Championship Predictions And Betting Tips For Saturday 12th April 2025

THE lead changed hands once more in our EFL Championship during the midweek period.

Accordingly, Championship betting for automatic promotion is intensifying as we approach another weekend of crucial fixtures. Play-Off and relegation odds are fascinating too.

Here are the pairings I am looking forward to most alongside considered score predictions to assist your football betting…

Leeds United v Preston North End

Rankings: 1st versus 16th

2024/25 Championship Head to Head

Saturday 14th December 2024: Preston North End 1-1 Leeds United

Leeds United – Returned to the top on goal difference courtesy of Tuesday night’s impressive single goal success at Middlesbrough where Dan James made the breakthrough after just two minutes – his 12th goal of the campaign. That ended a run of three consecutive draws. Even so, it is one defeat in 23 ongoing EFL engagements for Daniel Farke’s men.

Preston North End – Fresh from a 2-2 home scoreline against Cardiff City making it one win across 10 League outings. PNE possess the division’s highest tally of 19 draws this season.

Score prediction: Leeds scrape home 3-2.

Plymouth Argyle v Sheffield United

Rankings: 24th versus 3rd

2024/25 Championship Head to Head

Saturday 14th December 2024: Sheffield United 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle – Two wins from 10 League matches leave rock bottom Argyle five points adrift of safety. Seven of their eight EFL victories in 2024/25 have come on Home Park soil though. Plymouth nurse the Championship’s worst defence with 81 goals conceded.

Sheffield United – Two 1-0 defeats in a row at the hands of Oxford United and Millwall see the Blades hovering two points beneath top spot.

Score prediction: Blades bodacious 3-1.

Sunderland v Swansea City

Rankings: 4th versus 14th

2024/25 Championship Head to Head

Saturday 14th December 2024: Swansea City 2-3 Sunderland

Sunderland – One loss in seven matches including four wins. The Black Cats sit nine points short of those automatic promotion rungs. Yet they firmly secured Play-Off participation by drawing 0-0 away to Norwich City on Tuesday.

Swansea City – Three unbeaten concluding in two successive home victories which incorporated clean sheets. Swansea have accumulated 14 points amid eight games since Alan Sheehan was named caretaker head coach on 17th February.

Score prediction: Sunderland supreme 2-0.

Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City

Rankings: 15th versus 5th

2024/25 Championship Head to Head

Saturday 14th December 2024: Bristol City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers – Tuesday’s convincing 3-1 triumph at Oxford United terminated a seven match winless sequence to more or less cement the Hoops’ Championship status climbing seven points clear of relegation danger. Terrible injury problems led to QPR playing without a recognised striker in recent games but Rayan Kolli should return to the starting line-up on Saturday.

Bristol City – One defeat in 10 encounters embracing six victories culminating in important back-to-back 2-1 home wins over Watford and West Bromwich Albion this week.

Score prediction: Evenly poised 2-2.