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, and sides who've been out in the League One and League Two wilderness for years will finally return, which will feature in what is sure to be an entertaining campaign. 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, the football odds for the Championship winners, and the array of popular markets you can bet on for the 2025/26 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 Leicester City, Ipswich Town, or Southampton bounce back to the Premier League as EFL Championship winners at the first time of asking?  

Or will Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, or Norwich City finally return to the promised land? The odds to win the EFL Championship in 2025/26 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 2025/26 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 Luton Town proved last season.  

The relegation dogfight at the bottom of the EFL Championship will be as fraught as ever, with Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic, and Oxford United all likely to be involved in a battle 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.  

Joël Piroe ended the 2024/25 season as the EFL Championship’s top scorer, but he will play in the Premier League with Leeds United next season.  

2023/24 top scorer Sammie Szmodics is back in the league this season with Ipswich Town and could be a good option. Birmingham City’s Jay Stansfield and Kyogo could also be outside bets, with many expecting the Blues to have a solid season back at this level.  

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, in the last two seasons, the three promoted clubs have been relegated immediately from the Premier League, highlighting the growing gulf in class between the two leagues.   

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.

Ipswich Town are the favourites to win the 2025/26 Championship. Kieran McKenna’s team didn’t quite have enough to survive in the Premier League, but they look like the strongest team in the division, despite losing striker Liam Delap to Chelsea in the summer transfer window. 

Southampton are next in line for this season’s Championship title. The Saints appointed Will Still as their new manager, and despite a dreadful Premier League season last year, they typically perform well in the Championship, and will likely be there or thereabouts at the end of 2025/26. 

Newly promoted Birmingham City are also among the favourites to win the Championship. Backed by wealthy US investors, the Blues recruited well in the summer, adding Kyogo and several other top players to their ranks at this level.  

Their Midlands neighbours, Coventry City, are another good shout for Championship promotion, as they played great football last season under Frank Lampard, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.  

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

We also offer a raft of other football betting opportunities, including transfer odds and manager odds, which give you an exciting betting option for major teams and players.  

You can also browse all the other leagues like Premier League betting markets, Bundesliga odds, La Liga odds and much more. Please remember to gamble responsibly when betting on the Championship; you can visit our Safer Gambling Portal for helpful tools and tips.