Charlton vs Watford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2025

Championship title favourites Charlton begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Watford at The Valley, Charlton.

Both Charlton and Watford aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Charlton are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net six times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.6 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Watford scored seven goals, conceded 11 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Charlton were defeated by 5-0 in their last encounter with Watford, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though.

Charlton vs Watford Prediction

Charlton Form

Charlton should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 0-0 with Wycombe, before beating first Wycombe by 1-0, then Leyton Orient in a 1-0 win. Charlton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Watford Form

In their previous three games, Watford lost 1-0 and 2-1 against Portsmouth and Blackburn, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday. Watford came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by eight goals to three.

Charlton find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Watford are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Charlton vs Watford Squads

Charlton Squad

Nathan Jones will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Watford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Ashley Maynard-Brewer (0/0), Thomas Kaminski (0/0), Will Mannion (0/0), Alexander Mitchell (0/0), Amari'i Bell (0/0), Joshua Edwards (0/0), Kayne Ramsay (0/0), Lloyd Jones (0/0), Macaulay Gillesphey (0/0), Reece Burke (0/0), Zach Mitchell (0/0), Conor Coventry (0/0), Greg Docherty (0/0), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/0), Karoy Anderson (0/0), Luke Berry (0/0), Robert Apter (0/0), Sonny Carey (0/0), Terry Taylor (0/0), Charlie Kelman (0/0), Daniel Kanu (0/0), Gassan Ahadme (0/0), Harvey Knibbs (0/0), Isaac Olaofe (0/0), Kaheim Dixon (0/0), Matt Godden (0/0), Micah Mbick (0/0), Miles Leaburn (0/0), Tyreece Campbell (0/0).

Watford Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Watford players that the manager Paulo Pezzolano will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alfie Marriott (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/0), Egil Selvik (0/0), Nathan Baxter (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), James Abankwah (0/0), James Morris (0/0), Jeremy Ngakia (0/0), Joao Ferreira (0/0), Kevin Keben (0/0), Marc Bola (0/0), Matthew Pollock (0/0), Ryan Andrews (0/0), Edo Kayembe (0/0), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/0), Hector Kyprianou (0/0), Imran Louza (0/0), Moussa Sissoko (0/0), Pierre Dwomoh (0/0), Thomas Ince (0/0), Tom Dele-Bashiru (0/0), Kwadwo Baah (0/0), Luca Kjerrumgaard (0/0), Mamadou Doumbia (0/0), Nestory Irankunda (0/0), Othmane Maamma (0/0), Rocco Vata (0/0), Vivaldo Semedo (0/0).

Charlton vs Watford Team News

Charlton could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Charlie Kelman and Macaulay Gillesphey nurses various injuries and won't take part for Charlton against Watford at The Valley, Charlton.

Apparently, Watford have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. James Abankwah is suspended from the Watford squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Vivaldo Semedo won't be travelling with Watford this time, as he nurses an injury.

Charlton vs Watford Lineups

Charlton vs Watford H2H

Charlton lost to 5-0 Watford in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Charlton dished out the match before that. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Charlton won three and Watford won five matches. However, Watford did manage a 5-0 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 9/5.

Charlton vs Watford Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Charlton and Watford. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Charlton vs Watford Betting Tips

With another Championship season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Charlton and Watford. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

In their last 10 matches at The Valley, Charlton across all tournaments Charlton won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Watford claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Charlton kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at The Valley, Charlton hoping to do so again on Saturday. Watford kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Charlton managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Watford averaging 1.9 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Charlton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.