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Charlton Athletic U21 vs Cardiff City U21 prediction and preview
23 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Charlton Athletic U21 host Cardiff City U21 in the Professional Development League (England) on 23 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Cardiff City U21 to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 65% once the bookmaker margin is removed.
Going into the match, Charlton Athletic U21 had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 16 and conceding 15. Cardiff City U21 had won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 22 scored and 16 conceded.
Both teams scored in 7 of Charlton Athletic U21's last 10 and 7 of Cardiff City U21's last 10; 7 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Charlton Athletic U21 averaged 1.50 goals scored and 1.00 conceded across 6 matches; away from home Cardiff City U21 averaged 1.73 scored and 1.55 conceded across 11.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.43 goals from Charlton Athletic U21 and 1.55 from Cardiff City U21. From that it rates a home win at 34%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 39%, against 39%, 22% and 39% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Charlton Athletic U21 (green) and Cardiff City U21 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic U21 | DLWWD | 1.60 | 1.50 | 70% | 70% |
| Cardiff City U21 | DLWDW | 2.20 | 1.60 | 70% | 70% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.