Cardiff v Charlton result

Full-time · Cardiff 3–1 Charlton

Championship · Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:30 BST · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 3 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cardiff · Charlton

The model’s pre-match pick

Cardiff 3–1 Charlton — Cardiff won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Draw.

Free pick

Home or Draw

Best price: 1.24 at Betano

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Draw in the last 90 days, 76.4% of 1736 landed (95% range 74.4–78.4%); it had given them 75.1% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cardiff beat Charlton 3–1 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 19 September. Charlton are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Cardiff led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Cardiff: Jack Moylan (8’, assisted by Yousef Salech; 61’, assisted by Ollie Tanner) and Yousef Salech (24’, assisted by Jack Moylan); Charlton: Tyreece Campbell (29’, assisted by Tyler Bindon).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Jack Moylan’s goal on 8 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Cardiff 2.60, Charlton 1.26, from 27 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Elliot Bell, England showed eight yellow cards — against 4.4 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Cardiff: Alexander Robertson (27’), Ollie Tanner (33’), Joel Bagan (45+5’), Cian Ashford (90+4’) and Joel Colwill (90+6’); Charlton: Danny McNamara (35’), Oliver Skipp (51’) and Ivan Mesík (90+4’).

What it changes

Cardiff move up from 21st to 19th (eight league matches played). Cardiff have scored 22 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Cardiff have conceded 23 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Charlton move down from fourth to eighth (eight league matches played). Charlton have scored 11 goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Charlton have conceded 22 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Cardiff’s two-goal margin was the biggest of round 8, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jack Moylan (Cardiff) 15.1, Yousef Salech (Cardiff) 8.7 and Tyreece Campbell (Charlton) 6.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Cardiff or the draw, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 76.4% of the time in the last 90 days (1327 of 1736).

Next up

Cardiff next host Burnley on 7 November 2026.

Charlton next host Sheffield Utd on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Burnley, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Charlton: Charlton v Sheffield Utd, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Cardiff 3–1 Charlton · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: Elliot Bell, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): Cardiff 0 · draws 2 · Charlton 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 0W 2D 3L · Charlton 1W 3D 1L

Cardiff 3–1 Charlton (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 3 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

7.75 / 5

Corners

against 4.5 / 7 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.38 yellows

Referee · Elliot Bell, England

21.25 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 12 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Charlton for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.88 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.63 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Elliot Bell, England — 4.38 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 21.25 fouls over 8 matches.

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Cardiff

Cardiff Goalkeeper

Cardiff — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Trott	9	90810 min	262.9 /90	151.7 /90	00 /90

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Trott n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Cardiff Defensive

Cardiff — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Ng	9	90810 min	171.9 /90	80.9 /90	50.6 /90	475.2 /90	101.1 /90	40.4 /90
Joel Bagan	9	90809 min	171.9 /90	30.3 /90	80.9 /90	364 /90	30.3 /90	00 /90
G. Osho	7	90630 min	81.1 /90	50.7 /90	71 /90	284 /90	40.6 /90	00 /90
K. Bielik	5	81403 min	40.9 /90	40.9 /90	20.4 /90	316.9 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90
R. Kpakio	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	175.7 /90	62 /90	00 /90
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Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Ng n 8	90	1.1 5/3	1.9 7/5	L. Jones
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0	—
Joel Bagan n 8	89.9	0.4 2/1	0.5 4/0	L. Jones
A. Robertson n 8	88.5	0.9 6/1	1 5/3	Conor Coventry
Y. Salech n 8	79.1	1.7 7/3	0.7 5/0	M. Leaburn
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Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	90	1.9 8/4
Joel Bagan n 8	89.9	1.8 8/5
A. Robertson n 8	88.5	1.5 7/4
Y. Salech n 8	79.1	0.1 1/0
J. Moylan n 8	77.4	1.3 7/2
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Cardiff Attacking

Cardiff — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Salech	9	80723 min	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	232.9 /90	151.9 /90	70.9 /90	20.2 /90
C. Robinson	2	4283 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.2 /90	22.2 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90
A. Robertson	9	89798 min	00 /90	00 /90	60.7 /90	30.3 /90	141.6 /90	50.6 /90
J. Moylan	9	71637 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	162.3 /90	71 /90	60.8 /90	60.8 /90
C. Willock	9	55498 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	40.7 /90	10.2 /90	173.1 /90	101.8 /90
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Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.4 2/1
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Joel Bagan n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Robertson n 8	88.5	0.8 6/0	0.4 3/0
Y. Salech n 8	79.1	2.8 7/5	1.7 6/3
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Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Joel Bagan n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Robertson n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Salech n 8	79.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Charlton

Charlton Goalkeeper

Charlton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
A. Okonkwo	6	90540 min	203.3 /90	50.8 /90
W. Mannion	2	93185 min	41.9 /90	21 /90
T. Brooks	1	9090 min	66 /90	55 /90

Charlton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Charlton before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Okonkwo n 6	90	3.3 5/3
W. Mannion n 8	90.6	3.4 5/5

Charlton Defensive

Charlton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Jones	9	89800 min	40.5 /90	121.4 /90	121.4 /90	475.3 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90
D. McNamara	8	77614 min	81.2 /90	40.6 /90	50.7 /90	324.7 /90	30.4 /90	30.4 /90
A. Bell	7	88618 min	152.2 /90	101.5 /90	40.6 /90	365.2 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
I. Mesík	7	72505 min	173 /90	81.4 /90	20.4 /90	335.9 /90	71.2 /90	00 /90
Tyler Bindon	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	92.3 /90	10.3 /90	194.8 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90
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Charlton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Charlton before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Jones n 8	88.1	0.4 2/1	0.9 5/2	Joel Bagan
M. Leaburn n 8	62.5	3.1 7/4	2.3 5/3	Y. Salech
Conor Coventry n 8	84.9	1.7 8/4	0.5 4/0	A. Robertson
Tyreece Campbell n 8	82.3	1.1 4/3	1 5/2	—
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	79.5	0.6 4/0	0.8 5/1	—
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Charlton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Charlton before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Jones n 8	88.1	0.4 3/0
M. Leaburn n 8	62.5	1.8 5/4
Conor Coventry n 8	84.9	2 8/5
Tyreece Campbell n 8	82.3	0.8 4/2
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	79.5	0.6 3/1
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Charlton Attacking

Charlton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Leaburn	9	58525 min	00 /90	00 /90	81.4 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	30.5 /90
M. Alli	7	45313 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90
Micah Mbick	4	38153 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	31.8 /90
M. Godden	2	65129 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	42.8 /90	21.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Conor Coventry	8	85679 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	00 /90	50.7 /90	00 /90
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Charlton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Charlton before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Jones n 8	88.1	0.9 4/2	0.6 4/1
M. Leaburn n 8	62.5	1.4 5/3	0.4 2/0
Conor Coventry n 8	84.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Tyreece Campbell n 8	82.3	1.2 5/2	0.8 4/2
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	79.5	1.3 5/3	0.7 5/0
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Charlton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Charlton before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Jones n 8	88.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
M. Leaburn n 8	62.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Conor Coventry n 8	84.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Tyreece Campbell n 8	82.3	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	79.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Charlton
62%	Possession	38%
2.60	Expected goals (xG)	1.26
27	Shots	6
8	Shots on target	3
11	Shots off target	1
8	Blocked shots	2
16	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	1
0	Offsides	4
10	Fouls	15
5	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	5
503	Passes	309
82%	Pass accuracy	67%

Cardiff Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Trott	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Ng	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
K. Bielik	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	Y	7.9
A. Robertson	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	Y	7.6
J. Colwill	90	0	0	3	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Y. Salech	90	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	7.3
G. Osho	82	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Moylan	82	2	1	5	3	4	1	0	10
O. Tanner	70	0	1	4	1	3	0	Y	7.3
C. Willock	62	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.3
D. Turnbull sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Cian Ashford sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
C. Scanlon sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Lawlor sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Charlton Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Okonkwo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
I. Mesík	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
O. Skipp	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	Y	6.9
K. Ahearne-Grant	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Campbell	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	6.8
Tyreece Campbell	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	7.3
D. McNamara	83	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
M. Leaburn	83	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Conor Coventry	70	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Tyler Bindon	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
M. Alli	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Bell sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
T. Ouma sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Kelman sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
S. Carey sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Edwards sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Charlton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffDLLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CharltonWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Cardiff 0 · 2 draws · Charlton 0 · 2 goals/game

2020-06-30 Cardiff 0–0 Charlton
2019-11-23 Charlton 2–2 Cardiff

League standing · 2026/27

Cardiff#18 pos15 pts14 pl-1 GD

Charlton#21 pos14 pts14 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.57

Charlton scored0.79

Cardiff conceded1.64

Charlton conceded1.57

The Full Post-Match Picture

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Cardiff v Charlton?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Cardiff v Charlton was Home or Draw (best price 1.24 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Charlton?: In their last 2 meetings, Cardiff won 0, Charlton won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Charlton?: Recent form — Cardiff 0W 2D 3L; Charlton 1W 3D 1L.

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