English Football

AI Football Tips: EFL Championship round 6

Matchday 6 in the EFL Championship starts on the 20th of September. With each game bringing crucial points and momentum, tensions rise as the competition intensifies.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for EFL Championship round 6.

Date Home Team Away Team Prediction
2024-09-20 Stoke City Hull City 1
2024-09-21 Sunderland Middlesbrough 1
2024-09-21 Queens Park Rangers Millwall 1
2024-09-21 Norwich City Watford 1
2024-09-21 Bristol City Oxford United 1
2024-09-21 Burnley Portsmouth 1
2024-09-21 Cardiff City Leeds United 2
2024-09-21 Coventry City Swansea City 1
2024-09-21 Sheffield Utd Derby County 1
2024-09-21 Luton Town Sheffield Weds 1
2024-09-21 West Brom Plymouth Argyle 1
2024-09-22 Preston Blackburn 1

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.

Date Home Team Away Team Goal Avg.
2024-09-20 Stoke City Hull City 2.08
2024-09-21 Sunderland Middlesbrough 1.67
2024-09-21 QPR Millwall 2.75
2024-09-21 Norwich City Watford 2.72
2024-09-21 Bristol City Oxford United 2.90
2024-09-21 Burnley Portsmouth 2.62
2024-09-21 Cardiff City Leeds United 1.78
2024-09-21 Coventry City Swansea City 2.85
2024-09-21 Sheffield Utd Derby County 2.58
2024-09-21 Luton Town Sheffield Weds 2.53
2024-09-21 West Brom Plymouth Argyle 2.78
2024-09-22 Preston Blackburn 1.90

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 at home or away, respectively.

Date Home Team Away Team Median Home Median Away
2024-09-20 Stoke City Hull City 2.45 1.70
2024-09-21 Sunderland Middlesbrough 1.40 1.95
2024-09-21 QPR Millwall 2.30 3.20
2024-09-21 Norwich City Watford 2.40 3.05
2024-09-21 Bristol City Oxford United 3.05 2.75
2024-09-21 Burnley Portsmouth 1.25 4.00
2024-09-21 Cardiff City Leeds United 2.05 1.50
2024-09-21 Coventry City Swansea City 2.65 3.05
2024-09-21 Sheffield Utd Derby County 2.65 2.50
2024-09-21 Luton Town Sheffield Weds 2.60 2.45
2024-09-21 West Brom Plymouth Argyle 2.10 3.45
2024-09-22 Preston Blackburn 1.75 2.05

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
Middlesbrough 2.40 0.63 1.20 0.75
Millwall 1.90 0.63 1.45 1.75
West Brom 1.50 0.60 1.70 1.10
Sunderland 1.15 0.25 1.83 1.03
Leeds United 1.97 0.67 0.95 0.55
Coventry City 2.00 0.65 1.17 1.13
Watford 1.70 1.23 0.95 2.10
Bristol City 1.70 1.35 1.03 1.43
Sheffield Utd 1.95 0.70 0.83 1.00
Sheffield Weds 1.87 0.87 0.30 2.15
Luton Town 1.40 1.20 1.03 0.73
Derby County 1.33 1.03 0.90 1.60
QPR 1.50 0.80 0.90 1.30
Oxford United 1.30 0.77 0.90 1.85
Stoke City 1.35 1.10 0.93 1.40
Norwich City 1.55 0.85 0.77 0.90
Swansea City 1.43 0.87 0.50 2.55
Hull City 1.30 0.90 0.65 1.05
Blackburn 1.30 0.90 0.60 1.45
Portsmouth 0.67 1.67 0.95 3.05
Burnley 0.80 0.45 0.73 1.10
Plymouth Argyle 1.07 1.33 0.15 3.30
Preston 0.45 1.30 0.73 1.90
Cardiff City 0.75 1.30 0.53 1.17