Championship

Dropped Points For Boro, Ipswich March On & More In EFL Championship This Weekend

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| BY Tony Incenzo

William Hill News tipster Tony Incenzo previews Saturday’s action in the captivating EFL Championship.

Coventry City have already clinched the title while Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday will drop down to the third tier but there is still plenty to play for.

Championship Tips – Best Bets On Saturday:

Under 1.5 goals in Charlton vs Hull (12/5)
Both teams to score in Middlesbrough vs Watford (8/11)
Ipswich to win & both teams to score vs West Brom (3/1)
Sheffield Wednesday to beat Oxford (11/2)

Here are the upcoming penultimate weekend pairings alongside my considered score predictions to assist your football betting…

Charlton Athletic v Hull City

Kick-off: 12.30pm
Rankings: 21st versus 7th

Charlton Athletic preview – Six points clear of the dreaded dotted line so a point needed to become mathematically safe. Yet nursing seven winless outings.

Charlton Athletic 2025/26 Championship home form – 8 wins, 4 draws, 10 defeats.

Hull City preview – Slipping out of those Play-Off discussions on goal difference following five games lacking victories including four draws.

Hull City 2025/26 Championship away form – 10 wins, 5 draws, 7 defeats

Score prediction: Grim 0-0.

Middlesbrough v Watford

Kick-off: 12.30pm
Rankings: 5th versus 15th

Middlesbrough preview – Three points beneath second place. Wednesday evening’s hard fought 1-0 home victory over hapless Sheffield Wednesday terminated seven games without winning. However, only three maximum pointers inside 13 matches.

Middlesbrough 2025/26 Championship home form – 11 wins, 6 draws, 5 defeats.

Watford preview – No victories during six ongoing engagements. The Hornets haven’t triumphed away since 27th February.

Watford 2025/26 Championship away form – 4 wins, 8 draws, 10 defeats.

Score prediction: Honours even 1-1.

West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town

Kick-off: 12.30pm
Rankings: 18th versus 2nd

West Bromwich Albion preview – Relegation fears extinguished courtesy of nine unbeaten matches culminating with two wins. Also no goals conceded in their last four assignments.

West Bromwich Albion 2025/26 Championship home form – 8 wins, 9 draws, 5 defeats.

Ipswich Town preview – Second due to superior goal difference. Possessing a game in hand too, Ipswich thereby require seven points from the remaining three matches to definitely clinch automatic promotion.

They’ve suffered merely one defeat spanning 12 affairs. Hand on heart, I reckon the Tractor Boys will go up.

Ipswich Town 2025/26 Championship away form – 9 wins, 5 draws, 7 defeats.

Score prediction: Tractor Boys terrific 3-1.

Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday

Kick-off: 3pm
Rankings: 22nd versus 24th

Oxford United preview – Six points short of survival so Oxford United must win their concluding two games and hope fourth bottom Charlton Athletic record two defeats.

Pretty unlikely because the U’s have a solitary victory among seven attempts. Any points dropped on Saturday will cement relegation in the city of dreaming spires.

Oxford United 2025/26 Championship home form – 6 wins, 8 draws, 8 defeats.

Sheffield Wednesday preview – Rock bottom and already relegated, some 53 points adrift holding -3 negative points reflecting 18 points deducted by the EFL for financial reasons.

Wednesday’s lone Championship victory all campaign was 2-0 away to Portsmouth back on 20th September. I’d like to see them win another game to avoid a minus points tally aesthetically spoiling the final League table.

Sheffield Wednesday 2025/26 Championship away form – 1 win, 5 draws, 16 defeats.

Score prediction: Wednesday succeed at last 1-0.