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Championship: Table, Predictions & Betting
The Championship table, our model's read on the upcoming fixtures and the best places to bet on it. The standings update from live results every matchday, and every prediction shows its working.
Championship Table
Current season, live
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 19 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 17 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 |
Championship Predictions, Matchweek 6
| Fixture | Kick-off | Home | Draw | Away | Score | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United | Tue 8 Sept · 19:45 | 37% | 26% | 37% | 1-1 | 49% |
| Cardiff City v Stoke City | Tue 8 Sept · 19:45 | 53% | 23% | 24% | 1-1 | 54% |
| Southampton v Swansea City | Tue 8 Sept · 19:45 | 55% | 23% | 22% | 1-1 | 52% |
| Watford v Preston North End | Tue 8 Sept · 19:45 | 48% | 24% | 28% | 1-1 | 54% |
| Wrexham v Burnley | Tue 8 Sept · 19:45 | 49% | 21% | 30% | 2-1 | 69% |
| Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United | Tue 8 Sept · 20:00 | 35% | 24% | 41% | 1-1 | 59% |
| Derby County v West Bromwich Albion | Wed 9 Sept · 19:45 | 38% | 27% | 35% | 1-1 | 44% |
| Norwich City v Birmingham City | Wed 9 Sept · 19:45 | 41% | 27% | 32% | 1-1 | 46% |
| Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | Wed 9 Sept · 20:00 | 42% | 29% | 29% | 1-0 | 36% |
| Bristol City v Lincoln City | Tue 15 Sept · 19:45 | 34% | 28% | 38% | 1-1 | 43% |
| Middlesbrough v Millwall | Tue 15 Sept · 19:45 | 48% | 24% | 28% | 1-1 | 56% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth | Tue 20 Oct · 19:45 | 44% | 25% | 31% | 1-1 | 53% |
How the Championship Works, and How It Bets
24 clubs, 46 matches each. The top two are promoted automatically. Third to sixth enter the play-offs, and the final at Wembley decides the third promotion place. The bottom three go down to League One. That structure is what our projections are built around: the zones on this page are the real ones, not a template borrowed from the division above.
The Championship is famously congested, 46 matches plus midweek rounds mean rotation and fatigue decide as many games as quality. Across 131 matches this season so far it produced 2.89 goals a game: 62% of fixtures went over 2.5, and both teams scored in 63%. The home side won 40%, 27% finished level, and 33% were won on the road.
Those base rates matter more than they look. A model that assumes Premier League scoring in League Two will overprice goals all season, which is why every division here is measured on its own matches before any club is rated. Feed a fixture into the Prognosis Engine and you are pricing it against this division's numbers, not a generic average.
The Shape of a Championship Season
Forty-six league matches, regular midweek rounds, and stretches where a club plays three times in eight days. Squad depth becomes the story after Christmas: the sides that hold together through February are usually the ones still in the play-off places in April.
Liquid enough for serious money but far less scrutinised than the division above. Team news moves these prices late and hard, which cuts both ways, the market can be slow to react, and so can you. Parachute payments give relegated clubs a financial edge no goals-based model can see.
The division's own numbers set the frame for every market on it. With 27% of matches drawn and 62% going past two and a half goals, a draw-heavy profile like this rewards patience on the double chance and punishes anyone who assumes every game is an open one. Both teams scored in 63% of them, which is the number to hold in mind before taking a price on a clean sheet, and all of it is measured on 131 completed matches rather than a feeling about how the league plays.
How to Use This Page
The table is the record; the board below it is the forecast. Read them together rather than one after the other: a club five points clear with a hard run-in and a club five points behind with an easy one are closer than the standings make them look, and that difference is exactly what the model prices.
What it cannot see is worth naming. This model reads goals, so it knows nothing about parachute money, a mid-season managerial change, or a squad rebuilt on loans in January. Where you know something the numbers do not, your judgement should beat ours: and where you do not, the fair price is a better starting point than a feeling about form.
The practical route through: check the fixtures below for the coming round, take the model's probabilities as a baseline, then compare them with the price on offer. If the bookmaker is longer than the fair price, you have found something; if not, the honest answer is to pass. Our betting tips only publish the fixtures that clear that bar, and the Scenario Machine shows what each result would mean for the table above.
Championship Questions
How does promotion and relegation work in the Championship?
24 clubs play 46 matches each. The top two are promoted automatically. Third to sixth enter the play-offs, and the final at Wembley decides the third promotion place. The bottom three go down to League One.
Our Scenario Machine puts a number on each of those outcomes for every club.
How many goals does the Championship produce?
2.89 a game across 131 matches this season so far, with 62% going over 2.5 goals and 63% seeing both teams score.
Those are the base rates our football predictions start from before any team strength is applied.
Is home advantage strong in the Championship?
So far this season the home side won 40% of Championship matches, with 27% drawn and 33% won away.
You can price any fixture yourself, home advantage included, in the Prognosis Engine.
Are the Championship predictions on this page free?
Yes. Every fixture in the division is priced by our model and published free, with the probabilities and the likely scoreline shown rather than hidden behind a tip.
The strongest calls graduate to our betting tips with a market and a stake.
Where is the best place to bet on the Championship?
Every bookmaker we rate covers the Championship in full, but prices and market depth vary, and in the lower tiers that gap widens.
Compare them on our best betting sites page.
Where to Bet on the Championship
Every bookmaker we rate covers the Championship in full. For the best prices, deepest markets and fairest cash-out, start with our best betting sites ranking: or grab a free bet to get started. New to it all? The bookmaker finder matches a site to how you bet in under a minute.