EFL English Championship League 2024/2025

[ILuckyGuyI]

Norwich are going to play a home game against Stoke this weekend. Norwich are the 2nd with 55 points and Stoke are the 9th with 39 points. Norwich got 2 wins (2W 2D 1L) and Stoke didn't get any win (4D 1L) in the last 5 games in the league. Norwich have lost only once in their home games (8W 5D 1L). Stoke have lost 2 times in their away games (4W 8D 2L). In the last 5 head-to-head games, Norwich won once, Stoke won twice and the rest of them ended in a draw. Norwich beat Stoke 3-2 on Nov 24, 2020.

Missing player(s) at Norwich: Emiliano Buendia (7 goals), Marco Stiepermann (1 goal), Michael McGovern, Jordan Hugill (3 goals), Sam Byram
Missing player(s) at Stoke: Rhys Norrington-Davies, Tyrese Campbell (6 goals), Niki Mäenpää

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/h4hmlat1/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/football/injuries-suspensions/england-championship/#norwich
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/football/injuries-suspensions/england-championship/#stoke

Norwich haven't been winning for 3 matches. Stoke haven't been getting a win for 8 matches. I think Norwich will manage to win this and continue to chase Brentford for the championship.

[notblox1]

Back on EFL Championship with update for two postponed matches because of weather conditions and frozen pitch.
Time for this teams to have mini break and prepare for their next matches:
Rotherham - QPR (postponed)
Sheffield Wed - Swansea (postponed)

Preston managed to win against Blackburn in first match of this round,  and this is second defeat in a row for Blackburn.

Norwich vs Stoke is important for both teams and maybe one of the last chances for Stoke to catch a train for play-offs.
Norwich is in a down trend and they are still missing some important players but Buendia is back, and Stoke is not easy to beat at especially with freezing weather it will be even harder.
I am not expecting many goals here and draw is very possible result or narrow Norwich win.
My bet: Both teams to score NO and Norwich win or draw; under 2.5 goals.

Brenford vs Barnsley should be easy home win for top team in the league at this moment with best goalscorer Toney.
They had one day more of rest as Barnsley played had match in FA cup with Chelsea and lost 0:1.
Brenford won last year against Barnsley and they will do it again to firm their first place on table, and if weather conditions would be better we could expect to see a lot of goals.
My bets: Both teams to score and Brentford win; over 2.5 goals

[notblox1]

This was not a great weekend for my EFL Championship predictions as Norwich won easy with over 2.5 goals and they again took over the first place after Brentord lost 0:2 against Barnsley  in one of the worst performances so far.
Watford had amazing performance with six goals win against Bristol City and they are back in run for title and Premier League promotion with seven points behind Norwich.

Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but Championship is rolling with round 30 back tomorrow with this matches:

Preston - Watford
Stoke - Sheffield Wed
Bristol City - Reading
Middlesbrough - Huddersfield
Wycombe - Derby
Luton - Cardiff
Coventry - Norwich
Millwall - Birmingham
QPR - Brentford
Swansea - Nottingham
Barnsley - Blackburn
Bournemouth - Rotherham

Swansea vs Nottingham is my pick of the midweek as clear home win and I am expecting odds to drop more on matchday.
Both teams often play matches with not many goals, Swansea have best defense is league will come back strong after FA cup match with Man City and more rest than Nottingham.
Bet: Home Win, Under 2.5 goals.

Coventry vs Norwich is the match to show if Norwich is really back in form or not.
Coventry must fight hard to survive in league and avoid relegation but history is on Norwich side and they think they can win but I would not totally exclude draw.
Bet: Draw no bet Away win.

QPR vs Brentford is important match for both teams for different reasons.
QPR is in good form recently, they had long rest after postponed match because of frozen pitch, and Brentord finally lost in last round after historic run without a lost match.
QPR managed to win some big names in last rounds like Watford and Blackburn, but now they face Brentford.
This should be bounce back win for Brentford, but only lower stakes.

[kayiboyu]

Swansea vs Nottingham is my pick of the midweek as clear home win and I am expecting odds to drop more on matchday.
Both teams often play matches with not many goals, Swansea have best defense is league will come back strong after FA cup match with Man City and more rest than Nottingham.
Bet: Home Win, Under 2.5 goals.

Swansea haven't been getting a defeat for 8 matches and Nottingham for 4 matches. But there is a huge difference between these teams in the league standings. Swansea are trying hard to promote to the EPL. Nottingham are 5 points away from the relegation zone. I think Swansea will beat Nottingham.

Coventry vs Norwich is the match to show if Norwich is really back in form or not.
Coventry must fight hard to survive in league and avoid relegation but history is on Norwich side and they think they can win but I would not totally exclude draw.
Bet: Draw no bet Away win.

At Coventry, one of the most scorer players of the team, Matthew Godden is injured and won't play. Norwich have the lead and Coventry are 3 points away from the relegation zone. I think Norwich can beat Coventry.

QPR vs Brentford is important match for both teams for different reasons.
QPR is in good form recently, they had long rest after postponed match because of frozen pitch, and Brentord finally lost in last round after historic run without a lost match.
QPR managed to win some big names in last rounds like Watford and Blackburn, but now they face Brentford.
This should be bounce back win for Brentford, but only lower stakes.

Ivan Toney have had a great performance so far by scoring 23 goals. Brentford follow Norwich from 1 point behind at the 2nd position. QPR are 5 points away from the relegation zone. Brentford beat QPR in the last 3 head-to-heads and I think they will add another win to their streak.

[swogerino]

I think the leaders in the Championship are changing very often and this is good for football in general.From what I see now it looks like Swansea has the possibility to fight for the top spot because it has two more games to play.

Important game for Watford tonight as they need this win against Preston in order to continue their title fight.

[Reosta_]

I think the leaders in the Championship are changing very often and this is good for football in general.From what I see now it looks like Swansea has the possibility to fight for the top spot because it has two more games to play.

Important game for Watford tonight as they need this win against Preston in order to continue their title fight.

The Championship has always been competitive and I like it so much. They are playing more matches than the Premier League also and there is a tight schedule in this league because of that. It is a very long season that consists of 46 matches. There are still 17 weeks to go and it is still early to say who can win the championship. Especially Brentford and Norwich are in a very close competition.

[notblox1]

That was one interesting round for Championship especially in top team matches, and Brentford managed to lose even after scoring first and I said many times they have some serious issues in defense and QPR is not bad at all, so best thing to play with Brentford is both teams to score and over on goals.

Swansea managed to get a narrow win against Nottingham in last few minutes and they are getting back on third place with two matched less than rest of the teams.
That was a nice odds and bets won on my pick for under 2.5 goals and home win, as well as Norwich win that was easier than I expected.

Overall this was a very good midweek for me in EFL and I am getting ready for weekend matches and Round 31 and on first look this could be one more easy match for Norwich:

Watford - Derby
Coventry - Brentford
Bristol City - Barnsley
Cardiff - Preston
Huddersfield -Swansea
Millwall - Wycombe
Norwich -Rotherham
Nottingham - Blackburn
QPR - Bournemouth
Reading - Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wed - Birmingham
Stoke - Luton

[ILuckyGuyI]

Norwich got a nice advantage that they beat Coventry away 2-0 and Brentford got a shocking defeat against QPR away 2-1. The point difference has increased to 4 and this is the second time Brentford lost consecutively. Swansea won again this time against Nottingham 1-0 and have decreased the point difference between them and Brentford to 1. Swansea have 2 missing matches too and can displace Brentford.

[notblox1]

Norwich is back on top again with seven points more than second team, but Swansea still have two matches less played.
I have no idea what is happening in heads of Brentford players but it looks like they got scared of potentially keeping the first place and they lost last 3 matches, Swansea got trashed hard few days ago, but Watford is back on track with 3 amazing wins.

EFL Championship midweek round 32 with six matches played tomorrow:

Birmingham - Norwich
Derby - Huddersfield
Middlesbrough - Bristol City
Luton - Millwall
Rotherham - Nottingham
Wycombe - Reading
Barnsley - Stoke
Brentford - Sheffield Wed
Swansea - Coventry
Blackburn - Watford
Bournemouth - Cardiff
Preston - QPR

Birmingham vs Norwich could be away win but I don't like low odds for that and Birmingham is desperate for points and survival in league.
I will have to wait and see lineups and missing players before making a bet here.

[Cafex]

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Birmingham vs Norwich could be away win but I don't like low odds for that and Birmingham is desperate for points and survival in league.
I will have to wait and see lineups and missing players before making a bet here.

After Brentford lost three matches in a row, Norwich benefited from this nicely and they have a 3-win streak which helped them to take the lead and have a 7-point difference between them. This is another comfortable match for Norwich on paper. Birmingham don't have any missing players. But it is not the same for Norwich. Marco Stiepermann, Michael McGovern and Jordan Hugill are injured. I will ponder on betting on Norwich but they seem like they can continue to win.

[swogerino]

Brentford needs the win tonight in order to keep fighting for securing the second position at least to qualify for the Premiership next season.I think they are going to win because they are playing at home and against a team which is in the last positions in the table.However so would have done Reading yesterday night against the very last place and they lost the game so anything can happen.

[CLS63]

Brentford needs the win tonight in order to keep fighting for securing the second position at least to qualify for the Premiership next season.I think they are going to win because they are playing at home and against a team which is in the last positions in the table.However so would have done Reading yesterday night against the very last place and they lost the game so anything can happen.

I don't know what happened to Brentford suddenly. They lost their last three games in the league. They are in the risk of going down from the top 2. They have the same points with Watford now. Of course it is football and everything can happen. But I think that Brentford will defeat Sheffield Wed in this easy match and gather strength again.

[slaman29]

I don't know what happened to Brentford suddenly. They lost their last three games in the league. They are in the risk of going down from the top 2. They have the same points with Watford now. Of course it is football and everything can happen. But I think that Brentford will defeat Sheffield Wed in this easy match and gather strength again.

I think it's the almost there syndrome. They almost got up last season, tried so hard and then just the psychological stress finally takes the toll. It almost happened to Leeds too but they had covid happen and got their break and rest.

Just a rough patch I think their quality will show through later, but I guess Norwich and Watford want to remind everyone why they were up last season.

[ampere]

EFL Championship midweek round 32 with six matches played tomorrow:
 
Brentford - Sheffield Wed

A big match for Brentford tonight because relegation threatened teams are tough nuts to crack; with Norwich 10 points clear at the top and Swansea with 3 games in hand just 1 point behind brentford; this is a must win tie. I would tip Brentford for a win; a closely contested 3-1 victory as they aim to reduce the gap between the 2 teams.

[notblox1]

Watch out for Brentford, they are very unpredictable and their defense is in terrible condition.

I am expecting Swansea to win against Coventry and odds for home win is massive, maybe because they lost match last time and Coventry won against Brentford.
There are some missing players for both team but Swansea has great record at home with best defense and they should bounce back this time, but I don't expect to see many goals and home win will probably be narrow.
Safest bet here would be Home win draw-no-bet

[ILuckyGuyI]

Watch out for Brentford, they are very unpredictable and their defense is in terrible condition.

I agree with you. Brentford are not a credible team to bet on right now. They defeated Sheffield Wed but I'm thinking of avoiding them for some time. Watford are close to getting a win against Blackburn right now, 3-1. They continue to follow Brentford and waiting for them to make more mistakes. Brentford don't have the luxury to go on like this if they don't want Watford to get past them.

[notblox1]

EFL Championship Round 33 is back again and fight for Premier League promotion is getting very interesting!
Watford is on amazing run with four wins against strong teams and Cardiff is even better with five straight wins that got them in play-offs zone.
Blacburn on the other hand have terrible score with five lost matches despite having one of the best league strikers Armstrong.

Bournemouth - Watford
Barnsley - Millwall
Birmingham - QPR
Blackburn - Coventry
Brentford - Stoke
Luton - Sheffield Wed
Middlesbrough - Cardiff
Preston - Huddersfield
Rotherham - Reading
Swansea - Bristol City
Wycombe - Norwich

Bournemouth vs Watford is promising interesting match with that will show if Watford have what it takes for top spot.
Bournemouth is missing top striker but Watford is also missing few important players and I believe Watford will not lose but draw is possible as they often play draw in mutual meetings.
My bets: Away win draw-no-bet, double chance X2

Brentford vs Stoke is one more test for both teams and I wonder is Brentford really back after last round win?
Well one thing for sure is that their defense is not getting any better , but Stoke is missing a lot of players and I may see value in backing home team again.
Brentford has better score in their h2h and I noticed that home team mostly wins; I also expect to see both teams to score and over on goals.
My bet: Home win (lower stakes)

Swansea vs Bristol City should be match with few goals and I would be careful for choosing a winner here.
Yes Swansea won last round and it was narrow win like I expect here, but both teams have some missing players.
My bet: Under 2.5 goals

[ILuckyGuyI]

Norwich are going to play an away game against Wycombe tomorrow. Wycombe are the last with 23 points and Norwich are the leader with 67 points. Wycombe got 2 wins (2W 1D 2L) and Norwich lost only once (4W 1L) in the last 5 games in the league. Wycombe have won 3 home games (3W 5D 8L). Norwich have lost 4 away games (10W 2D 4L). In the head-to-head games, Norwich won all of them. In this season, Norwich beat Wycombe 2-1 home on Oct 24, 2020.

Missing player(s) at Wycombe: Ryan Tafazolli (1 goal), Ryan Allsop
Missing player(s) at Norwich: Onel Hernandez, Marco Stiepermann (1 goal), Michael McGovern

My sources: https://www.flashscore.com/match/jZjoSZu3/#match-summary
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/wycombe/
                  https://www.sportsgambler.com/injuries/football/norwich/

Norwich won their last 4 games. I think they will keep up their nice performance and get a win here too.

[notblox1]

Last round was had some surprising results for me and I lost some bets, Norwich and Brentford both won and there is no time for crying because we have new Round 34 starting tomorrow.
Big clash of first and second team when Norwich meets Brentford in match that could decide title and champions for this year.
Swansea have hard match with Stoke, and Watford is having easy job on paper against last team on table Wycombe.

Cardiff - Derby
Coventry - Middlesbrough
Huddersfield - Birmingham
Millwall - Preston
Nottingham - Luton
Reading - Blackburn
Norwich - Brentford
QPR - Barnsley
Watford - Wycombe
Bristol City -Bournemouth
Sheffield Wed - Rotherham
Stoke - Swansea

[judas]

Last round was had some surprising results for me and I lost some bets, Norwich and Brentford both won and there is no time for crying because we have new Round 34 starting tomorrow.

Brentford had some difficulty in winning against Stoke. Stoke got ahead 1-0 first and Brentford barely managed to get the win. But it seems that Brentford have started gathering themselves up. They won their last 2 games after a losing streak. Norwich had a very easy game and didn't surprise me by defeating Wycombe easily.