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  <description>Championship 2025/26 Tips and Predictions
Get expert Championship 2025/26 tips and predictions on Betting.Betfair for every matchday of the season. The EFL Championship is one of the world&#039;s most competitive leagues, featuring 24 clubs, 46 games per team and intense promotion and relegation battles.
Ipswich begin the season as title favourites as they target promotion, while the fight to avoid relegation to League One is expected to be fiercely contested. Our analysis is produced by experienced football bettors and analysts using Opta data, statistical modelling and in-depth EFL knowledge to identify value throughout the 2025/26 campaign.
All Championship betting tips are written by our team of experts, ensuring transparent, accountable and informed opinion.
Daily Championship Betting Tips and Match Previews
We publish daily Championship betting tips for every fixture, including singles, accumulators and bet builders across key markets such as match odds, goals, cards, corners and player performance.
Each tip is supported by a match preview written by recognised football analysts including Kevin Hatchard, Mark O&#039;Haire, Mark Stinchcombe and Lewis Jones. Previews cover team news, expected line-ups, tactical match-ups and key performance metrics, while our popular weekly Championship tipsheet provides predictions for all 12 fixtures in each round.
Trusted Analysis and Editorial Standards
Every Championship betting tip follows a consistent editorial process, assessing:


Team news, injuries and suspensions


Recent form and underlying performance indicators


Tactical strengths and stylistic match-ups


Odds movement and market efficiency


The reasoning behind each selection is clearly explained and updated when late news impacts the markets, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
Responsible Betting and Transparency
All tips are published as informed opinion, not guarantees. Betting.Betfair prioritises editorial integrity, accountability and responsible betting, with clear safer gambling guidance and support tools available.
Follow expert-led Championship betting tips and predictions on Betting.Betfair throughout the 2025/26 EFL Championship season.</description>
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      <title>Hull vs Middlesbrough Championship Tips: Tigers to absorb pressure and frustrate Boro at Wembley</title>
      <description>The Championship playoff final takes place this weekend, and Jack Critchley is focusing purely on the on-field action. He has picked out his best bets for Saturday&#039;s game, which will promote one of Hull or Middlesbrough to the Premier League...

Hull to keep it tight in the first half
Teams level at the 90-minute mark
Hackney to be a hometown hero
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
Click here for more football betting tips
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            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Southampton v Middlesbrough: Second leg set to explode! Here&#039;s why you should back a goal-heavy game at St. Mary&#039;s</title>
      <description>With the two-legged tie nicely poised at 0-0, there is plenty at stake in this second leg of the Championship playoff between Southampton and Middlesbrough. Jack Critchley has used the Betfair Sportsbook to select his best bets for Tuesday night&#039;s tantalising matchup...

Expect an entertaining evening on the south coast
This match may go beyond the 90
Conway to make amends for Saturday
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Millwall vs Hull: Lions to make it to Wembley with win over Tigers</title>
      <description>The first leg ended in a stalemate, meaning that there&#039;s still plenty to play for on Monday night. Jack Critchley has used the Betfair Sportsbook to pick out his best bets for the second leg of the Championship playoff semi-final...


Lions to book their place at Wembley
Expect a cagey first half
Femi to decide the semi
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
Click here for more football betting tips

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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Middlesbrough vs Southampton: Saints to edge out Boro in a lively lunchtime showdown </title>
      <description>We head to the Riverside Stadium for the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final between Middlesbrough and Southampton, and Jack Critchley has picked through the markets to source the best bets for this Saturday lunchtime KO...

Saints expected to gain a slender advantage
Chaotic first leg in Teesside
Azaz to make a successful return to the Riverside
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Saturday Football Cheat Sheet: Best bets for Premier League and EFL play-offs </title>
      <description>Get the best bets for Saturday&#039;s matches in the Premier League, play-offs in the EFL and more from Betfair football experts...


Get the best bets for Saturday in the Premier League Matchday 36

Tips for EFL play-offs including Middlesbrough v Southampton
Read Alan Shearer&#039;s Premier League MD36 predictions

For the latest Betfair football odds click here


Click here for more football predictions


Safe Sub is here for the 2025-26 season - read all about it!

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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Hull vs Millwall: Tigers and Lions to fight out a first leg stalemate</title>
      <description>The first of the Championship play-off semi-finals takes place at the MKM Stadium as Hull host Millwall on Friday night. Jack Critchley has used the Betfair Sportsbook to pick out his best bets for this first leg in Humberside...


Both teams to notch in the first leg
McBurnie will be a thorn in Millwall&#039;s side
Azeez to bring strong form into the play-offs
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Saturday Football Cheat Sheet: Best bets for Premier League and EFL final day</title>
      <description>Get the best bets for Saturday&#039;s matches in the Premier League, the final day in the EFL Championship, Leagues 1 and 2, and more from Betfair football experts...


Get the best bets for Saturday in the Premier League Matchday 35


Alan Shearer&#039;s Newcastle v Brighton prediction

Promotion and relegation on the line in the EFL

For the latest Betfair football odds click here


Click here for more football predictions


Safe Sub is here for the 2025-26 season - read all about it!

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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Jones Knows Notebook: History tells us to back a final day Championship goal bonanza at 3/1</title>
      <description>Goals always flow on the final day of the season in the Championship, so Lewis Jones has hatched a plan to back an over 2.5 goals treble at [3/1]...

The final day averages 3.07 goals per 90 minutes
Lack of motivation &amp;amp; hot weather increases the likelihood of goals
Who will finish second and who will be in promotion places? Read all the final day permutations here
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
Click here for more football tips today
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>EFL Championship:  Promotion permutations and latest prices as final day approaches </title>
      <description>Get the EFL Championship permutations and latest Betfair prices as teams battle for the final automatic promotion spot and play-offs places...


Get the latest on the Championship promotion race
Three teams in contention to finish second
Three more battling to win the final play-off place
Lewis Jones says the Championship final day will deliver goals - read why here
For the latest Betfair football odds click here
Click here for more football predictions


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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Championship Tips: Bets for every final game including Rams to muscle in and claim sixth spot </title>
      <description>The Championship regulation season reaches its conclusion on Saturday, and Jack Critchley has picked out his final set of tips with the race for promotion and the play-offs taking centre stage...

Derby to ramp up the pressure on Hull and Wrexham
Norwich to end the season strongly
Frenetic finish to the season in North Wales
For the latest Betfair football odds, click here
Click here for more football betting tips
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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