EFL English Championship League 2024/2025

[youdacapt]

Reading vs Cardiff
I can't bealive Reading managed to slip below play-off zone but they had lot of draws and only one win in last six matches against Derby.
Cardiff is in similar form and they have nothing much to fight for, unlike Reading who can still hope to jump in play-off train in last moments before train leaves the station.
Reading played 4 matches with Cardiff in 2020 with two wins and two draws so they know each other very well from FA cup and league matches.
Some players are missing for both teams but Cardiff is more affected, and I don't see Reading losing today, but draw is possible.
Reading often times scores first and leading at home in halftime so that may be nice bet also.
My bets: Reading draw no bet; Reading win 1st half (and asian handicap 0)

Blackburn 2 - 1 Derby
Reading 1 - 1 Cardiff

Another day, another night of struggle for Derby County; who are faced with relegation if performances does not improve; the loss has taken them to 21st position and just 4 points away from the relegation spots; they could be in the relegation spot by next game week if poor performances continues. Meanwhile; reading and cardiff share the spoils in a 1-1 draw as they both seek to book a play off spot; Cardiff could go 7 points away from a play off spot if results do not favor them. Do you have a preferred top 8 predicition ? share below

[notblox1]

Luton - Watford
Watford is clear favorite here but they are not under any presure same as Luton who is safe in mid-table, so I am expecting to see slow start from both of them.
Final outcome will probably be away win but I would not totally exclude draw result and my bet after watching stats is draw at halftime, because both teams often have 0:0 or 1:1 result after first 45 minutes.
65% of Watford away matches had draw result at halftime and I don't expect to see many goals from both teams.
My bets: Draw at half time;  HT-FT X-1 (small stakes); under 2.5 goals.

Swansea - Wycombe
We are going to see if Swansea is really back today and n better team for that than bottom placed Wycombe.
Swansea won last year agains Wycombe at their stadium and they should do it again today with young defender Cabango back in team.
They need points if they want to secure better spot for premier league play-offs.
My bet: Home win.

Norwich - Bournemouth
Everyone knows Norwich is league champion and I am waiting to find one match they will lose points and this could be it, I expected thesame thing last time against Derby but they managed to nick a 1:0 victory.
Bournemouth is not easy to beat, they need points for staying in play-offs and they managed to beat Norwich last year at home.
I am not sure if they can do it again, but traditionaly they perform very good against Norwich and home team is missing several players today and we may see draw today.
in 50% of home matched Norway had draw result at halftime and it's the same for Bournemouth away matches, so I think we may see something similar today.
Both teams have great attackers and we may see both teams scoring.
My bet: Draw at half time; Both teams to core

[ILuckyGuyI]

Luton - Watford
Watford is clear favorite here but they are not under any presure same as Luton who is safe in mid-table, so I am expecting to see slow start from both of them.
Final outcome will probably be away win but I would not totally exclude draw result and my bet after watching stats is draw at halftime, because both teams often have 0:0 or 1:1 result after first 45 minutes.
65% of Watford away matches had draw result at halftime and I don't expect to see many goals from both teams.
My bets: Draw at half time;  HT-FT X-1 (small stakes); under 2.5 goals.

You were quite right about your predictions. There wasn't even a single shot on goal in the first half.    And in the 78th minute, Luton scored a goal and secured a 1-0 win at the end.

[Lorokan]

Swansea - Wycombe
We are going to see if Swansea is really back today and n better team for that than bottom placed Wycombe.
Swansea won last year agains Wycombe at their stadium and they should do it again today with young defender Cabango back in team.
They need points if they want to secure better spot for premier league play-offs.
My bet: Home win.
 

Swansea City 2 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers It was a lucky draw for Swansea and a bad performance for wycombe; wycombe lost a 2 goal lead to draw 2-2 after ging 2 goals up in the first half of the tie; it was a commendable comeback from swansea who scored 2 goals in 3 minutes to get a draw. Swansea remain 3rd despite losing 2 points and look on course to remain in the play off positions.

[notblox1]

My previous betting picks had nice success, got even X-1 for Luton vs Watford match, with under goals and draw at half time, and I even predicted that fall of Norwich was very possible, but Swansea sold me with 2:2 draw with Wycombe as they are very unpredictable team.
Norwich lost their last match but they secured promotion to Premier legue for next season and they are still celebrating.

EFL Championship round 43 is back this midwek with some interesting matches for prediction starting tomorrow.

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

Brentford vs Cardiff
This is fight for better play-off spot for Brentford, and Cardiff has very little chance of jumping in with eleven points less than 6th place Barnsley.
Both teams are not in great shape but Brentford still has Toney, best goalscorer inleague with 29 goals and he would want to keep this position before he moves to some better Permier league club.
Odds for home win are low and Brentford can always play one more draw match, but I am thinking of taking Ivan Toney to score at anytime.
Both teams are missing some players so better to check lineups before match start.
My Bet: Ivan Toney to score at anytime

Norwich vs Watford is big match in Championship but Watford will be much more motivated to keep spot for direct promotion and avoid play-off roulete.
Norwich is missinng lot of players according to latest report but they are still favorites to win according to bookmakers odds.
I think Norwich is still in celebration mod and that is perfect time for Watford to win here like they did in 3 previous meetings with Norwich.
My Bets: Watford win Draw No Bet; X2 double chance; Both teams to score

[notblox1]

Ivan Toney didn't manage to score for Brentford tonight but Watford won like I expected, ans not surprising to see Swansea losing again at home against QPR.
We have seven more matches to be played tomorrow in Championship and I think it's time for other clubs to take advantage of bad results from Swansea and Brentford.

Millwall vs Bournemouth
Millwal is solid team but they don't have anything to play here for except maybe for pride, while Bournemouth is in superb form and they need points for better spot in premier league play-offs.
H2H matches are mostly on Millwall side so it won't be walk in the park for Bournemouth but they are bookmakers favorite this time.
Millwall is team that has most draws in the league so I would not exclude that result but my bet is on Bournemouth because they have much better attack.
My bet: Draw at Halftime; Away win Draw No Bet.

[youdacapt]

Norwich - Watford
 
Norwich vs Watford is big match in Championship but Watford will be much more motivated to keep spot for direct promotion and avoid play-off roulete.
Norwich is missinng lot of players according to latest report but they are still favorites to win according to bookmakers odds.
I think Norwich is still in celebration mod and that is perfect time for Watford to win here like they did in 3 previous meetings with Norwich.
My Bets: Watford win Draw No Bet; X2 double chance; Both teams to score

Norwich 0 - 1 Watford Watford got the bragging rights in what was a close and tight game; and they also reduced the gap to the trophy to just 5 points. With only 3 rounds of play left before the playoff, can Watford usurp Norwich and take the crown ? It will be interesting to see who gets the crown; Watford or Norwich

[Juggy777]

Norwich - Watford
 
Norwich vs Watford is big match in Championship but Watford will be much more motivated to keep spot for direct promotion and avoid play-off roulete.
Norwich is missinng lot of players according to latest report but they are still favorites to win according to bookmakers odds.
I think Norwich is still in celebration mod and that is perfect time for Watford to win here like they did in 3 previous meetings with Norwich.
My Bets: Watford win Draw No Bet; X2 double chance; Both teams to score

Norwich 0 - 1 Watford Watford got the bragging rights in what was a close and tight game; and they also reduced the gap to the trophy to just 5 points. With only 3 rounds of play left before the playoff, can Watford usurp Norwich and take the crown ? It will be interesting to see who gets the crown; Watford or Norwich

@youdacapt indeed it was a very interesting game, and credit to Watford player’s for hanging in there and securing three vital points. Also chances are very less for Norwich to lose all three games, but then again this is the beauty of football anything can happen.

[mediaBuzz]

Norwich 0 - 1 Watford Watford got the bragging rights in what was a close and tight game; and they also reduced the gap to the trophy to just 5 points. With only 3 rounds of play left before the playoff, can Watford usurp Norwich and take the crown ? It will be interesting to see who gets the crown; Watford or Norwich

I think Norwich will get the crown. Norwich has left 3 matches against teams that are basically not fighting for anything. Watford on the other hand will face Brentford and Swansea, both of which have chances to end the season in the third place and they will be fighting for it. And the loss of Norwich against Watford was nothing but bad luck.

[judas]

Reading seem to have a chance for the playoffs as the point difference with Barnsley is 6 points. Barnsley are gonna play vs Rotherham home tomorrow. If Barnsley win that, Reading's hopes will be less than now as there are gonna be 2 weeks left to the end of the league.

[swogerino]

Reading seem to have a chance for the playoffs as the point difference with Barnsley is 6 points. Barnsley are gonna play vs Rotherham home tomorrow. If Barnsley win that, Reading's hopes will be less than now as there are gonna be 2 weeks left to the end of the league.

I think it is almost impossible for Reading to go to the play offs right now.There are only three games left and they are 6 points behind.In order for them to bypass Barnsley they need to win all the three games and Barnsley does not win any game at all or get only draws and lost games.This scenario for me is highly unlikely.

[notblox1]

EFL Championship Round 44 is staring tomorrow and we have only 3 rounds until break in this league and start of play-offs for Premier League.
Play-offs should start one week after regular season is over with semi-finals and Championship play-off final will be played on Saturday May 29, 2021.I expect both team
3 clubs in total will be promoted to Premier League, 3 will be relegated to lower leagues and fight is not yet over.

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

Watford vs Millwall
Watford is in great form and only have five points less than Norwich after they beat them just few days ago.
They proven to have best defence in league and they have good record in matches against Millwall who don't have any motivatioin to play this match because they are safe in mid table.
Millwall is solid team but they are missing some players for this match and their best striker Wallace is questionable for match against Watford.
Coach Xisco Munoz did wonders after taking over hornets and thez can even win a title if Norwich slips again in next 3 matches.
This is my bet of the day in Championship and I am going for Watford win.
My Bet: Watford win; Home win -1 Asian Handicap.

Bournemouth vs Brentford is a big match in play-off zone and home team has advantage at this point, they are in better form  but Brentford is not easy team to beat.
This are two best scoring teams in Championship, we can often see goals in their matches and Toney is still the best goalscorer in league.
I expect both teams to score here and over 2.5 goals.
My Bets: Home win draw no bet; Both teams to score, Over 2.5 goals.

Barnsley vs Rotherham
Barnsley win here will secure their spot in play-offs but Rotherham will not gave up easily because they have two matches and four points less than Derby and this is their last chance for survival.
Barnsley is much better team here but I think that Rotherham will be moer motivated to get some points from this match so anything can happen in this match.
I am expecting to see lot of cards especially from defender Ihiekwe, and Rotherham will be without important palyer Matt Crooks who got red card inlast match.
My Bets: Home win

QPR vs Norwich
This will be hard match for Norwich against QPR who is ready to take one more scalp after winning against Swansea in last minutes of the match.
Norwich have many missing players, they lost two matches in a row and they have Watford breathing up their neck with only few points less.
Norwich is favorite but I would not be surprised to see draw result and I expect both teams scoring.
My Bet: Both team to score.

[ralle14]

And the loss of Norwich against Watford was nothing but bad luck.

I don't think that match was bad luck knowing that Norwich already secured the promotion, there's less pressure for them to win that match and I remember a lot of bettors were expecting Watford to force the issue (which they did).

This is my bet of the day in Championship and I am going for Watford win.
My Bet: Watford win; Home win -1 Asian Handicap.

I'm going for the same bet, this season Watford is nothing but money at home and just one step closer to promotion, it's all pointing to a home win and the worst case scenario we'll get a push on that asian handicap.

[notblox1]

Now it's officially confirmed that Watford and Norwich will be next year Premier League clubs and one more team will be decided in play-offs.
Watford won with one goal only but it was enough and they started celebration so expect some relaxed matches in mext rounds from them.
Barnsley won like I expected and both team scored in Norwich match, but I was surprised to see Brentford managed to win with ten players against Bournemouth.

Reading vs Swansea
I can't see Swansea winning here but Reading also didn't win against Swansea since 2008 and both teams are not in great form.
Swansea best striker Ayew is injured and so i best Reading player Joao and their captain Moore, plus Reading only winning here will keep their play-off dream alive so they must attack.
Most likely we are going to see defensive match from Swansea and draw as final result, but all presure is on Reading and bookmakers made them favorites here.
Let's hope Swansea will not sell me again, and not losing will make sure they secure play-off spot.
My Bet: Double chance X2, Draw.

Check out betting odds for this match on Sportsbet page:

https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/reading-fc-swansea-city-60740a77597bdd46e3d75e0b

[jakdanyel]

Reading vs Swansea
I can't see Swansea winning here but Reading also didn't win against Swansea since 2008 and both teams are not in great form.
Swansea best striker Ayew is injured and so i best Reading player Joao and their captain Moore, plus Reading only winning here will keep their play-off dream alive so they must attack.
Most likely we are going to see defensive match from Swansea and draw as final result, but all presure is on Reading and bookmakers made them favorites here.
Let's hope Swansea will not sell me again, and not losing will make sure they secure play-off spot.
My Bet: Double chance X2, Draw.

I agree on Swansea not winning against Reading tomorrow. Swansea are at a safe place being away from the danger of staying out of the playoffs. But we can't say the same for Reading. They are on the verge of the playoff standings with 68 points. Cardiff are just behind them with 64 points. Reading should get at least one point to be more relieved.

My choice is: X1 Double Chance

[notblox1]

That was nice prediction I had for Reading vs Swansea match and we now have confirmed two clubs who will play in Premier League next season, Norwich and Watford, we have confirmed four clubs who will play in play-off, Brentford, Bournemouth, Swansea and Barnsley.
Only one club will join Norwich and Watford, and my prediction is that it wil probably be Bournemouth or Barnsley.
Clubs coming from Premier legue will be Sheffield United and probbaly West Brom and Fulham.

Brentford vs Rotherham should be played tomorrow and it's last chance for Rotherham to escape relegation.
Brentford secure play-off spot and they want to continue with positive results but they are going to miss some players for this match and I think they will rest others.
They are favorites here and they will wait and score from counter attacks with best striker Toney, they also have tradition on their side.
My bet: Home win.

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[youdacapt]

That was nice prediction I had for Reading vs Swansea match and we now have confirmed two clubs who will play in Premier League next season, Norwich and Watford, we have confirmed four clubs who will play in play-off, Brentford, Bournemouth, Swansea and Barnsley.
Only one club will join Norwich and Watford, and my prediction is that it wil probably be Bournemouth or Barnsley.
Clubs coming from Premier legue will be Sheffield United and probbaly West Brom and Fulham.

Brentford vs Rotherham should be played tomorrow and it's last chance for Rotherham to escape relegation.
Brentford secure play-off spot and they want to continue with positive results but they are going to miss some players for this match and I think they will rest others.
They are favorites here and they will wait and score from counter attacks with best striker Toney, they also have tradition on their side.
My bet: Home win.

You can find and bet on this with Sportsbet:
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Its a big fight tonight in the EFL, a place in the playoff positions, and a place in the championship as Rothertham sits firmly on the relegation position 17. Brentford are now in a play off spot for the 3rd consecutive year of trying to gain promotion to the Premier League. With other play off participants levelling up on points to Brentford, it is a must win tie. I think the tie will end in a 2-2 draw. Who do you tip for a win?

[Maidak]

Its a big fight tonight in the EFL, a place in the playoff positions, and a place in the championship as Rothertham sits firmly on the relegation position 17. Brentford are now in a play off spot for the 3rd consecutive year of trying to gain promotion to the Premier League. With other play off participants levelling up on points to Brentford, it is a must win tie. I think the tie will end in a 2-2 draw. Who do you tip for a win?

ahh, I'm interested in betting on Brentford in this match.
If you compare these two teams, Brentford will be far ahead of Rotherham. Rotherham has lost their last four matches. I have checked the statistics of these two teams' head-to-head matches. Brentford has won four of the last five matches between the two teams, Rotherham last winning against Brentford in 2016. Considering all the statistics, I decided to bet on Brentford.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Even if Brentford beat Rotherham tonight, Watford guaranteed promoting to the Premier League. But Rotherham's chance for preventing their relegation is still going on. I assume they will do everything they can to get a win in this game. But they have a really hard game ahead of them so I think Brentford still won't lose.

[Juggy777]

Its a big fight tonight in the EFL, a place in the playoff positions, and a place in the championship as Rothertham sits firmly on the relegation position 17. Brentford are now in a play off spot for the 3rd consecutive year of trying to gain promotion to the Premier League. With other play off participants levelling up on points to Brentford, it is a must win tie. I think the tie will end in a 2-2 draw. Who do you tip for a win?

ahh, I'm interested in betting on Brentford in this match.
If you compare these two teams, Brentford will be far ahead of Rotherham. Rotherham has lost their last four matches. I have checked the statistics of these two teams' head-to-head matches. Brentford has won four of the last five matches between the two teams, Rotherham last winning against Brentford in 2016. Considering all the statistics, I decided to bet on Brentford.

Even if Brentford beat Rotherham tonight, Watford guaranteed promoting to the Premier League. But Rotherham's chance for preventing their relegation is still going on. I assume they will do everything they can to get a win in this game. But they have a really hard game ahead of them so I think Brentford still won't lose.

I feel it’s a risky call but if the odds looks good then I feel that we should place big money on Brentford winning this fixture. It’s pertinent to note that why I’m suggesting this big wager is because Brentford will be extra motivated to win this fixture as it’s their only way to get into premier league, hence it’s risky but definitely a worthy call so who’s wagering on Brentford?.

Additional information for this fixture:

https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/brentford/championship-promotion-race/preview/preview-brentford-vs-rotherham-prediction-team-news-lineups_444708.html