Preston vs Charlton Predictions & Tips

Preston are looking to get their playoff ambitions back on track this weekend, with a chance to end their poor form. In all competitions, the hosts have won none of their last six matches. That poor run combined with their four-game losing streak from late last year means they’ve won just two of their last 12 matches, but Charlton also travel to Deepdale in poor form.

Home Comforts

Despite losing their last two Championship home games, Preston still have the best home record in the division. They have won nine times at their own ground this term, which has set them up for a playoff push. The hosts are just two points off the top six, while they could close that gap with three points this weekend.

Charlton seem like the perfect side to take advantage of, with an injury crisis sending Lee Bowyer’s men tumbling down the table. With just one win in 16 matches, Charlton have fallen into the bottom six. They’ve been beaten seven times on the road this term, including five defeats in their last six trips. That’s left Preston as the heavy favourites to win this clash.

Return to Scoring Form

The problem for Preston has been in attack, as they’ve failed to score in back to back home games. However, their scoring form at home fired them into the mix for promotion, as they’ve scored over two goals per game at Deepdale this term. Alex Neil’s men have scored at least twice on 10 occasions here in the Championship, while they went out of the FA Cup in a 4-2 loss here to Premier League Norwich.

Charlton have won one of their last 19 away league matches against Preston (W1 D5 L13), a 2-0 victory in November 2007. Preston have scored twice in every meeting here since that loss, while the Addicks have shipped 1.6 goals per away game this term. Charlton have conceded twice in four of their five clashes at top 10 sides, while they’ve conceded twice in eight of their last 10 trips. Overall, they’ve conceded exactly two goals in 70% of their away games in the league.

Preston have won each of their meetings here with the bottom five, scoring 16 times. We expect them to hit another couple against this poor Charlton team. This seems like the perfect chance for the hosts to get their form back on track, so we are going with over 1.5 Preston goals as our tip here. We’re also going for a 2-1 home win, which has landed in 31% of Charlton’s trips.