Championship Betting & Odds

The anticipation around the Championship is high every summer as fans prepare to be engrossed by what many believe is one of the most competitive leagues.

Clubs down on their luck are trying to return to the big time, while Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers arrive from League One after earning promotion. Do you have an idea of who will win the Championship this season?

Here, we present as much information as possible to support your bets, including details from years past, football odds for the Championship winners, and the array of popular markets you can bet on for the 2026/27 Championship season at Betano Sportsbook.

Football betting is widespread throughout the UK, and the Championship season ahead should be as wide open as any other significant league worldwide. We want to highlight some of the best markets you can wager on as you prepare for the new season.

Championship Winners

Can West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, or Burnley bounce back to the Premier League as EFL Championship winners at the first time of asking?

Or will Swansea City, Middlesbrough, or Southampton finally return to the promised land? The odds to win the EFL Championship in 2026/27 are tight, and it's hard to say with much confidence who'll lift the trophy in May.

Nevertheless, check out the latest English Championship outright odds and decide who you think will win the EFL Championship at the end of the 2026/27 campaign.

Relegation

Nobody wants the indignation of being relegated from the Championship to League One, so every team will prioritise avoiding the drop before setting other targets.

It's not entirely unheard of for a side recently demoted from the Premier League to suffer a second consecutive relegation, as Leicester City proved last season.

The relegation dogfight at the bottom of the EFL Championship will be as fraught as ever, with every side desperate to avoid a return to League One as the season progresses.

Top Goalscorer

Goal scorers grab the headlines, and for good reason; they can be the difference between a side experiencing the jubilation of a Championship triumph or consigning their side to another year outside the top flight if they aren't sharp enough.

Haji Wright ended the 2025/26 season as Coventry City's top scorer, and he is now playing in the Premier League with the Sky Blues.

There will be plenty of fresh contenders for the top-goalscorer market this year, while the number of minutes, penalty duties and the quality of a player's team will all play their part.

There's a pattern between some teams being relegated from the Premier League and being immediately promoted back up after a short stay in the Championship.

In fact, Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City were all promoted from the Championship in 2025/26, although the Championship play-offs have expanded from four teams to six for the 2026/27 campaign.

Here’s a run-through of the previous ten winners of the EFL Championship if you want to back a recent champion to win the league this season:

As you can see, 90 points have been the minimum amount any Championship winner has accumulated over the past ten seasons. Therefore, any side looking to go up this season might have to target this many points to get their hands on the trophy and enter the Premier League as the second-tier champions.

For the all-time points record in the Championship, you must return to 2005/06, set by Reading. They blitzed the division and finished the season with an astonishing total of 106 points.

Football Betting at Betano

The wait for the Championship season is over, and we hope you're as excited about it as we are. Bet on Championship matches at Betano Sportsbook and access in-play football betting markets as the teams take to the field.

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