

—

0.3

Conceded /game

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

40%

BTTS (last 5)

60%

40%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

60%

Key players this season

Charlton

Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell3G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	West HamPromotion - Premier League	6	+5	11
3	SwanseaPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)	6	+4	11
4	QPRPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)	6	+3	11
5	CharltonPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)	6	-1	11
6	MiddlesbroughPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)	5	+3	10
7	Bristol CityPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)	5	+2	10
8	MillwallPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)	5	+2	9
14	Wrexham	6	+2	7
15	Birmingham	6	0	7
16	Stoke City	6	-1	7
17	Portsmouth	5	-1	6
18	Blackburn	6	-2	5
19	Lincoln	5	-2	5
20	Cardiff	6	-3	4

Head-to-head

Full record →

Charlton

Draws

Portsmouth

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

2026-02-17Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth
2025-12-29Portsmouth 2-1 Charlton
2024-08-03Charlton 2-0 Portsmouth
2024-02-24Charlton 0-0 Portsmouth
2023-11-11Portsmouth 2-2 Charlton

Our record in Championship

65%55 won from 85 settled predictions

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1 published market

Featured

Market

Double Chance

Pick

Charlton or Draw

Confidence74%

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.

Charlton vs Portsmouth prediction

Recent form

Our verdict

Match preview

Key factors

Team news

Charlton

Portsmouth

Statistical comparison

Key players this season

Charlton

Table context

Head-to-head

Our record in Championship

1 published market

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