Championship Predictions And Betting Tips for Sunday 5th January 2025

THE first full weekend of action for 2025 is rapidly approaching in our hectic EFL Championship.

None of the top three clubs won on New Year’s Day confounding Championship odds so they will all be desperate to bounce back. Some crucial battles affecting relegation haunted teams loom too. And there are further fascinating developments on the managerial merry-go-round.

You can read my predictions for Saturday’s Championship fixtures here.

Here is the match on Sunday that I am anticipating most alongside considered score predictions to assist your football betting…

Sunderland v Portsmouth

Sunderland bolstered their unconquered Stadium of Light record in front of 42,276 fans eclipsing Sheffield United 2-1 and are two points from automatic promotion reckoning. Wilson Isidor’s fine low angled drive settled matters providing the decisive strike.

Making a mammoth 343 mile trip north, Portsmouth overturned two successive defeats to convincingly trounce Swansea City 4-0 at Fratton Park.

They climbed one point out of the drop zone due to a fourth victory in five home games whilst netting 14 goals. Nevertheless, Pompey swiftly need to enrich disappointing away fortunes embracing just one win in 2024/25.

Score prediction: Black Cats purring 2-0.