Watford vs Charlton Athletic prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

17 October 2026
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28%
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Watford
Ranking: #408 overall, #48 in England

63.3 → 59.5 (-3.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4
0-4 10 Oct Burnley (H) 60.3 -0.7
5-1 13 Oct Cardiff City (A) 59.5 -0.8
Charlton Athletic
Ranking: #366 overall, #47 in England

61.1 → 60.9 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 Sep QPR (H) 59.5 -0.4
0-0 12 Sep Portsmouth (H) 59.9 +0.4
3-1 19 Sep Cardiff City (A) 59.4 -0.5
1-1 10 Oct Bristol City (H) 59.6 +0.2
2-2 13 Oct Burnley (A) 60.9 +1.3

Watford vs Charlton Athletic: by the numbers

Watford trail Charlton Athletic by 42 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 1 in England.

Charlton Athletic arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Watford's -3.8.

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

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

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