West Ham
vs
Charlton
Championship prediction
The model makes it 44% West Ham, 28% draw, 28% Charlton — fair odds of 2.27, 3.57 and 3.57. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
Expected goals: West Ham 1.43, Charlton 1.07.
Both teams to score: 51%. Over 2.5 goals: 46%, under 2.5: 54%.
Model confidence: Medium.
Model insights
Head-to-head: West Ham vs Charlton
- 15 September 2020West Ham 3–0 CharltonLeague Cup
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
West Ham carry a model rating of 6.89 against 6.92 for Charlton. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.43 goals for West Ham and 1.07 for Charlton. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
West Ham rate 0.98 in attack and 0.91 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Charlton rate 0.84 and 0.77.
That points to 46% for over two and a half goals and 51% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 1-1 (13%), 1-0 (11%), 2-1 (9%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives West Ham the highest probability at 44%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.43 expected goals for West Ham against 1.07 for Charlton. West Ham's attack/defence rating is 0.98/0.91 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.84/0.77 for Charlton.