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Championship · Matchday 17

Charlton Athletic vs Lincoln City: Match Preview & Stats

Charlton Athletic crest Charlton Athletic
vs
Lincoln City crest Lincoln City
The Valley, London

Our picks

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Our record

  • Charlton Athletic: 2 of 7 right
  • Lincoln City: 4 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 17
Kick-off
Venue
The Valley, London
Since last match
Charlton Athletic: 3 days (Championship) · Wolverhampton Wanderers Lincoln City: 3 days (Championship) · Wrexham
Next match
Charlton Athletic: 3 days (Championship) later Lincoln City: 3 days (Championship) later

Last starting XI

Charlton Athletic 4-1-4-1

  1. 25 Mannion
  2. 20 McNamara
  3. 44 Bindon
  4. 12 Koumetio
  5. 17 Bell
  6. 6 Coventry
  7. 19 Alli
  8. 32 Mwamba
  9. 26 Rankin-Costello
  10. 7 Campbell
  11. 23 Kelman

Coach: Nathan Jones vs Sheffield United, 2-1 · Championship · 7 Nov

Lincoln City 4-4-2

  1. 1 Wickens
  2. 33 Oyegoke
  3. 25 Elerewe
  4. 15 Bradley
  5. 3 Reach
  6. 7 Hackett
  7. 14 McGrandles
  8. 26 Konak
  9. 16 Jefferies
  10. 34 Draper
  11. 11 Ladefoged

Coach: Tom Shaw at Queens Park Rangers, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Charlton Athletic

  • DF Collins SichenjeInjured · Out for the season
  • FW Rob ApterInjured · Return unknown

Lincoln City

  • DF Tendayi DarikwaInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Mason MeliaInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Charlton Athletic

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
2 players out

Lincoln City

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
2 players out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Charlton Athletic Lincoln City
Box & Territory Pressure 38 44
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 61 56
Finishing Efficiency 15 29
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 48 17
Underlying Play Power 38 36
Charlton Athletic Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Lincoln City Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Charlton Athletic

When scoring first 60% won · 80% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 38% points rescued · 12% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 38% 2nd Half: 62%
First 15': 31% Last 15' (76-90'): 23%

Lincoln City

When scoring first 50% won · 67% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 25% points rescued · 12% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 47% 2nd Half: 53%
First 15': 13% Last 15' (76-90'): 13%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Charlton Athletic

  1. 1. FW Tyreece Campbell 1G · 1A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 14.0%
  2. 2. MF Karlan Grant 1G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. FW Charlie Kelman 1G · 0A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 15.0%

Lincoln City

  1. 1. FW Mikkel Ladefoged 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%
  2. 2. FW Freddie Draper 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. MF Reeco Hackett 1G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 12.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Charlton Athletic Lincoln City
Over 1.5 goals 7/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 4/10
Both teams scored 5/10 5/10
Clean sheet 2/10 2/10
Failed to score 5/10 3/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 0.7 / 1.6 1.1 / 2.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Charlton Athletic

  • W 2-1 vs Sheffield United (H) Championship · 7 Nov
  • L 0-1 vs Bolton Wanderers (H) Championship · 3 Nov
  • L 0-3 at Middlesbrough (A) Championship · 31 Oct
  • L 1-3 vs Norwich City (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Watford (A) Championship · 17 Oct

Lincoln City

  • L 1-2 at Queens Park Rangers (A) Championship · 7 Nov
  • L 0-1 at Watford (A) Championship · 3 Nov
  • L 1-3 vs Birmingham City (H) Championship · 31 Oct
  • W 4-1 vs Burnley (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • D 2-2 at Millwall (A) Championship · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Charlton Athletic

Lincoln City

Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Charlton Athletic

Player G A
Tyreece Campbell 4 1
Karlan Grant 2 1
Lloyd Jones 2 1
Millenic Alli 1 2
Charlie Kelman 1 0

Lincoln City

Player G A
Mikkel Ladefoged 3 1
Ben House 2 2
Freddie Draper 2 1
Reeco Hackett (2 pens) 2 1
Dom Jefferies 2 0

Goals and assists in the Championship this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Charlton Athletic Lincoln City
  • 4.1 Corners won 3.5
  • 6.1 Corners conceded 7.4
  • 1.9 Yellow cards 2.3
  • 1.9 Opponents' yellow cards 2.0

Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Charlton AthleticLincoln City
Attack 0 43 0.9 goals per match this season1.0 goals per match this season
Defence 30 17 1.5 conceded per match this season1.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1600Elo #327 Elo rating 1700Elo #241

Head-to-head

2Charlton Athletic wins
4draws
4Lincoln City wins

10 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 5 Apr 2025 · League One Charlton Athletic 2-2 Lincoln City
  • 7 Dec 2024 · League One Lincoln City 0-0 Charlton Athletic
  • 13 Feb 2024 · League One Charlton Athletic 1-1 Lincoln City
  • 24 Oct 2023 · League One Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic
  • 7 Jan 2023 · League One Charlton Athletic 2-1 Lincoln City

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Birmingham City 15 852 28:14 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 852 30:19 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 924 24:18 +6 29
4 Southampton 15 843 29:15 +14 28
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 843 26:18 +8 28
6 West Bromwich Albion 15 843 23:15 +8 28
7 Swansea City 15 825 22:18 +4 26
8 Queens Park Rangers 15 663 24:18 +6 24
9 West Ham United 15 654 37:23 +14 23
10 Sheffield United 15 645 21:19 +2 22
11 Portsmouth 15 645 20:18 +2 22
12 Norwich City 15 708 32:24 +8 21
13 Blackburn Rovers 15 636 22:23 -1 21
14 Cardiff City 15 465 27:27 0 18
15 Wrexham 15 465 18:20 -2 18
16 Millwall 15 537 23:27 -4 18
17 Bristol City 15 537 16:24 -8 18
18 Bolton Wanderers 15 528 20:29 -9 17
19 Charlton Athletic 15 456 13:23 -10 17
20 Watford 15 438 13:23 -10 15
21 Lincoln City 15 438 15:26 -11 15
22 Burnley 15 177 22:31 -9 10
23 Derby County 15 249 14:30 -16 10
24 Preston North End 15 2211 13:30 -17 8

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitlePromotedPlay-offsRelegated
Charlton Athletic 17
Lincoln City 15

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