Championship · Matchweek 3
Charlton Athletic
CHA
1–0Full time
Preston North End
PRE
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
36%Possession41%
27%Territory38%
44%From set plays45%
0.07Chance quality0.15
6.5%Directness6.4%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Charlton, 3 for Preston. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Charlton
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.