Watford vs Charlton Athletic prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Watford
Ranking: #257 overall, #36 in England

64.9 → 63.7 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
5-1 25 Apr Boro (A) 63.4 -0.2
0-4 02 May Coventry (H) 63.8 +0.4
2-1 16 Aug Southampton (H) 63.3 -0.5
1-1 22 Aug Wrexham (A) 62.7 -0.6
1-1 29 Aug West Ham (H) 63.7 +1.0
Charlton Athletic
Ranking: #361 overall, #45 in England

60.7 → 60.8 (+0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 25 Apr Hull City (H) 60.9 0.0
3-1 02 May Swansea City (A) 61.1 +0.2
2-1 15 Aug Derby (H) 61.1 0.0
1-2 22 Aug West Ham (A) 60.9 -0.2
1-0 29 Aug Preston (H) 60.8 -0.1

Watford vs Charlton Athletic: by the numbers

Charlton Athletic trail Watford by 104 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 9 in England.

Charlton Athletic arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Watford's -1.2.

Last time these teams played, on 6 Apr 2026, Watford lost 0.9 rating points.

The highest Watford have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #33, first reached on 8 Nov 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Charlton Athletic have ever held is 62.7, first set on 27 Sep 2025.