Championship Predictions

Watford

Watford

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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QPR

QPR

Saturday’s highly-anticipated clash at Vicarage Road pits together Watford and Queens Park Rangers, the two teams who aim to get off to a flying start to the season. The Hornets are seen as one of the main favourites for promotion, but bear in mind that the likes of Joao Pedro, Ismaila Sarr, and William Troost-Ekong have left the club in the summer transfer window. On the ... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Swansea

Swansea

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Swansea City play host to Birmingham City at their Swansea.com Stadium in the opening match of their Championship campaign. The Swans produced a splendid display in a 4-0 crushing of Reading and, as a result, the odds for home win have been dropping. New signing Jerry Yates is expected to make a significant impact on the team, while Republic of Ireland Michael Obafemi could ... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Stoke City

Stoke City

Prediction:
1-0

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Rotherham

Rotherham

Stoke City and Rotherham United square off against each other at Bet365 Stadium in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Saturday’s program. The Potters aim to make a flying start to the new Championship campaign, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. New signing Ryan Mmaee is eager to leave his mark on the team, along with fellow summ... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Plymouth

Plymouth

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield

The Championship 2023/24 season sets the stage for an exciting round 1 clash as Plymouth, making a triumphant return to the Championship, take on Huddersfield at their Home Park. Excitement rises as fans eagerly anticipate Plymouth's first taste of second-tier football in years and we are positive that the hosts will leave their hearts on the field. A man to keep an eye on i... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Norwich

Norwich

Prediction:
3-1

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Hull City

Hull City

Carrow Road will be the center of attention as Norwich City kick off the 2023/2024 Championship campaign with a thrilling encounter against Hull City, drawing the focus of all football enthusiasts. The Canaries are seen as one of the main candidates for promotion and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in the season opener. Key attacker Teemu Pukki... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Prediction:
2-0

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Millwall

Millwall

Riverside Stadium will host Saturday’s clash between Middlesbrough and Millwall, the two teams who have big ambitions for the 2023/24 Championship campaign. The Boro did well to make it to the playoffs semis last time out, but Coventry proved to be a big catch for Michael Carrick’s troops in the Wembley Stadium showdown. The former Man Utd midfielder is still in charge o... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Bristol City

Bristol City

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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Preston

Preston

Bristol City welcome Preston North End to Ashton Gate on Saturday for a highly-anticipated season opener. Both teams aim to start their campaign on a winning note and set the tone for their Championship aspirations, but the Robins are seen as slim favourites to win this match. Bristol City will be eager to impress their loyal fans with an attacking display, seeking to exploi... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Prediction:
2-2

Match Time & Date:

5 August 2023

15:00

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West Bromwich

West Bromwich

The Championship returns as Blackburn Rovers go head to head with West Bromwich Albion in an entertaining season opener at Ewood Park. Excitement reaches fever pitch as two promotion hopefuls clash in a high-stakes encounter. Both Blackburn and WBA have a point to prove this season, and, as a result, this fixture sets the stage for a thrilling contest. Blackburn's attacking ... Read More...

This match will be played on 5 August 2023 at 15:00

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

4 August 2023

20:00

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Southampton

Southampton

All eyes will be on legendary Hillsborough stadium when Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton lock horns in the opening match of the new Championship campaign. The Owls are eager to impress on their return to the English second tier, but they face a difficult challenge in Friday’s showdown. New signing Pol Valentin is widely expected to make his official Sheffield Wednesday ... Read More...

This match will be played on 4 August 2023 at 20:00

Coventry

Coventry

Prediction:
0-0

Match Time & Date:

27 May 2023

16:45

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Luton

Luton

There will be fireworks when Coventry and Luton go head to head in the Championship playoffs final at Wembley Stadium. The Sky Blues set up a meeting with Luton by beating Middlesbrough in the two-legged tie and they are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Saturday’s clash as well. There are no fresh injury worries in Mark Robins’ team ahead of the decider, but... Read More...

This match will be played on 27 May 2023 at 16:45

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Prediction:
1-0

Match Time & Date:

17 May 2023

20:00

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Coventry

Coventry

All eyes will be on Riverside Stadium when Middlesbrough and Coventry face each other in the Championship playoffs semis, return leg. The two teams played out a goalless draw at Coventry Building Society Arena in the first leg and yet another close encounter is on the cards. Both Matt Clarke and Aaron Ramsey are sidelined with injuries, while Jonathan Howson is a major doubt... Read More...

This match will be played on 17 May 2023 at 20:00

Luton

Luton

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

16 May 2023

20:00

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Sunderland

Sunderland

A place in the Championship playoffs final will be at stake when Luton and Sunderland take on each other at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening. The Hatters aim to overcome a one-goal deficit in the return leg and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the visit of Sunderland. <... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 May 2023 at 20:00

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Bojan Jovanovic • Football expert
16 April 2026 • 10:14 UTC • 1 min read
Championship Predictions

Weekly Championship Betting Tips

Below you’ll find our weekly Championship tips across the most important football betting markets, including Correct Score, BTTS, Over/Under 1.5 Goals, Total Shots on Target, and Match Result.

Championship Betting Tips

MatchBetting tips
Blackburn RoversBlackburn RoversCoventryCoventry17/04/2026, 20:00
  • Correct Score: 0-1
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
DerbyDerbyOxford UnitedOxford United18/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
MillwallMillwallQPRQPR18/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
PortsmouthPortsmouthLeicesterLeicester18/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
Bristol CityBristol CityNorwichNorwich18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 0-1
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
Hull CityHull CityBirmingham CityBirmingham City18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
PrestonPrestonWest BromwichWest Bromwich18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 0-1
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield WednesdayCharltonCharlton18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 0-1
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
SwanseaSwanseaSouthamptonSouthampton18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
WatfordWatfordSheffield UnitedSheffield United18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
WrexhamWrexhamStoke CityStoke City18/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
IpswichIpswichMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough19/04/2026, 12:00
  • Correct Score: 1-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
CoventryCoventryPortsmouthPortsmouth21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
LeicesterLeicesterHull CityHull City21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
NorwichNorwichDerbyDerby21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Oxford UnitedOxford UnitedWrexhamWrexham21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
QPRQPRSwanseaSwansea21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
SouthamptonSouthamptonBristol CityBristol City21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Stoke CityStoke CityMillwallMillwall21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
West BromwichWest BromwichWatfordWatford21/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
CharltonCharltonIpswichIpswich22/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
MIddlesbroughMIddlesbroughSheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday22/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Sheffield UnitedSheffield UnitedBlackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers22/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
LeicesterLeicesterMillwallMillwall24/04/2026, 20:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
CharltonCharltonHull CityHull City25/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
MIddlesbroughMIddlesbroughWatfordWatford25/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
West BromwichWest BromwichIpswichIpswich25/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
Birmingham CityBirmingham CityBristol CityBristol City25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
NorwichNorwichSwanseaSwansea25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Oxford UnitedOxford UnitedSheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
QPRQPRDerbyDerby25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
Sheffield UnitedSheffield UnitedPrestonPreston25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Stoke CityStoke CityPortsmouthPortsmouth25/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
CoventryCoventryWrexhamWrexham26/04/2026, 12:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw

EFL Championship Betting Stats and Data

To support your Championship tips and betting decisions, FootballPredictions.com tracks five years of historical Championship statistics. These long-term trends provide the foundation for our weekly predictions across the Championship’s key markets.

Championship Stats (2025/2026)

Team Type Average Goals Scored
Home Teams 1.38
Away Teams 1.19
Total (Combined) 2.56
35.1 min/Goal (1292 Goals in 504 matches)
51% Clean Sheets (256 times out of 504 matches)
56% Both Teams Scored (281 times out of 504 matches)
Outcome (Full-Time Result) % of Matches
Home Win 42%
Draw 27%
Away Win 31%
Goals % of Matches Over
Over 0.5 93%
Over 1.5 75%
Over 2.5 50%
Over 3.5 24%
Over 4.5 9%
Goals % of Matches Under
Under 0.5 7%
Under 1.5 25%
Under 2.5 50%
Under 3.5 76%
Under 4.5 91%
Championship Match Stats (2025/2026)
Shots Per Match 25.13
Shots / Match (Home) 14.06
Shots / Match (Away) 11.07
Fouls Per Match 21.45
Fouls / Match (Home) 10.32
Fouls / Match (Away) 11.13
Offsides Per Match 3.81
Players Participated 882

Championship Regular Season

Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 Coventry City 42 25 10 7 84 42 +42 85 LWWDD
2 Ipswich Town 41 21 12 8 71 42 +29 75 WDWWL
3 Millwall 42 21 10 11 56 47 +9 73 LDWLD
4 Southampton 42 20 12 10 73 50 +23 72 WWWWW
5 Middlesbrough 42 20 12 10 62 42 +20 72 DDLDL
6 Hull City 42 20 8 14 64 60 +4 68 LWDDL
7 Wrexham 42 17 13 12 63 60 +3 64 LWDLL
8 Derby County 42 18 9 15 61 53 +8 63 WWLWL
9 Norwich City 42 17 7 18 55 50 +5 58 LWDWL
10 Bristol City 42 16 10 16 52 51 +1 58 DLWWD
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 58 63 -5 58 WWWDD
12 Watford 42 14 15 13 52 51 +1 57 WDLDL
13 Preston North End 42 14 15 13 50 53 -3 57 LWDDW
14 Swansea City 42 16 9 17 50 54 -4 57 LLDDW
15 Birmingham City 42 15 11 16 51 52 -1 56 DLLLW
16 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 49 46 +3 55 WLWLD
17 Sheffield United 42 16 6 20 59 59 0 54 DLDLW
18 Charlton Athletic 42 12 13 17 39 51 -12 49 DLLDL
19 Portsmouth 42 12 12 18 43 57 -14 48 LDDWW
20 Blackburn Rovers 43 12 12 19 38 53 -15 48 DWDDL
21 Leicester City 42 11 14 17 54 64 -10 47 LDDDL
22 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 13 18 42 56 -14 46 WWDDD
23 Oxford United 42 10 14 18 41 54 -13 44 DLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday 42 1 11 30 25 82 -57 14 LLLDD

Championship Results

Date Match
10/04/2026, 19:00 West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Millwall
11/04/2026, 11:30 Coventry City 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
11/04/2026, 11:30 Norwich City 0 - 2 Ipswich Town
11/04/2026, 11:30 Queens Park Rangers 0 - 0 Bristol City
11/04/2026, 14:00 Southampton 2 - 1 Derby County
11/04/2026, 14:00 Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Portsmouth
11/04/2026, 14:00 Oxford United 2 - 0 Watford
11/04/2026, 14:00 Charlton Athletic 1 - 2 Preston North End
11/04/2026, 14:00 Leicester City 0 - 1 Swansea City
11/04/2026, 14:00 Sheffield United 2 - 1 Hull City
11/04/2026, 14:00 Stoke City 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
12/04/2026, 11:00 Birmingham City 2 - 0 Wrexham

Championship Fixtures

Date Match
17/04/2026, 19:00 Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City
18/04/2026, 11:30 Derby County - Oxford United
18/04/2026, 11:30 Millwall - Queens Park Rangers
18/04/2026, 11:30 Portsmouth - Leicester City
18/04/2026, 14:00 Bristol City - Norwich City
18/04/2026, 14:00 Sheffield Wednesday - Charlton Athletic
18/04/2026, 14:00 Swansea City - Southampton
18/04/2026, 14:00 Wrexham - Stoke City
18/04/2026, 14:00 Hull City - Birmingham City
18/04/2026, 14:00 Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion
18/04/2026, 14:00 Watford - Sheffield United
19/04/2026, 11:00 Ipswich Town - Middlesbrough

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