English Football

AI Football Tips: EFL Championship round 8

The Championship’s intensity continues to build as we reach matchday eight. This weekend promises another tantalising battle for vital points, with every victory adding crucial momentum towards their respective ambitions.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for EFL Championship round 8.

Date Home Team Away Team Prediction
2024-10-01 Coventry City Blackburn 1
2024-10-01 Burnley Plymouth Argyle 1
2024-10-01 Cardiff City Millwall 2
2024-10-01 Sunderland Derby County 1
2024-10-01 Queens Park Rangers Hull City 2
2024-10-01 Norwich City Leeds United 1
2024-10-01 Luton Town Oxford United 1
2024-10-01 West Brom Middlesbrough 1
2024-10-02 Stoke City Portsmouth 1
2024-10-02 Preston Watford 1
2024-10-02 Sheffield Utd Swansea City 1
2024-10-02 Bristol City Sheffield Weds 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.
2024-10-01 Coventry City Blackburn 2.13
2024-10-01 Burnley Plymouth Argyle 2.48
2024-10-01 Cardiff City Millwall 2.70
2024-10-01 Sunderland Derby County 1.88
2024-10-01 QPR Hull City 2.25
2024-10-01 Norwich City Leeds United 2.54
2024-10-01 Luton Town Oxford United 2.90
2024-10-01 West Brom Middlesbrough 2.26
2024-10-02 Stoke City Portsmouth 3.02
2024-10-02 Preston Watford 2.52
2024-10-02 Sheffield Utd Swansea City 2.46
2024-10-02 Bristol City Sheffield Weds 2.95

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
2024-10-01 Coventry City Blackburn 2.3 1.6
2024-10-01 Burnley Plymouth Argyle 1.4 2.5
2024-10-01 Cardiff City Millwall 2.3 2.7
2024-10-01 Sunderland Derby County 1.5 1.8
2024-10-01 QPR Hull City 2.3 1.8
2024-10-01 Norwich City Leeds United 3.0 1.6
2024-10-01 Luton Town Oxford United 2.3 3.2
2024-10-01 West Brom Middlesbrough 3.0 2.3
2024-10-02 Stoke City Portsmouth 2.5 3.8
2024-10-02 Preston Watford 1.3 3.3
2024-10-02 Sheffield Utd Swansea City 2.3 2.8
2024-10-02 Bristol City Sheffield Weds 4.0 2.2

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 0.68 1.23 0.87
Millwall 2.08 0.70 1.60 1.43
Leeds United 1.85 0.57 1.60 0.40
West Brom 1.77 0.67 1.52 1.12
Bristol City 1.90 1.47 1.23 1.30
Watford 1.75 1.18 1.20 2.30
Norwich City 1.93 1.13 1.05 1.02
Sunderland 1.13 0.60 1.62 1.25
Coventry City 1.87 0.67 0.95 1.23
Luton Town 1.53 1.10 1.20 0.95
Hull City 1.52 1.15 1.03 1.03
Sheffield Weds 1.68 0.90 0.50 2.03
Blackburn 1.52 0.80 0.67 1.07
Sheffield Utd 1.67 0.47 0.75 0.88
Oxford United 1.00 0.95 1.17 2.00
Stoke City 1.23 1.33 0.90 1.65
Derby County 1.35 1.25 0.60 1.43
QPR 1.27 1.17 0.80 1.50
Swansea City 1.30 1.10 0.57 2.23
Burnley 0.87 0.77 0.92 0.85
Plymouth Argyle 1.20 1.42 0.37 2.97
Portsmouth 0.62 1.38 1.10 2.37
Cardiff City 0.53 1.83 0.88 1.42
Preston 0.40 1.13 0.78 2.08