Cardiff City vs Charlton prediction, odds and how to watch

Rumarn Burrell scored twice for QPR to seal a 2-1 home win against Cardiff City, who dominated possession and created the better chances but could not convert them into the result they deserved.

West Brom controlled 71 per cent of the ball and fired 15 shots at goal but could only draw 1-1 with Charlton, who nicked a point through Tyreece Campbell after Callum Styles had put the hosts ahead.

Norwich took the points at Cardiff City Stadium with a 25th-minute headed goal, but the possession numbers and shot map raise real questions about how each side set up for this Carabao Cup tie.

Charlton came to the London Stadium, sat deep, scored twice from minimal opportunities, and left with all three points. The scoreline tells you what happened. The statistics tell you how remarkable it was.

Cardiff City host Charlton at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday looking to turn two draws into a first win of the Championship season, but Charlton arrive as one of the early pacesetters with maximum points from their opening two games.

Charlton sit third in the early Championship table with a perfect record, but their home form over the last ten games tells a very different story. Portsmouth arrive at The Valley having won just one of their opening two league fixtures, yet the structure of this clash rewards closer inspection.

Bolton Wanderers host Cardiff City at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday knowing that their early-season results flatter a defensive structure that is conceding far more than the scoreline suggests. Cardiff arrive with goals in abundance but a clean sheet problem of their own.

Charlton host QPR at the Valley on Wednesday night in a Championship fixture that pits two sides with very different structural profiles against each other. The data tells a more complicated story than the early-season standings suggest.