Charlton Athletic vs Cardiff City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Charlton Athletic vs Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · The Valley, London

Charlton Athletic · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Charlton Athletic vs Cardiff City preview

Charlton Athletic welcome Cardiff City at The Valley in London on Saturday 20 February 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Charlton Athletic sit 21st on 14 points after 14 matches, while Cardiff City go into the round 18th, on 15 points from 14 games.

Charlton Athletic have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Cardiff City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Charlton Athletic have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Cardiff City average 2.0 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Charlton Athletic have 2 wins to Cardiff City's 2 across 10 meetings, with 6 draws. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended Cardiff City 3-1 Charlton Athletic.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
18Cardiff City143652223-115WDWLD
21Charlton Athletic143561122-1114DLLLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Charlton Athletic 2, draws 6, Cardiff City 2.

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Charlton Athletic expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Billy Koumetio, Lloyd Jones, Kayne Ramsay, Danny McNamara, Amari'i Bell, Tyreece Campbell, Conor Coventry, Karlan Grant, Charlie Kelman

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech

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