Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, Middlesbrough welcome Charlton Athletic for a Championship fixture set to start at 15:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Middlesbrough in 1st place (25 points from 12 matches) and Charlton Athletic in 19th place (14 points from 12 matches). Middlesbrough hold a 11 points advantage over Charlton Athletic in the standings.

Middlesbrough are top of the table. Middlesbrough are currently in the promotion places. Middlesbrough have scored 27 goals and conceded 17 goals in the league, a goal difference of +10. Charlton Athletic have scored 11 goals and conceded 18 goals in the league, a goal difference of -7.

Recent form

Middlesbrough: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-W-W-D-W), scoring 13 goals and conceding 7 goals. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Charlton Athletic: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-D-D-L-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 11 goals. Charlton Athletic are without a win in 5 matches.

Middlesbrough arrive in better form, taking 11 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 2 for Charlton Athletic.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Middlesbrough, 1 win for Charlton Athletic and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 11 March 2026: Middlesbrough 0-1 Charlton Athletic.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 1 goal, an average of 1 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Middlesbrough averaged 2.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Charlton Athletic averaged 1 scored and 2.2 conceded.

Middlesbrough have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Middlesbrough have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Paramount+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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