English Football

AI Football Tips: EFL Championship round 28

Get ready for a thrilling round of EFL Championship action! The battle for promotion is heating up, and Round 28 promises another exciting chapter in this fiercely competitive league. With twists and turns at every corner, the EFL Championship has become known as one of the most unpredictable leagues in football. This season, with its blend of seasoned veterans and hungry young talents, it’s a real nail-biter to watch. The Round 28 curtain raiser sees Sheffield Wednesday locking horns with Bristol City – will they clash be a dramatic start to this round? And as the final whistle blows in the last fixture between Plymouth Argyle and Burnley, which team will emerge victorious on their travels? Let’s see how these predictions play out!
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for EFL Championship round 28. Asian refers to the recomended asian handicap line.

Date League Home Team Away Team Prediction Asian
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Blackburn Coventry City H 0
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Derby County Sunderland H +0.5
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Hull City QPR H 1X2
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Oxford United Luton Town H 0
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Middlesbrough West Brom H 1X2
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Watford Preston H 1X2
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Swansea City Sheffield Utd H 0
2025-01-21 EFL Championship Millwall Cardiff City H 1X2
2025-01-22 EFL Championship Sheffield Weds Bristol City H -0.25
2025-01-22 EFL Championship Leeds United Norwich City H No bet
2025-01-22 EFL Championship Portsmouth Stoke City H -0.25
2025-01-22 EFL Championship Plymouth Argyle Burnley A 1X2

The table below shows the percentage of matches with over 2.5 goal for the home team at home, and the away team away.

Date Home Team Away Team Home +2.5(%) Away +2.5 (%)
2025-01-21 Blackburn Coventry City 36 36
2025-01-21 Derby County Sunderland 46 43
2025-01-21 Hull City QPR 29 23
2025-01-21 Oxford United Luton Town 36 54
2025-01-21 Middlesbrough West Brom 36 50
2025-01-21 Watford Preston 62 54
2025-01-21 Swansea City Sheffield Utd 46 36
2025-01-21 Millwall Cardiff City 21 46
2025-01-22 Sheffield Weds Bristol City 36 43
2025-01-22 Leeds United Norwich City 57 43
2025-01-22 Portsmouth Stoke City 67 23
2025-01-22 Plymouth Argyle Burnley 62 14

BTS (Both Teams to Score) is a popular betting market in sports, especially in soccer. In a BTS bet, you’re wagering on whether both teams in a match will score at least one goal each. The table below shows the BTS stats for the home team at home and the away team away.

Date Home Team Away Team BTS Home (%) BTS Away (%) BTS Target
2025-01-21 Blackburn Coventry City 21 50 2.80
2025-01-21 Derby County Sunderland 46 50 2.08
2025-01-21 Hull City QPR 57 38 2.09
2025-01-21 Oxford United Luton Town 57 46 1.94
2025-01-21 Middlesbrough West Brom 43 79 1.65
2025-01-21 Watford Preston 62 62 1.62
2025-01-21 Swansea City Sheffield Utd 54 43 2.07
2025-01-21 Millwall Cardiff City 29 69 2.04
2025-01-22 Sheffield Weds Bristol City 50 43 2.15
2025-01-22 Leeds United Norwich City 29 43 2.80
2025-01-22 Portsmouth Stoke City 50 31 2.48
2025-01-22 Plymouth Argyle Burnley 77 21 2.03

The table below shows the goal averages for each encounter based on home teams average performance (goals scored and conceded) at home, and away teams average performance away. We use poisson distribution to calculate probabilities for over and under 2.5 goal. For your convienence we have converted the probabilities to decimal odds.

Date Home Team Away Team Goal Avg. +2.5 target odds -2.5 target odds
2025-01-21 Blackburn Coventry City 2.28 2.51 1.66
2025-01-21 Derby County Sunderland 2.34 2.41 1.71
2025-01-21 Hull City QPR 2.10 2.85 1.54
2025-01-21 Oxford United Luton Town 2.74 1.94 2.07
2025-01-21 Middlesbrough West Brom 2.46 2.24 1.80
2025-01-21 Watford Preston 2.42 2.30 1.77
2025-01-21 Swansea City Sheffield Utd 2.42 2.30 1.77
2025-01-21 Millwall Cardiff City 2.28 2.51 1.66
2025-01-22 Sheffield Weds Bristol City 2.75 1.93 2.08
2025-01-22 Leeds United Norwich City 2.61 2.07 1.94
2025-01-22 Portsmouth Stoke City 2.17 2.71 1.59
2025-01-22 Plymouth Argyle Burnley 2.37 2.37 1.73

We also have calculated the average goals scored and conceded for the teams. See the table below.

Team Home Goals Home Conceded Away Goals Away Conceded
Leeds United 2.36 0.50 1.38 0.92
Middlesbrough 1.43 1.07 1.85 1.46
Norwich City 2.38 1.38 0.86 1.50
Sunderland 1.69 0.62 1.21 1.00
Watford 1.46 0.77 1.36 1.93
Sheffield Weds 1.57 1.43 1.23 1.77
Sheffield Utd 1.46 0.38 1.36 0.86
Coventry City 1.77 1.23 0.86 1.50
Portsmouth 1.58 1.00 0.93 2.36
West Brom 1.08 0.54 1.36 1.07
Bristol City 1.46 0.77 1.00 1.50
Blackburn 1.43 0.79 0.85 1.00
Derby County 1.46 1.00 0.86 1.71
Burnley 1.15 0.31 1.14 0.36
QPR 1.43 1.36 0.77 1.15
Swansea City 1.54 1.08 0.71 1.36
Oxford United 1.43 1.21 0.77 1.85
Cardiff City 1.14 1.29 1.00 1.77
Preston 1.14 0.86 0.92 1.69
Luton Town 1.29 1.14 0.69 2.15
Hull City 1.00 1.29 0.92 1.38
Plymouth Argyle 1.69 1.54 0.21 2.50
Stoke City 1.29 1.21 0.54 1.23
Millwall 1.00 0.79 0.83 1.08

No football stats for betting is complete without the famous xGoal. Haven’t heard of xGoals? Here’s the gist: xGoals measure the quality of chances a team creates. Think of every shot as a lottery ticket; some are a sure shot like a penalty kick, others are more like trying to score from the halfway line with your eyes closed. xGoals assigns a probability to each shot based on factors like distance, angle, and whether the goalkeeper was busy tying his shoelaces. So, when you see a team with an xG of 2.5, it means that, based on the quality of their chances, they were “expected” to score 2.5 goals
The median goal  provides a stable measure of a team’s typical scoring performance. Unlike the mean, which can be influenced by outliers, the median is robust and useful for predicting future performance. Please see the table below for the teams median performance regarding Xgoal at home or away, respectively.

Date Home Team Away Team Median Home Median Away
2025-01-21 Blackburn Coventry City 2.35 2.00
2025-01-21 Derby County Sunderland 2.50 2.30
2025-01-21 Hull City QPR 2.25 1.90
2025-01-21 Oxford United Luton Town 1.95 2.50
2025-01-21 Middlesbrough West Brom 2.10 1.95
2025-01-21 Watford Preston 2.90 2.30
2025-01-21 Swansea City Sheffield Utd 2.50 2.05
2025-01-21 Millwall Cardiff City 1.70 2.20
2025-01-22 Sheffield Weds Bristol City 2.75 2.35
2025-01-22 Leeds United Norwich City 2.30 1.70
2025-01-22 Portsmouth Stoke City 2.05 3.00
2025-01-22 Plymouth Argyle Burnley 2.80 1.60