Championship
Championship Predictions & Betting Tips For Saturday 3rd May 2025
THE concluding Saturday of regular EFL Championship combat is rapidly approaching with so many key issues to be decided.
Championship betting will focus on the title race, the push for Play-Off qualification and the desperate battle to avoid relegation.
Here are the pairings I am anticipating most alongside considered score predictions to guide your football betting…
Plymouth Argyle v Leeds United
Rankings: 23rd versus 1st
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Leeds United 3-0 Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle – Three points adrift of safety. Not mathematically relegated but certainly down on a minus 36 goal difference. That’s despite winning four of their last six outings.
Leeds United – Boasting a plus 13 goal difference superiority, already promoted Leeds will clinch the title if they replicate Saturday’s result of level on points Burnley in second spot.
Merely one defeat in 27 ongoing EFL affairs for Daniel Farke’s men. An open top bus parade to celebrate promotion is scheduled on Bank Holiday Monday.
Score prediction: Leeds large it up 3-0.
Burnley v Millwall
Rankings: 2nd versus 7th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Sunday 3rd November 2024: Millwall 1-0 Burnley
Burnley – Second on goal difference with Premier League football secured. Unconquered at home all season. A promotion parade will take place on Tuesday 6th May. Burnley have only lost twice in 2024/25 and currently protect a lengthy unbeaten League run embracing 32 games.
I watched their 5-0 trouncing of Queens Park Rangers last time out from Loftus Road’s press box and I must say Burnley are by far the best Championship side I’ve seen all season. It was a total masterclass in possession football. Incidentally, the Clarets’ previous defeat was on Sunday 3rd November going down 1-0 away to upcoming opponents Millwall.
Millwall – Just below Play-off discussions on goal difference following five maximum pointers across six matches.
Score prediction: Lions roaring 2-1.
Portsmouth v Hull City
Rankings: 16th versus 22nd
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Hull City 1-1 Portsmouth
Portsmouth – Fully clear of relegation worries after a four match unbeaten spree.
Hull City – One point under that dreaded dotted line reflecting one victory amid five attempts.
Score prediction: Dour and drab 0-0.
West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town
Rankings: 10th versus 21st
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Friday 1st November 2024: Luton Town 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion – Five losses in seven matches have extinguished Play-Off ambitions. Managerless since the sacking of Tony Mowbray on 21st April. Queens Park Rangers boss Marti Cifuentes – who was placed on “gardening leave” this week – is not believed to be on Albion’s shortlist.
Luton Town – Hovering one point beyond the danger zone mustering three straight wins. Midfield man Liam Walsh is available for selection because his red card against Coventry City last Saturday was overturned.
Score prediction: Hatters survive 1-0.
Bristol City v Preston North End
Rankings: 5th versus 20th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City
Bristol City – One point ahead of the Play-Off chasing pack having lost the past two games.
Preston North End – A solitary point outside relegation issues and in severe peril due to six defeats during eight winless matches. Overall, North End possess 19 draws – the Championship’s joint highest tally.
Score prediction: Another draw 2-2.
Derby County v Stoke City
Rankings: 19th versus 18th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Stoke City 2-1 Derby County
Derby County – Two consecutive wins see Derby one point above relegation matters.
Stoke City – A point better off than Derby but two defeats in a row.
Score prediction: Derby do it 3-2
Coventry City v Middlesbrough
Rankings: 6th versus 9th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Middlesbrough 0-3 Coventry City
Coventry City – Back to back losses leave Coventry clinging to their Play-Off place on goal difference only.
Middlesbrough – Two points shy of Coventry. Just a single win among five encounters.
Score prediction: Boro brilliant 2-1
Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers
Rankings: 3rd versus 8th
2024/25 Championship Head to Head
Saturday 2nd November 2024: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Sheffield United
Sheffield United – Guaranteed to finish third. Although four defeats in six engagements is disappointing.
Blackburn Rovers – Four successive victories take Rovers to within a point of Play-Off contention.
Score prediction: Rovers keep winning 3-2
