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Championship · Matchweek 9

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
9

Venue

Stadium
Deepdale, Preston
Capacity
23,408
Surface
grass
Attendance
14,991

Teams

Coaches
Paul Heckingbottom · Nathan Jones
Position
7 · 9
Formation
3-5-1-1 · 3-4-1-2

Referee

James Linington

Weather

Conditions
light rain
Temperature
10.3° (feels 9.4°)
Wind
12.9
Humidity
76%

Where to watch · 177

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
  • Promotion
  • Promotion Play-off
  • Relegation

Preston North End

LDWDD 1W 3D 1L · 6 pts (1.2 ppg) · GF 5 GA 5 · xG 5.27–6.82 · xPts 5.82

  • D A Hull City 2–2 xG 1.52–1.63 UK CHAMP
  • D H Bristol City 0–0 xG 0.68–1.45 UK CHAMP
  • W A Derby County 1–0 xG 0.74–0.35 UK CHAMP
  • D H Middlesbrough 2–2 xG 1.13–1.76 UK CHAMP
  • L A Portsmouth 0–1 xG 1.21–1.62 UK CHAMP

Charlton Athletic

LDWWD 2W 2D 1L · 8 pts (1.6 ppg) · GF 7 GA 5 · xG 5.01–5.52 · xPts 6.56

  • D A Derby County 1–1 xG 0.72–1.9 UK CHAMP
  • W H Blackburn Rovers 3–0 xG 1.16–0.65 UK CHAMP
  • W A Sheffield United 1–0 xG 0.99–0.59 UK CHAMP
  • D H Millwall 1–1 xG 0.89–1.0 UK CHAMP
  • L A Queens Park Rangers 1–3 xG 1.24–1.38 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 12 matches since 2007

Preston North End 91 draws2 Charlton Athletic

Goals 18–9 · 2.25 per match · BTTS 50% · over 2.5 58%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Preston North End 81 draws1 Charlton Athletic

Goals 16–6 · 2.2 per match · BTTS 50% · over 2.5 60%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Preston North End 40 draws1 Charlton Athletic

Goals 8–4 · 2.4 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • L Charlton Athletic 1–0 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 2–0 Charlton Athletic UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic UK FA Cup · 3rd Round
  • W Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Charlton Athletic 0–1 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Charlton Athletic 0–3 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Charlton Athletic 0–0 Preston North End neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricPreston North End all · 46Preston North End at home · 23Charlton Athletic all · 46Charlton Athletic away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game1.301.351.150.96
W / D / L15 / 15 / 168 / 7 / 813 / 14 / 194 / 10 / 9
Goals for / match1.201.220.960.91
Goals against / match1.351.301.261.39
Clean sheets20%22%28%22%
Failed to score26%26%22%26%
Both teams scored59%56%54%56%
Over 2.548%48%39%35%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.181.221.151.03
xG against / match1.631.421.551.76
xG difference-0.45-0.20-0.40-0.72
Finishing vs xG0.020.00-0.19-0.12
xPts / match1.131.251.191.00
Points vs xPts0.170.10-0.03-0.04
Game state
Scored first41%39%48%39%
PPG when scoring first2.162.332.051.78
PPG when conceding first0.680.690.270.38
Came back from behind38%43%24%36%
Leads held62%73%59%44%
Minutes leading28%27%16%14%
Minutes level45%46%56%61%
Minutes trailing27%27%28%26%
First goal (min)36405661
First goal conceded (min)42434350
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half51%61%66%71%
Goals conceded in 2nd half50%60%53%69%
Late goals for (76'+)0.260.300.260.22
Late goals against0.300.350.330.61
Style
Possession46%48%42%40%
Shots10.911.311.09.2
On target3.63.43.53.0
Shot conversion11%11%9%10%
Shots inside box68%69%68%68%
Big chances created1.61.71.91.7
Corners4.55.34.13.2
xG from set plays34%35%39%44%
Goals from headers22%21%19%20%
Pressure index8.89.57.04.7
Dominant minutes40.542.334.427.4
Pass accuracy72%73%70%69%
Fouls10.410.112.012.7
Cards2.092.132.202.09

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Preston North End

0–15'1111
16–30'107
31–45'613
46–60'109
61–75'68
76–90'1214

Charlton Athletic

0–15'28
16–30'58
31–45'811
46–60'78
61–75'108
76–90'1215

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Preston North End · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: late chase (76+, behind) -0.54

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.177
Late push (76+, level)+0.013
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.546

Game state

When ahead-0.162
When level+0.017
When behind-0.336
10 min after conceding-0.327
10 min after scoring+0.295

Situations

At home-0.194
Away-0.163
3 days rest or fewer-0.052
4+ days rest-0.235

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.222
v bottom-tier opponents-0.175
Evenly matched-0.154
As underdog-0.223

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.107
Conceded when ahead+0.172
Conceded late (76+)-0.027

Congested vs rested +0.18 · Ahead vs level -0.17 · Behind vs level -0.34

Charlton Athletic · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.11) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.57

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.117
Early press (0-15, level)+0.437
Late push (76+, level)-0.354

Game state

When ahead-0.333
When level-0.027
When behind-0.113
10 min after conceding-0.574
10 min after scoring+0.044

Situations

At home-0.034
Away-0.263
3 days rest or fewer+0.342
4+ days rest-0.225

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.372
v bottom-tier opponents+0.154
Evenly matched+0.182
As underdog-0.304

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.447
Conceded when ahead+0.363
Conceded late (76+)+0.096

Congested vs rested +0.56 · Ahead vs level -0.30 · Behind vs level -0.09

Preston North End

Current: winless 2 · conceding 22

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-5-214 30%1.51.361.361.191.42
3-1-4-29 20%1.221.111.111.221.23
5-3-27 15%0.710.861.710.971.94
3-4-1-25 11%1.21.01.21.231.86
4-4-25 11%1.81.41.61.441.99

Charlton Athletic

Current: unbeaten 2 · winless 4 · clean sheets 2

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-1-4-214 30%0.860.861.641.081.41
3-5-210 22%1.10.91.01.031.55
3-4-2-16 13%0.830.831.51.421.54
3-4-1-25 11%1.00.61.01.021.72
4-2-3-13 6%1.331.01.331.261.01

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.62Home 36% P 34%3.2Draw 30% P 31%2.75Away 34% P 34%

Double Chance

1.4Preston or Draw 33% P 33%1.36Preston or Charlton 34% P 34%1.44Draw or Charlton 32% P 33%

Draw No Bet

1.831 50%1.832 50%

Both Teams To Score

2.1Yes 44% P 44%1.66No 56% P 56%

Goals Over/Under

2.52.62Over 36% P 36%1.5Under 64% P 64%

Total Corners

11.0Under 6 8%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%10.0Over 14 9%

Number of Cards

3.51.61Over 58%2.2Under 42%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 32.5–35% · away 32.5–35% · 336 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home34%34%36%+2.3
Draw31%32%29%-3.3
Away34%34%35%+1.0

In those fixtures: 2.2 goals a game · BTTS 48% · over 2.5 40%

Both teams to score · yes 42.5–45% · 1,287 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes44%44%48%+4.3

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 35–37.5% · 819 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.536%36%41%+4.2

James Linington

Career
298 matches · 17 seasons
Cards / match
3.82 (3.69 yellow · 0.08 red)
Fouls / match
20.7 · 4.6 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.24
Cards to home side
45%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 103 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.324.05+0.4969
Fouls / match22.021.8+0.11
Fouls per card5.15.4-0.61 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.220.17+0.6280
Time added7.27.2-0.0247
First card
33' on average
Card timing
17% in first 30' · 33% in last 15'
Cards to home side
42% (league 45%)
VAR events / match
1.0

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-05-03 · Preston North End 60 160 22'7
2025-04-26 60 240 8'6
2025-04-18 40 220 29'10
2025-04-05 50 140 52'7
2025-03-08 41 141 14'10
2025-03-04 30 160 90'6
2025-02-19 20 250 77'9
2025-02-04 20 6
2025-01-22 40 200 27'9
2025-01-18 20 170 66'4