Watford have only lost two of their last 17 home league games against Charlton (W8 D7), going down 2-1 in February 1996 and 4-3 in January 2013.
Charlton have only lost one of their last seven league games versus Watford (W4 D2), a 5-0 away defeat in January 2025.
Amassing just eight points through their opening 10 Championship matches this season (W2 D2 L6), Watford have made their worst start to a campaign outside of the top-flight since 2003-04, though they did eventually finish 16^th that season and avoided relegation.
Thanks to their 2-2 draw against Burnley in midweek, Charlton have now drawn five of their last seven Championship games (L2) – they last endured a longer winless run in the league via a 16-match streak between December 2023 and February 2024 in the third tier.
Watford have been in the lead in their Championship matches this season for just 12.7% of the time – the competition’s lowest percentage.

Sky Bet Championship: Pre-match stat pack