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Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 16:00

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Match preview · Championship

Middlesbrough – Charlton Athletic

Middlesbrough 3rd in Championship Home 2.23 projected goals by the model
Charlton Athletic 17th in Championship Away 0.81 projected goals by the model

Model updated 21 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.23 0.81
Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic
Middlesbrough
70%
Draw
21%
Charlton Athletic
9%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Middlesbrough Draw Charlton Athletic
Fair odds 1.43 4.87 10.65
Total goals
3.04
Over 2.5 goals
61%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Middlesbrough

70% Middlesbrough to win

Attack
1st vs 22nd
Middlesbrough attack v Charlton Athletic defence
Defence
2nd vs 23rd
Middlesbrough defence v Charlton Athletic attack
Recent xG form
+0.87 vs -0.28
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.23 – 0.81
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic
xG / match (better) 1.98 · 2nd 1.00 · 21st
xGA / match (better) 1.02 · 2nd 1.57 · 16th
xGD / match (better) +0.96 · 2nd -0.57 · 20th
xPts / match (better) 2.03 · 1st 1.00 · 21st
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.86 -0.29

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Middlesbrough clean sheet
41%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
68%
Under 2.5 goals
39%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

2:0
11.8%
2:1
11.4%
1:1
10.5%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Middlesbrough sample
20 matches
Charlton Athletic sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Middlesbrough
6 matches
Away xG sample · Charlton Athletic
6 matches
Computed
Wednesday, 21/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.