EFL English Championship League 2023/2024

[execijutiere]

When I take a look at the battles that will start in about 1 hour, I see that there are some good matches. There will be 2 matches that I am curious about the outcome of. The first one is Hull City vs Leeds United and the second one is Norwich vs Leicester City which everyone is waiting for. I expect to see more goals and more goal positions in the Hull-Leeds game than in the other game: maybe I'm wrong, but for some reason I think there will be more goals in this game. Because everyone is waiting for the Norwich-Leicester game, it's possible that this game will be unpleasant.

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[notblox1]

EFL Championship Round 8 is starting tomorrow with one match between Birmingham and QPR.
This is tricky match to predict but bookmakers gave much bigger chances for home team to win.
Birmingham won both times last season but none of them impressed me this year.
I am staying away from betting on this match, but I notice other interesting matches in Saturday and Sunday.

Birmingham - Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich - Blackburn
Leeds - Watford
Leicester - Bristol City
Middlesbrough - Southampton
Plymouth - Norwich
Rotherham vs Preston
Swansea - Sheffield Wednesday
West Bromwich Albion - Millwall
Stoke - Hull
Sunderland - Cardiff
https://sportsbet.io/sports/soccer/england/championship/matches

Do you have any good betting predictions?

[notblox1]

Ipswich is kicking some ass this season! Their new victim is Blackburn with 4:3 result, and they now have same points like first placed Leicester City 
This is even more amazing if you know that last season they played in lower league, now they are one of the best scoring teams in CHampionship.
Preston got just a draw against Rotherham but they dominated the game and goalkeeper saved the day for Rotherham.

Two more matches are played tomorrow, one in Monday, and I am looking to bet on one underdog in Stoke vs Hull match.
Home team is going to miss several good players for this match, but they have advantage of better results in previous H2H matches with Hull City.
Hull is in much better form and I think they can avoid defeat this time.
My Bets: X2 double chance; Hull (0) AH.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/stoke-city-v-hull-city-6505cf8e12740800016c8b14

[buwaytress]

Ah, throwback to last season when PNE were bottom half, flirting with relegation but actually for a really long time held the most clean sheets and best defence.

Of course, they needed goals to turn draws into wins and it does seem they've gone on and done just that,huh?

Borough leading in EFL trophy.... some glimmer in a suit season so far.

[notblox1]

Borough leading in EFL trophy.... some glimmer in a suit season so far.

I am not impressed with them so far, but Bradford is much worse
Look at Ipswich, another win in EFL Carabao Cup against Wolves!
This guys are not joking this season, and I think they have serious financial backing to get back in Premier Legue next season.

[Ifemini]

Borough leading in EFL trophy.... some glimmer in a suit season so far.

I am not impresses with them so far, but Bradford is much worse
Look at Ipswich, another win in EFL Carabao Cup against Wolves!
This guys are not joking this season, and I think they have serious financial backing to get back in Premier Legue next season.

It was bravery, exceptional and very excellent win for Ipswich who has booked their win against premier league side Wolves and got a deserved home win and now qualify to the next round of the Carabao cup; This is the beauty of the English League!!!!! More upsets to come definitely.

[rby]

Leicester - Bristol City

I totally forgot that Liecester is now in the English championships league. I was searching for a thread to discuss tonight's Carabao cup match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, I then stumbled on this post. If I may ask, how many Liecester players followed them to the relegation zone. Any notable star that followed them?

It was bravery, exceptional and very excellent win for Ipswich who has booked their win against premier league side Wolves and got a deserved home win and now qualify to the next round of the Carabao cup; This is the beauty of the English League!!!!! More upsets to come definitely.

I have also monitored the progress of Ipswich Town. Apart from the beating Wolves, also Luton Town of the English Premier side was also beating. I doubt they will survive the battle in the English Premier League.

[notblox1]

I totally forgot that Liecester is now in the English championships league. I was searching for a thread to discuss tonight's Carabao cup match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, I then stumbled on this post. If I may ask, how many Liecester players followed them to the relegation zone. Any notable star that followed them?

There is no need to ask me this question when you can just open flashscore website and see their full squad, if you are not that lazy to spend few moments on doing that.
Jamie Vardy and Iheanacho are still there, so they have more than decent team for Championship, but they cant compete with Liverpool and top EPL teams.

[buwaytress]

Borough leading in EFL trophy.... some glimmer in a suit season so far.

I am not impressed with them so far, but Bradford is much worse
Look at Ipswich, another win in EFL Carabao Cup against Wolves!
This guys are not joking this season, and I think they have serious financial backing to get back in Premier Legue next season.

Yeah, that was the upset of the week -- though odds weren't actually great, so bookies either knew Ipswich were that good, or that Wolves were going to be that bad. Give me some solid 2/1+ odds, I'm going to pepper my weekend accas with Championship goodies

Any notable star that followed them?

There is no need to ask me this question when you can just open flashscore website and see their full squad, if you are not that lazy to spend few moments on doing that.

Spammer, obviously. A guy who claims to have "monitored the progress of Ipswich Town" doesn't even see the team at the summit sitting on Ipswich's head? Yeah, try harder =p

I wonder how all these guys get hired for their campaigns, really.

[notblox1]

Yeah, that was the upset of the week -- though odds weren't actually great, so bookies either knew Ipswich were that good, or that Wolves were going to be that bad. Give me some solid 2/1+ odds, I'm going to pepper my weekend accas with Championship goodies

Strange to see Ipswich still dont have big sponsor on their shirts, maybe Sportsbet could fill that space next season if they qualify for Premier league.
Competition for that is harder then ever, with Leicester, Leeds, Southampton and few other clubs.

I didnt have time to check all matches in this round, but one solid bet for Friday is Sunderland win against Sheffield Wednesday.
I would go with higher stakes but Sunderland is missing few players, and Sheffield have good H2H record against them when playing at home, so its better to be safer, maybe even try Sunderland (0) Asian Handicap.
Sheffield is in terrible form and they have worst attack in Championship, on the other side Sunderland have Clarke  one of the best goal scorers in league, and they need to get back winning after last round loss from Cardiff.

My Bets: Sunderland win; Sunderland (0) AH.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/sheffield-wednesday-v-sunderland-afc-650c2045e9b9680001497504

Spammer, obviously. A guy who claims to have "monitored the progress of Ipswich Town" doesn't even see the team at the summit sitting on Ipswich's head? Yeah, try harder =p

It is not easy to find good members who post normal stuff and dont spam a lot.
I would not like to be in position of campaign managers when they have to select and monitor members for their campaign.  

[buwaytress]

I missed this post until too late. Busy day and could only look at bets now when matches already underway -- seems like you're off to a good start 2-0 up after only 20 minutes. What odds did you get? I need some 2/1 spammers.

Spammer, obviously. A guy who claims to have "monitored the progress of Ipswich Town" doesn't even see the team at the summit sitting on Ipswich's head? Yeah, try harder =p

It is not easy to find good members who post normal stuff and dont spam a lot.
I would not like to be in position of campaign managers when they have to select and monitor members for their campaign.  

I wouldn't mind getting paid for it, but long-term mental health won't suit me I feel. Hard to say, I've moderated without pay on other platforms and it was hell, even if I loved the community otherwise.

If only those mega campaign managers also notify user posts so they can see when they're called out for spamming, huh.

[notblox1]

I missed this post until too late. Busy day and could only look at bets now when matches already underway -- seems like you're off to a good start 2-0 up after only 20 minutes. What odds did you get? I need some 2/1 spammers.

They are 3:0 now and ten more minutes left to play
I told you I had a good feeling for Sunderland, and Clarke is now best goal scorer in Championship.
I don't remember exact odds but I played a single bet on Sunderland (0) Asain Handicap and I put all USDT I had in my Sportsbet account.

I wouldn't mind getting paid for it, but long-term mental health won't suit me I feel. Hard to say, I've moderated without pay on other platforms and it was hell, even if I loved the community otherwise.

Campaign manager job is not for everyone

Few quick predictions and thoughts about tomorrow matches in Championship.
Big match been Southampton and Leeds, and it is not going to be easy for home team.
Draw is most likely outcome for me but I have to say that I am leaning towards Leeds in this match.

I have to take Ipswich again while they fly high at them moment, and Huddersfield should be their new victim.
This is not going to be easy win, but they will do it once again.

[buwaytress]

I went on live betting today, very rare that I put all the leaders/favs in a single acca but I was trying out something new (backing the team with an early lead and better possession).

Ipswich went right into that, but not PNE, and Boro (!!) despite their recent letdowns from them.

Terrible result, but I was never confident on any, and serves me right for trusting Everton in EPL...

[notblox1]

Ipswich went right into that, but not PNE, and Boro (!!) despite their recent letdowns from them.

Sorry about that 
Ipswich didnt play very good today but they somehow managed to get a draw against Huddersfield.
Maybe they got a little tired because of busy schedule in last week, but this didnt affect Southampton who smashed Leeds 3:1 easily.
Armstrong and Clarke are currently best goal scorers in Championship with 7 goals each.

One more match left for tomorrow Blackburn vs Leicester.
On paper Leicester should win this one, but Blackburn already defeated them in FA Cup this year, so it wont be easy win for Leicester.
I expect to see goals in this match, it is time for Vardy to score again.
My Bet: Leicester win
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/blackburn-rovers-v-leicester-city-650c23c6938a060001456155

[notblox1]

Ipswich is back on track with another amazing win against strong Hull City team, so they are not joking around.
I am glad to see that Southampton managed to get another hard win away from home and they are slowly climbing the table, now they are on 9th place.

Six more matches are played tomorrow in Championship with big match between top teams Leicester and Preston.
Odds are very low on Leicester and they are favorites to win, but I would not count out Preston that easy.
Similar situation is for Leeds, and I am not touching them with this odds.
All matches from this round can be found on Sportsbet website:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/leeds-united-v-queens-park-rangers-651562c1e9b96800016cde14

[LGD2Business]

I expect it to be an easy game for Leeds United. Queens Park Rangers started the season badly. There is a huge difference between the two teams in terms of squad quality.
Leeds United have drawn so many times and lost points even if they aren't defeated, they definitely need to win this match. Leeds United forwards haven't been very productive this season, with more goal contributions coming from the midfield. Rutter and Piroe need to score more goals. Leeds United are more successful when they play with Rutter as a striker and Piroe behind the striker, instead of playing as a double striker.

[wiss19]

Ipswich is back on track with another amazing win against strong Hull City team, so they are not joking around.
I am glad to see that Southampton managed to get another hard win away from home and they are slowly climbing the table, now they are on 9th place.

Six more matches are played tomorrow in Championship with big match between top teams Leicester and Preston.
Odds are very low on Leicester and they are favorites to win, but I would not count out Preston that easy.
Similar situation is for Leeds, and I am not touching them with this odds.
All matches from this round can be found on Sportsbet website:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/leeds-united-v-queens-park-rangers-651562c1e9b96800016cde14

A big match between two top teams with Leicester City is surely having advantage due to their recent performance but agreed about this Preston can do any surprise because recently they are also giving their best and having good quality even through they lost at home against West Brom badly, but this can give them good change with in case of lost things could be still manageable for them because they have good points difference from other teams which are having spot into top six.

Leicester City surely looking for the win because this win could be give them top rank in league table, they are already having good time with 8 wins from their last 9 games just one defeat against Hull one month ago.

[buwaytress]

Good idea to skip this round, notblox1 -- I'd have gone for an upset or two but generally I want 5/1 for that or 2/1 for a paper favourite, but nothing really stands out for me here except wait! Leeds aren't getting the best results and QPR 10/1 (I only got 9.6 but that's because I used my price boost for UCL)?

These teams are 5 points apart, QPR sliding down the table in the past 2 seasons but I'm banking them to snap their losing streak.

You don't agree? Match in 15 mins...

[notblox1]

Good idea to skip this round, notblox1 -- I'd have gone for an upset or two but generally I want 5/1 for that or 2/1 for a paper favourite, but nothing really stands out for me here except wait! Leeds aren't getting the best results and QPR 10/1 (I only got 9.6 but that's because I used my price boost for UCL)?

It was a good day for favorites, both Leeds and Leicester won their matches, but I am not touching them with such low odds.
One match I was thinking about was Sunderland to win against Watford, but I gave up on that idea because home team had several injured players.
Despite that Sunderland won 2:0 and they are now fourth place in table.

No time for rest in Championship, new round is already starting in Friday with Birmingham vs West Brom match.
West Brom is in better form and they have one of the best defense in league, so I am giving them slight advantage in this match.
Birmingham won both matches last season but West Brom has overall better record and I don't expect to see many goals in Friday.
I think double chance is a good betting option, but lower to medium stakes.
 
My Bets: X2 double chance, West Brom (0) AH
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/soccer/england/championship/birmingham-city-v-west-bromwich-albion-65181b6cb3c6960001ab7544

[Juggy777]

It was a good day for favorites, both Leeds and Leicester won their matches, but I am not touching them with such low odds.

@notblox1 I’m pleasantly surprised by how well Leicester is playing and if they continue playing so well then we’ll definitely see them back in the premier league. Lastly in my opinion I strongly feel that Leicester will continue occupying the top spot by the time this season comes to an end because they’re playing with a very strong desire and thus I don’t think that any team can knock them off from their top spot.