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    17th October WATFORD - CHARLTON

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 12:30 Watford Vs Charlton
    • Game for: 11th round of Championship
    • Take Place: Vicarage Road ( 20.877 )
    • Last Game: Watford - Charlton: 1-1
    • History of Games: 1-2-3
    • Predicted Score: Watford 0 - 1 Charlton

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    22Watford2268LLLLWL
    13Charlton35214DDLDDL

    22nd (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 2W - 1D - 2L
    • Last Game : Cardiff - Watford: 5-1
    • Next Game : 24 Oct Wolverhampton - Watford

    13th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 1W - 2D - 2L
    • Last Game : Burnley - Charlton: 2-2
    • Next Game : 24 Oct Charlton - Norwich

    Probable Lineups

    ( 4-2-3-1 ) Watford

    Charlton ( 3-4-2-1 )

    • Ravaglia
    • 6.9
    • Bola
    • 6.4
    • Keben
    • 6.3
    • Pollock
    • 6.6
    • Traoré
    • 6.2
    • Kayembe
    • 6.3
    • Kyprianou
    • 6.6
    • Nabizada
    • 6.4
    • Bravo
    • 6.8
    • Maamma
    • 6.5
    • Doumbia
    • 6.4
    • Okonkwo
    • 6.7
    • Jones
    • 7.2
    • Koumetio
    • 6.9
    • Ramsay
    • 6.9
    • Mesík
    • 6.6
    • Skipp
    • 6.6
    • Coventry
    • 6.5
    • McNamara
    • 6.4
    • Grant
    • 6.7
    • Knibbs
    • 6.5
    • Leaburn
    • 6.8
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    WatfordVsCharlton

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Edoardo Bove6.48 Out - injured
    Jack Grieves- Out - injured
    Kwadwo Baah- Out - injured
    Jeremy Ngakia- Out - unfit
    Michail Antonio- Out - unfit
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Collins Sichenje6.12 Out - injured
    Matty Godden5.96 Out - injured
    Rob Apter5.88 Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Alessio Dionisi might make several changes as he attempts to keep his position on Saturday.

    • Marc Bola, Amin Nabizada and Iker Bravo are likely to be among those brought back into the side by Dionisi.

    • Rob Apter is expected to be out of action for an extended period after undergoing knee surgery.

    • Nathan Jones might recall Ivan Mesik after he found the net as a substitute in the match against Burnley.

    • Further up the pitch, Harvey Knibbs is eager to make his first league start after a series of encouraging appearances on the bench.

    Odds

    Watford Win: 2.45

    DRAW: 3.30

    Charlton Win: 2.70

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • There is barely a price between the sides. Watford is the shortest price on a book of 2.45 / 3.30 / 2.70 (1 / X / 2), an implied 37.7%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 37.7% / 28.0% / 34.2% on an overround of 8.2%.

    • The draw is unusually well backed at 3.30 (28.0%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

    • In the league table Watford sit 22nd on 8 points (2W 2D 6L) with Charlton 13th on 14 points (3W 5D 2L).

    • Watford read L-L-L-L-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 0D 5L) — a badly out of sorts side.

    • Charlton read D-D-L-D-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 4D 2L) — patchy.

    • Head to head the record reads 1-2-3 — Watford wins, draws, then Charlton wins. Their last meeting finished Watford - Charlton: 1-1.

    • Watford team news: Alessio Dionisi might make several changes as he attempts to keep his position on Saturday.

    • Watford team news: Marc Bola, Amin Nabizada and Iker Bravo are likely to be among those brought back into the side by Dionisi.

    • Charlton team news: Rob Apter is expected to be out of action for an extended period after undergoing knee surgery.

    • Charlton team news: Nathan Jones might recall Ivan Mesik after he found the net as a substitute in the match against Burnley.

    • Watford are without 5 — Edoardo Bove (Out - injured), Jack Grieves (Out - injured), Kwadwo Baah (Out - injured), Jeremy Ngakia (Out - unfit), Michail Antonio (Out - unfit).

    • Charlton are without 3 — Collins Sichenje (Out - injured), Matty Godden (Out - injured), Rob Apter (Out - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: Watford set up 4-2-3-1 against 3-4-2-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Watford lean hardest on Federico Ravaglia (8.4), Mattie Pollock (8.4), Hector Kyprianou (8.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Edoardo Bove is out for Watford — index 6.5, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Charlton lean hardest on Lloyd Jones (7.9), Karlan Grant (7.9), Conor Coventry (7.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • The projected score for this one is Watford 0 - 1 Charlton, an away win by 1 with 1 goal in it — short of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.30 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 16 Oct, 2026

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