Championship
Championship Predictions And Betting Tips For Saturday 26th April 2025
CONGRATULATIONS to Leeds United and Burnley who both sealed automatic promotion to the Premier League on Easter Monday.
Looking towards the penultimate weekend of action, Championship betting focuses on the push for Play-Off contention and an incredible battle to dodge relegation. We have a sudden spate of managerial changes to digest too.
Here are the pairings I am anticipating most alongside my considered score predictions to guide your football betting…
Luton Town v Coventry City
Rankings: 22nd versus 6th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 26th October 2024: Coventry City 3-2 Luton Town
Luton Town – In the drop zone on goal difference and desperate to avoid back-to-back relegations. Recent form is encouraging reflecting one defeat during eight outings which yielded four maximum pointers concluding in two straight wins.
Hatters boss Matt Bloomfield heralded Easter Monday’s 3-1 home scoreline past high flying Bristol City as: “The best result and performance since I’ve been at the club.”
Coventry City – A three point cushion on the Play-Off chasing pack. Yet three defeats in six games.
Score prediction: Hats off to the Hatters 1-0.
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
Rankings: 7th versus 14th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Sunday 27th October 2024: Norwich City 3-3 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough – Three points under Play-Off discussions following three defeats from four matches.
Norwich City – Four losses among five winless games to slip below halfway. Furthermore, it is now six defeats in eight EFL engagements with a solitary victory intertwined. They conceded eight goals in humiliating Easter reverses against Portsmouth and Millwall.
Consequently, Norwich dismissed head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup on Tuesday morning. First team coach Jack Wilshere assumes temporary charge for the final two episodes of 2024/25 assisted by Tony Roberts and Nick Stanley.
Score prediction: Boro brimming 3-2.
Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle
Rankings: 18th versus 24th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 26th October 2024: Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Preston North End
Preston North End – Three points ahead of the dreaded dotted relegation line after four defeats across six winless games. Moreover, Preston nurse a single victory in 13 League affairs. Overall, North End possess 19 draws – the Championship’s highest tally.
Plymouth Argyle – Rock bottom but three points shy of survival having won three of their past five matches. Even so, just one away conquest all campaign is significant approaching this 304 mile trip.
Score prediction: Awful 0-0.
Hull City v Derby County
Rankings: 20th versus 21st
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 26th October 2024: Derby County 1-1 Hull City
Hull City – A desperate relegation dogfight. Hull sit two points clear of danger. Easter Monday’s 2-1 triumph over visitors Preston North End was only their second success in seven attempts. Indeed, they’ve mustered the division’s lowest 2024/25 total of five home victories.
Derby County – A surprising 3-1 Easter Monday romp at West Bromwich Albion terminated four matches bereft of winning. Derby hover above the relegation slots on goal difference.
Score prediction: Nerves jangling 1-1.
Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion
Rankings: 23rd versus 10th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 26th October 2024: West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Cardiff City
Cardiff City – Slumbering three points beneath safety. Six matches without winning compound one victory in 10 games. Accordingly, the Bluebirds sacked boss Omer Riza on Easter Saturday.
Injured midfielder Aaron Ramsey is in charge for the rest of this season and began overseeing Monday’s 1-1 home draw against Oxford United.
West Bromwich Albion – Another dug-out departure here in light of five defeats from six fixtures. Therefore head coach Tony Mowbray was fired on Monday evening. James Morrison has been placed in interim control supported by Damia Abella and Boaz Myhill.
Score prediction: Albion renaissance 2-1.
