Charlton Athletic vs DerbyPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Valley hosts an opening round between two sides who know each other well. Charlton closed pre-season with three wins in five, all away from home: 3-1 at Cheltenham, 2-0 at Colchester and 1-0 at Gillingham, with defeats to Reading and AFC Wimbledon. Derby fared worse, one win in five with losses to Lincoln, Burton and Valencia. The five head-to-heads point to tight games almost always settled by a single goal: 1-2, 1-1, 1-2, 0-1 and 2-0, with Derby scoring in four of them. The Championship opens averaging 4.00 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.