The Robins cruised to a 4-1 victory over Sheffield United on the first day of the season, while the Addicks claimed a narrow win over Watford in their season opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Match preview<\/p>\n
Bristol City will be looking to secure another top-six placing this season after finishing in sixth position in the 2024-25 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Robins went on to suffer a heavy defeat to Sheffield United in the playoff semi-finals before Liam Manning<\/strong><\/a> left his position as head coach to take over the reins at Norwich City.<\/p>\n Bristol City subsequently appointed Gerhard Struber<\/strong><\/a>, who has returned to English football for the first time since leaving Barnsley in 2020.<\/p>\n Struber could not have wished for a better start to his tenure, as his side eased to a 4-1 victory in Saturday’s away meeting with Sheffield United, courtesy of a Scott Twine<\/strong><\/a> brace and goals from Ross McCrorie<\/strong><\/a> and Anis Mehmeti.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Robins enjoyed another successful outing in midweek, with Jason Knight<\/strong><\/a> and Yu Hirakawa<\/strong><\/a> grabbing a goal apiece in Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over MK Dons in the EFL Cup.<\/p>\n They will now be focusing on Saturday’s league fixture, where they will attempt to claim back-to-back home wins over Charlton for the first time since October 1975 after picking up a 2-1 victory in their most recent head-to-head home meeting in October 2019.<\/p>\n Charlton are competing in the second tier for the first time since 2019-20 after winning promotion via the League One playoffs last season.<\/p>\n Like Bristol City, the Addicks have kicked off the new campaign with back-to-back victories, including a narrow win in Saturday’s home clash with Watford.<\/p>\n The contest looked to be heading towards a goalless draw until Harvey Knibbs<\/strong><\/a> netted a dramatic 94th-minute winner on his Charlton debut.<\/p>\n Nathan Jones<\/strong><\/a>‘s side went on to record another home win in Tuesday’s EFL Cup clash, with Miles Leaburn<\/strong><\/a>, Ibrahim Fullah<\/strong><\/a> and Luke Berry<\/strong><\/a> all finding the net in a 3-1 first-round victory.<\/p>\n The Addicks will now turn their focus to their first competitive meeting with Bristol City since coming from 2-1 down to pick up a 3-2 home victory in December 2019.<\/p>\n Having taken just a point from their last two away encounters, the visitors are aiming to beat the Robins at Ashton Gate for the first time since November 2012\/\u00a0<\/p>\n Bristol City Championship form:<\/p>\n W\u00a0<\/p>\n Bristol City form (all competitions):<\/p>\n W W<\/p>\n Charlton Athletic Championship form:<\/p>\n W\u00a0<\/p>\n Charlton Athletic form (all competitions):<\/p>\n W W\u00a0<\/p>\n Team News<\/p>\n Bristol City are expected to be without Joe Williams<\/strong><\/a>, Cameron Pring<\/strong><\/a>, Luke McNally<\/strong><\/a>, Max Bird<\/strong><\/a> and Max O\u2019Leary due to injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n After making several changes in midweek, Struber could revert to the team that started Saturday\u2019s dominant win over Sheffield United.\u00a0<\/p>\n McCrorie will operate as the right wing-back despite recently being linked with a move to Serie A side Udinese.<\/p>\n As for the visitors, they are unable to call upon the injured duo of defender Reece Burke<\/strong><\/a> and forward Matty Godden.<\/p>\n After making his first Charlton start in midweek, summer signing Knibbs is in contention to feature in Saturday\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n Another summer addition, Charlie Kelman<\/strong><\/a>, is expected to lead the line for a second straight league game, with the former Leyton Orient striker looking to open his account for the Addicks.<\/p>\n Bristol City possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vitek; Tanner, Vyner, Atkinson; McCrorie, Knight, Randell, Hirakawa; Twine, Riis; Mehmeti<\/p>\n Charlton Athletic possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaminski; Ramsay, Jones, Bell, Edwards; Coventry, Docherty; Apter, Knibbs, Carey; Kelman<\/p>\n We say: Bristol City 2-1 Charlton Athletic<\/p>\n Both teams will carry momentum into Saturday’s contest, but while we expect Saturday’s fixture to produce a close-fought contest, we think home advantage could help Bristol City condemn Charlton to their first defeat of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Charlton](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2025\/08\/imago1064943255-689875122b1e74.webp\"\/)
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