Prediction for match Portsmouth — Charlton Athletic

Match Analysis: Portsmouth vs Charlton Athletic

The Championship clash between Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic is set for December 29, 2025. In the 1X2 market, Portsmouth's victory is priced at 2.34, a draw at 3.16, and Charlton's win at 3.09. The probabilities are distributed as follows: Portsmouth 40.04%, draw 29.65%, Charlton Athletic 30.32%. Based on these figures, Portsmouth is seen as the favorite, but the gap between the teams is not significant, and a draw is also quite possible. For total goals: Over 2.5 is at 2.17, Under 2.5 at 1.67. Both teams to score: yes - 1.85, no - 1.86. For individual totals, Portsmouth's Over 1 is at 1.55, Over 1.5 at 2.30. For Charlton, Over 1 is at 1.88, Over 1.5 at 2.80. Double chance odds are 1X at 1.34, X2 at 1.57, and 12 at 1.33. By halves: first half total over 0.5 - 1.46, second half total under 1.5 - 1.55, over 1.5 - 2.30.

Team Results and Statistics

In their last five matches, Portsmouth averages 53.4% possession, receives 2 yellow cards, commits 8.4 fouls, and is caught offside once per game. Charlton Athletic shows 39.4% possession, 2.6 yellows, 14 fouls, and 3 offsides per match. Portsmouth's last three games: 26.12.2025 Portsmouth - QPR 1-1, 20.12.2025 Derby County - Portsmouth 1-1, 13.12.2025 Portsmouth - Blackburn Rovers 2-1. Charlton's last three matches: 26.12.2025 Norwich City - Charlton Athletic 1-0, 20.12.2025 Charlton Athletic - Oxford United 1-0, 13.12.2025 Birmingham - Charlton Athletic 1-1. The last head-to-head on 03.08.2024 ended with Charlton Athletic defeating Portsmouth 2-0.

How Many Goals to Expect?

Over the last five matches, Portsmouth has an average total of 1.8 goals, while Charlton averages 2.2. Both teams score 0.8 goals per game, Portsmouth concedes 1, and Charlton Athletic concedes 1.4. For over 2.5 goals, Portsmouth has 1 out of 5, Charlton has 2 out of 5. For over 1.5 goals in the first half: Portsmouth 1 out of 5, Charlton 2 out of 5. In the second half, for over 1.5 goals, Portsmouth has 1 out of 5, Charlton 0 out of 5. Portsmouth most frequently scores between the 31st-45th and 76th-90th minutes (40% each), while Charlton Athletic scores most often between the 76th-90th minutes (43%). As for goals conceded: Portsmouth concedes evenly at 25% in four intervals of the first and second halves, Charlton concedes 50% of goals between the 31st-45th minutes. Overall, both teams are not highly prolific, with under 2.5 goals being common, and average goals scored being low. Betting on under 2.5 goals seems logical given the low scoring and frequent low-scoring matches.

Corners: Numbers and Possible Bets

Portsmouth averages 6 corners per game, while Charlton Athletic averages 4.4. In the last 5 matches, both teams saw over 9.5 total corners 4 times out of 5. For total corners, for X=9.5, both options are available: over 9.5 is at 1.66, under 9.5 at 2.08. For the corner outcome, Portsmouth is the favorite with odds of 1.32. Based on the average corner activity and the frequency of over 9.5 totals, betting on over 9.5 corners seems justified. It is also notable that Portsmouth consistently earns more than 6 corners per game, and Charlton Athletic stays above 4, supporting the overall over-profile for this metric.