Expert analysis
Stoke City and Charlton Eye Controlled Contest
Stoke City enter this fixture after a run of results that produced few goals, with their recent home games staying under control despite defensive lapses. Charlton have shown similar restraint on the road, keeping matches tight through organized midfield play and quick transitions. Head-to-head meetings feature a split record, yet the most recent encounters avoided high tallies once both sides settled into patterns. Several key absences on each team limit attacking depth, reducing the chance of late surges. Stoke’s current form line reflects a need to stabilize at the back, while Charlton’s unbeaten streak comes from measured approaches rather than open play. These factors combine to favor a match that stays within reasonable goal limits.
Result
4–0
MISSED
Our pick “Under 3.5 Goals” at odds 1.25 didn’t land — final score 4–0.
Match stats
Stoke City
Charlton
Match timeline
- First half
-
Justin Devenny
Penalty
15'
-
Ethan Galbraith
22'
-
George Hirst
assist Eric Junior Bocat
25'
-
Dan McNamara
↓ Tyreece Campbell
26'
-
Róbert Boženík
↓ Sam Gallagher
34'
-
Justin Devenny
assist Eric Junior Bocat
40'
-
Conor Coventry
↓ Timothy Ouma
45'
-
Miles Leaburn
45+3'
-
Ethan Galbraith
45+5'
- Second half
-
Dan McNamara
48'
-
Lamine Cissé
↓ George Hirst
57'
-
Maksym Taloverov
↓ Bosun Lawal
58'
-
Jack Mcglynn
↓ Justin Devenny
58'
-
Conor Coventry
62'
-
Micah Mbick
↓ Miles Leaburn
72'
-
Millenic Alli
↓ Joe Rankin-Costello
72'
-
Robert Apter
↓ Karlan Grant
79'
-
Ben Pearson
↓ El Hadji Soumare
79'
This season
|
Stoke City |
Charlton |
| Over 2.5 goals |
0% |
0% |
| Clean sheet |
25% |
25% |
| Failed to score |
0% |
0% |
| Scored per game |
1.0 |
1.5 |
| Conceded per game |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Scored home / away |
1.0 / 1.0 |
1.5 / 1.5 |
Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Stoke City
Conceded
2.0 avg
2
3
1
4
0
Charlton
Conceded
1.6 avg
1
1
5
0
1
Head-to-head · last meetings
2
Stoke City
0
Draws
2
Charlton
Feb 2026
Charlton
1–0
Stoke City
Charlton
Nov 2025
Stoke City
3–0
Charlton
Stoke City
Feb 2020
Stoke City
3–1
Charlton
Stoke City
Aug 2019
Charlton
3–1
Stoke City
Charlton
Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 4 meetings.
Confirmed lineups
Stoke City
3-4-3
-
1
V. Johansson
G
-
16
B. Wilmot
D
-
18
B. Lawal
D
-
5
L. Graham
D
-
2
B. Johnson
M
-
27
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
M
-
8
E. Galbraith
M
-
17
E. Bocat
M
-
20
S. Gallagher
F
-
15
G. Hirst
F
-
13
J. Devenny
F
Bench
Bae Jun-Ho, L. Bombino, R. Boženík, L. Cissé, J. Griffiths, J. McGlynn, B. Pearson, T. Rigo, M. Talovierov
M. Robins
Charlton
4-2-3-1
-
13
A. Okonkwo
G
-
18
I. Mesík
D
-
5
L. Jones
D
-
44
Tyler Bindon
D
-
17
A. Bell
D
-
26
J. Rankin-Costello
M
-
34
O. Skipp
M
-
7
T. Campbell
M
-
9
K. Ahearne-Grant
M
-
16
T. Ouma
M
-
11
M. Leaburn
F
Bench
M. Alli, R. Apter, T. Brooks, S. Carey, C. Coventry, H. Knibbs, Micah Mbick, D. McNamara, A. Mwamba
N. Jones
Team news · injuries & suspensions
Stoke City
-
OUT
A. Cresswell
Knee Injury
-
OUT
B. Gibson
Head Injury
-
DOUBT
A. Ampah
Hamstring Injury
-
DOUBT
L. Cisse
Knock
-
DOUBT
S. Ingelsson
Injury
-
DOUBT
D. Soumare
Injury
-
DOUBT
J. Tchamadeu
Knee Injury
-
OUT
A. Cresswell
Knee Injury
-
OUT
B. Gibson
Head Injury
-
DOUBT
A. Ampah
Hamstring Injury
-
DOUBT
L. Cisse
Knock
-
DOUBT
S. Ingelsson
Injury
-
DOUBT
D. Soumare
Injury
-
DOUBT
J. Tchamadeu
Knee Injury
Charlton
-
OUT
N. Chalobah
Muscle Injury
-
OUT
M. Godden
Muscle Injury
-
OUT
W. Mannion
Shoulder Injury
-
OUT
K. Ramsay
Ankle Injury
-
OUT
C. Sichenje
Knee Injury
-
DOUBT
J. Edwards
Ankle Injury
-
DOUBT
C. Kelman
Shoulder Injury
-
DOUBT
B. Koumetio
Muscle Injury
-
OUT
N. Chalobah
Muscle Injury
-
OUT
M. Godden
Muscle Injury
-
OUT
W. Mannion
Shoulder Injury
-
OUT
K. Ramsay
Ankle Injury
-
OUT
C. Sichenje
Knee Injury
-
DOUBT
J. Edwards
Ankle Injury
-
DOUBT
C. Kelman
Shoulder Injury
-
DOUBT
B. Koumetio
Muscle Injury