EFL Championship Predictions

Predictions and Tips for the EFL Championship

The English League Championship is the top division in the English Football League, following the Premier League. Each year, the highest-ranking teams in the English League Championship are promoted to the Premier League, while the lowest-performing teams are relegated to League One.

The English League Championship was established in the 2004-2005 season. From 1992 to 2004, it was known as the Football League 1st Division, and before that, it was called Division 2 from 1892 to 1992. The Championship winners receive the Football League Championship trophy, the same trophy awarded to the former 1st Division champions before the Premier League was created in 1992.

The English League Championship is prosperous

The English League Championship fixtures are the wealthiest football division fixtures in the world and the seventh richest division in Europe. In the 2015-16 season, the average attendance at a match was 17,578. Additionally, the English League Championship fixtures have the second highest crowd numbers, following the German, as Bundesliga which is the most frequently viewed league worldwide. In the 2016–17 football season, Newcastle United were the champions, while Brighton and Hove Albion were the runners-up. Currently, Ipswich Town holds the longest tenure in the English League Championship, having last exited the division in the 2001-2002 season.

The English League Championship consists of 24 teams.

The league consists of 24 teams. Throughout the season, which runs from August to the following May, each team plays twice against every other team in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away.' This results in a total of 46 games for each team. According to EFL championship predictions, teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Teams are ranked in a league table based on the points accumulated, followed by goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head records for the season. If two or more teams finish the season tied, they are initially ranked alphabetically. However, if promotion, relegation, or a play-off position is at stake, the teams are separated through a play-off game.

Promotion to the Premier League

As the season draws to a close, the top two teams and the team that wins the Championship play-offs are typically promoted to the while the bottom three teams are relegated to Football League 1. The Football League Championship play-offs are a knockout event for teams finishing the season in 3rd to 6th place, with the winner earning promotion to the Premier League. In the play-offs, the 3rd placed team usually faces the 6th placed team, and the 4th placed team faces the 5th placed team in two-legged semi-finals, played both home and away. The winners of each semi-final compete in a single match at Wembley Stadium, with the prize being promotion to the Pre