England Championship Table
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Last 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 40 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 39 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 36 | |
| 4 | Blackburn | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 34 | |
| 5 | Watford | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 31 | |
| 7 | West Brom | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Norwich | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12 | Swansea | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | |
| 13 | Derby | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14 | Coventry | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 23 | |
| 15 | Preston | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | -4 | 23 | |
| 16 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 22 | |
| 17 | Luton | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 22 | |
| 18 | QPR | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | -6 | 21 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 18 | |
| 20 | Cardiff | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -13 | 18 | |
| 21 | Plymouth | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -20 | 17 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 16 | |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -13 | 15 | |
Championship Betting Tips At OLBG Explained
In the first column, you can see the overall confidence rating for each Championship tip. This looks at the total win tips on each Championship match spread across home, away and draw selections. A higher confidence rating than the odds of that team is a good indication of a possible value bet.
Our Championship tipsters cover predictions on a wide selection of markets including 1X2, over-under goals, both teams to score, first goalscorer and correct score. Some tipsters are experts in finding great bets from certain markets. They have studied all the stats and trends so you don't have to.
Click on a Championship match above to dig deeper into the tips available, check out the profitability of the tipsters, their consistency for regularly tipping winners and read why they are making their forecasts.
For more information on the latest news and fixtures, to help you choose the best premier league bets, consult the EFL Official Site for results check out the BBC Football Results.
EFL Championship Betting Advice - How to win from Betting on the EFL Championship
As well as providing tips for today’s EFL Championship matches, or even tonight’s or Saturdays, OLBG also provides lots of in-depth analysis to help you improve your EFL Championship Betting.
Our Football blogs offer in-depth details that will help you with your footy betting. As well as the more in-depth statistics, our EFL Championship betting experts also discuss the latest transfers, injuries, team tactics and their assessments on how this affects their long-term Championship predictions.
Best EFL Championship Betting Odds - Which Bookies to Use for EFL Championship Betting
If you pick your bets on our EFL Championship predictions page, you can add them to a betslip, then if you are backing your bets in an accumulator, you can see which bookie has the best odds for your EFL Championship bet.
In our article covering the Best Football Bookmakers, we look at the EFL Championship betting odds provided by all the top UK bookmakers to see if any bookie regularly offers the best odds on the matches.
There is research to suggest that BetVictor regularly provide good odds on the Championship matches and they back that up with their price promise for football accumulators.
Do check out our free bets and promotions pages though and the offers listed by the matches on-site and in our app. All bookies regularly provide great enhanced odds offers and other specials on their Championship betting markets.
EFL Championship Betting & Statistics
The EFL Championship is the second tier of English football and consists of 24 teams that play 46 games home and away. The sheer number of matches in the Championship makes for a gruelling season, with a big squad needed if promotion is to be realised.
The EFL Championship has become more of a betting medium with its competitiveness leading to shocks aplenty, there is real betting value available for Championship tipsters.
Like the EPL the most popular bets are the 1x2 markets, over/under 2.5 goals, and correct score predictions.
The bookies compete with each other to offer the best odds knowing the number of customers who look for value away from the EPL, with their first search going to the EFL Betting odds.
You will find huge variations between the best and worst odds, which can make a big difference to your returns, especially when it comes to EFL Championship Accumulator bets.
The season is played from August through to May with the top 2 being automatically promoted to the lucrative Premier League.
Promotion to the EPL is said to be worth close to 200 million pounds, so you can bet the Chairman of the EFL Championship teams is doing all within their powers to gain promotion.
The teams finishing in 3rd to 6th place each season meet in the Championship play-offs with the winner being promoted to the Premier League.
In the playoffs, the third-placed team plays against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team plays against the fifth-placed team in the two-legged semi-finals.
The winners of each semi-final then meet at Wembley, with the winner joining the two automatically promoted teams.
The three teams finishing with the fewest points after 46 games are relegated, these teams are then replaced by the top 3 teams from League One.
Championship betting tips on outright markets and individual matches are placed throughout the season, the games come thick and fast, so punters are never far away from an EFL Championship betting opportunity.
EFL Championship Trends and Tips
To help with your England Championship tips and bets the following 5-year England Championship statistics may come in handy.
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Wins | 230 (42%) | 227 (41%) | 246 (45%) | 227 (41%) | 246 (45%) |
| Draws | 149 (27%) | 139 (25%) | 139 (25%) | 149 (27%) | 129 (23%) |
| Away Wins | 173 (31%) | 186 (34%) | 167 (30%) | 176 (32%) | 177 (32%) |
| BTTS (Yes) | 293 (53%) | 250 (45%) | 268 (49%) | 267 (48%) | 289 (52%) |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 273 (49%) | 226 (41%) | 258 (47%) | 243 (44%) | 288 (52%) |
| Goals Per Game | 2.64 | 2.31 | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.68 |
Correct Scores
The top 5 most occurring Correct Scores over the past five seasons:
- 1-1 = 342 (12% or 7/1)
- 1-0 = 305 (11% or 8/1)
- 0-1 = 264 (10% or 9/1)
- 2-1 = 246 (9% or 10/1)
- 1-2 = 213 (8% or 11/1)
Past EFL Championship Promoted Teams
For those football tipsters who like following and betting on the third-placed team heading into the playoffs, only four have been promoted to the Premier League in the last ten seasons with a 40% strike rate.
Past Ten EFL Championship Champions and Promotions
| Season | Champions | Runners Up | Play-Off Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Leicester | Ipswich | Southampton (4th) |
| 2022-23 | Burnley | Sheffield United | Luton (3rd) |
| 2021-22 | Fulham | Bournemouth | Nottingham Forest (4th) |
| 2020-21 | Norwich | Watford | Brentford (3rd) |
| 2019-20 | Leeds | West Brom | Fulham (4th) |
| 2018-19 | Norwich | Sheffield United | Aston Villa (5th) |
| 2017-18 | Wolves | Cardiff | Fulham (3rd) |
| 2016-17 | Newcastle | Brighton | Huddersfield (5th) |
| 2015-16 | Burnley | Middlesbrough | Hull (4th) |
| 2014-15 | Bournemouth | Watford | Norwich City (3rd) |
Steve Madgwick and Andy Powell, the experts behind OLBG's comprehensive English Football League (EFL) coverage of the EFL Championship, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to their work.
