EFL Championship · Matchday 1

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCThe ValleyMatchday 1

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Charlton Athletic 39%Draw 34%Derby County 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Charlton AthleticDerby County
45Possession55
0.97Expected goals (xG)1
13Shots15
4Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
5Blocked shots6
9Shots inside box11
4Shots outside box4
5Corners4
0Offsides1
7Fouls16
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves2
375Passes453
285Accurate passes349
76Pass accuracy77

Match events

  • 23'Sammie Szmodics (assist Carlton Morris)
  • 54'Sammie Szmodics Alex Mowatt
  • 59'Matthew Godden Miles Leaburn
  • 59'Sonny Carey Millenic Alli
  • 60'Sondre Langås
  • 61'Lloyd Jones (assist Karlan Grant)
  • 73'Karlan Grant Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 80'Tyreece Campbell
  • 83'Oscar Fraulo Corey Taylor
  • 83'Craig Forsyth Rhian Brewster
  • 84'Joe Ward Max Johnston
  • 84'Lewis Travis Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 85'Danny McNamara Ivan Mesík
  • 85'Nathaniel Chalobah Collins Lusaka Sichenje
  • 90'Rhian Brewster
  • 90'Alex Mowatt

Charlton Athletic · Derby County

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Charlton Athletic4-5-2
256.8Mannion
176.8Bell
57.8Jones
126.8Koumetio
206.885'McNamara
66.8Coventry
77.8Campbell
76.8Campbell
146.859'Carey
156.885'Chalobah
97.573'Grant
246.859'Godden
Derby County4-5-1
36.383'Forsyth
186.3Taylor
97.1Morris
117.354'Szmodics
236.384'Ward
276.384'Travis
286.3Sanderson
16.1Zetterström
296.383'Fraulo
86.3Clark
66.0Langås

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Charlton Athletic

  • 15Nathaniel Chalobah6.8
  • 5Lloyd Jones7.8
  • 17Amari'i Bell6.8
  • 24Matthew Godden6.8
  • 9Karlan Grant7.5
  • 20Danny McNamara6.8
  • 12Billy Koumetio6.8
  • 6Conor Coventry6.8
  • 14Sonny Carey6.8
  • 7Tyreece Campbell7.8
  • 25William Mannion6.8
  • 7Tyreece Tupac Shakur Campbell6.8

Derby County

  • 3Craig Forsyth6.3
  • 18Charlie Taylor6.3
  • 9Carlton Morris7.1
  • 11Sammie Szmodics7.3
  • 23Joe Ward6.3
  • 27Lewis Travis6.3
  • 28Dion Sanderson6.3
  • 1Jacob Widell Zetterström6.1
  • 29Oscar Fraulo6.3
  • 8Bobby Clark6.3
  • 6Sondre Langås6.0
Charlton AthleticTale of the tapeDerby County
Formation4-5-1
10 ptsTable4 pts
-1Goal difference-5
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Charlton Athletic 1W1D1W Derby County

Goals 44

  • 2026-08-15Charlton Athletic21Derby County
  • 2026-01-20Charlton Athletic12Derby County
  • 2025-09-30Derby County11Charlton Athletic

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Charlton Athletic5311-110
Derby County5113-54
Charlton Athletic v Derby County — EFL Championship | Factlen