Pick of the stats: Charlton Athletic v Southampton
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The Championship action resumes after the international break as Charlton Athletic welcome Southampton to The Valley on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
The Addicks are ninth after going down 1-0 at Wrexham in their final game before the break to end a run of five games unbeaten, from which they took 11 points, but Nathan Jones' men remain within two points of the play-off places.
Saints won back-to-back games under interim boss Tonda Eckert before the break to jump up to 17th, now eight points clear of the drop zone, and another win here would close the gap to their hosts to just two points in a congested mid-table.
This is the first league meeting between Charlton and Southampton since April 2011 in League One, a game won 2-0 by the Saints.
Southampton are winless in their past 10 away league matches against Charlton Athletic (D7 L3), with each of the last five ending in draws between September 2004 and March 2011.
In all competitions, Charlton have won 18 of their past 23 home matches (D4 L1), winning 16 on home soil in 2025. It's their most home wins in a year since 1983 (also 16), last winning more back in 1938 (18).
Southampton have won their past two league games, as many as they'd won in their previous 27 encounters (W2 D9 L16). Saints last won three in a row back in April 2024.
Southampton have had 72.5% possession on average when losing in Championship games this season, the most of any side. However, when winning they average just 38.8% of the possession, a drop of 33.7% which is the largest difference between any side's possession average when winning and losing.