Birmingham v Charlton Athletic: play-off push meets survival bid | OneFootball

Birmingham City host Charlton Athletic in the Championship on Saturday, 13 December 2025 at St Andrew's, with the hosts eyeing the play-off picture and the visitors trying to halt a five-game league losing run.

Recent meetings have been tight: each side won 1-0 at home last season, while Birmingham City also won away in the EFL Cup.

Birmingham have won two of their last five league games but lost at Southampton and Queens Park Rangers this week. At home they have taken 20 points from nine matches. Charlton Athletic arrive on a run of five straight defeats and have collected nine away points from 10 trips.

Injuries could shape selections, with Birmingham without Ethan Laird, Lee Buchanan, Willum Willumsson, Scott Wright and Alexander William Cochrane. Charlton Athletic list Matt Godden, Onel Hernandez, Amari Bell, Reece Burke, Josh Edwards and Charlie Kelman as injured.

On the numbers, Birmingham average 56% possession with 81.07% passing accuracy, so they could look to control the ball and feed Jay Stansfield, who has eight league goals, and Demarai Gray, who has five. Charlton Athletic average 42% possession, cross at 22.78% accuracy and have Sonny Carey on five goals, with James Bree supplying three assists. Quick deliveries from wide may be their route.

Birmingham sit 11th on 28 points and a win could move them closer to the top six. Charlton Athletic are 19th with 23 points and a result may ease relegation worries by putting more daylight between them and the bottom three.