Championship
England · 2026· 2.92 goals per game
England · 2026The 2026 Championship (England): the current table and every upcoming fixture, each with our model's forecast next to the bookmakers' price. Swansea lead on 17 points from 8 games. Matches have averaged 2.92 goals so far this season.
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points relative to the leader | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 | |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 | |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 | |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | +0 | 11 | |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 10 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 9 | |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 9 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 | |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 | |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 | |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 | |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 | |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
Clubs in this competition
Upcoming fixtures
Tue 20 Oct
WolvesvPortsmouthno forecast yetFri 23 Oct
BoltonvMiddlesbroughno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
PortsmouthvMillwallno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
CharltonvNorwichno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
Sheffield UtdvDerbyno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
LincolnvBurnleyno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
CardiffvBirminghamno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
West HamvSouthamptonno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
Stoke CityvBristol Cityno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
BlackburnvWrexhamno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
WolvesvWatfordno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
PrestonvWest Bromno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
QPRvSwanseano forecast yetFri 30 Oct
Sheffield UtdvWrexhamno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
NorwichvWatfordno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
Stoke CityvPrestonno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
LincolnvBirminghamno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
WolvesvCardiffno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
SouthamptonvQPRno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
MiddlesbroughvCharltonno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
West HamvWest Bromno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
SwanseavBlackburnno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
MillwallvDerbyno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
BoltonvBristol Cityno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
BurnleyvPortsmouthno forecast yet
WolvesvPortsmouthno forecast yetFri 23 Oct
BoltonvMiddlesbroughno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
PortsmouthvMillwallno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
CharltonvNorwichno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
Sheffield UtdvDerbyno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
LincolnvBurnleyno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
CardiffvBirminghamno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
West HamvSouthamptonno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
Stoke CityvBristol Cityno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
BlackburnvWrexhamno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
WolvesvWatfordno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
PrestonvWest Bromno forecast yetSat 24 Oct
QPRvSwanseano forecast yetFri 30 Oct
Sheffield UtdvWrexhamno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
NorwichvWatfordno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
Stoke CityvPrestonno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
LincolnvBirminghamno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
WolvesvCardiffno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
SouthamptonvQPRno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
MiddlesbroughvCharltonno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
West HamvWest Bromno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
SwanseavBlackburnno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
MillwallvDerbyno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
BoltonvBristol Cityno forecast yetSat 31 Oct
BurnleyvPortsmouthno forecast yet
Common questions
- Who is top of the Championship table?
- Swansea lead the Championship on 17 points from 8 games — 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats.
- When is the next Championship match?
- Wolves v Portsmouth, on Tuesday 20 October. Our model's forecast and the market price for it are on the match page.
- How many goals per game does the Championship average this season?
- Championship matches have produced 2.92 goals per game so far this season, across the games played to date.
- How accurate are Matchday Briefing's Championship predictions?
- Every Championship forecast comes from one statistical model, and we publish its calibration unedited on our accuracy page — including where it has been wrong. We do not claim to beat the market; we show our number beside it so you can judge.