Charlton vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 29, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Valley, London
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What was the result of Charlton vs Preston?
Charlton won 1-0 on August 29, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 56′K. Ahearne-GrantCharlton
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Charlton win at 47%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Charlton vs Preston
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Charlton
4-2-3-1- 11M. Leaburn
- 9K. Ahearne-Grant
- 14S. Carey
- 7Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell
- 15N. Chalobah
- 6C. Coventry
- 18I. Mesík
- 17A. Bell
- 5L. Jones
- 20D. McNamara
- 13A. Okonkwo
Preston
5-3-2- 37D. Burgzorg
- 10C. Lang
- 7A. Devine
- 27L. Leroy
- 15J. Thompson
- 3A. Vukčević
- 19L. Gibson
- 6L. Lindsay
- 24O. Offiah
- 4H. Clarke
- 1D. Iversen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Charlton have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Preston have 3, 1 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Tottenham(away) | 1-5 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | West Ham(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Derby(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Cheltenham(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Reading(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Everton(home) | 0-4 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Wolves(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Bolton(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Stockport County(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Charlton wins, 0 draws, 6 Preston wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | Charlton 1-2 Preston | Championship |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Preston 2-0 Charlton | Championship |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Preston 2-1 Charlton | FA Cup |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Preston 2-1 Charlton | Championship |
| Nov 3, 2019 | Charlton 0-1 Preston | Championship |
| Feb 23, 2016 | Preston 2-1 Charlton | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Charlton score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.2 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Preston | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Charlton sit 13th in Championship (14 points from 10 matches) and Preston sit 24th (4 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Charlton | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| 24 | Preston | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy