The 2025/26 EFL Championship season is now in full swing, and as is typical with this league, there have already been plenty of shock results.
Sheffield United, one of the favourites to be promoted before a ball was kicked, have had a torrid campaign and are still far more likely to be relegated than promoted.
Meanwhile, none of the three relegated sides from the Premier League have had it easy, either. Only Ipswich are currently inside the top six, but they were expected to run away with it this season.
Below, we will assess the EFL Championship outright winner odds and provide regular updates, as they constantly fluctuate on a game-by-game basis. It will no doubt be interesting to see the changes that occur week by week.
Best EFL Championship outright winner odds
Coventry 2/5 Middlesbrough 11/2 Ipswich 7/1 Southampton 28/1 Birmingham City 66/1 Stoke City 66/1 Preston 66/1 Millwall 66/1 Leicester City 80/1 Bristol City 100/1
Coventry – 4/5
Coventry are flying at the moment, having only lost two of their first 21 league matches. As things stand, they have a five-point lead over Middlesbrough at the top of the division, and all signs point towards promotion.
Middlesbrough – 11/2
The Championship's early pace-setters were Middlesbrough, and so their odds of winning the title have shortened substantially. After a sticky patch in November, the departure of Rob Edwards and the arrival of Kim Hellberg has seemingly reinvigorated the squad, and they now have a seven-point advantage over third place.
Ipswich – 7/1
Kieran McKenna's Ipswich started the season quite poorly, but they are beginning to get their act together and are now rising up the table. The Tractor Boys have also already played some difficult away fixtures, so the expectation is that their second half of the season will be an improvement on the first.
Southampton – 28/1
The Will Still experiment at St Mary's saw Southampton lingering towards the bottom of the table. Luckily for Saints fans, the board acted quickly to dismiss Still, and they have been on a tear since Tonda Eckert came through the doors. The title may be out of reach, but promotion is very much on the cards.
Who will win the EFL Championship in 2025/26? Here is our prediction
As things stand, the only team with any kind of consistency to speak of is Coventry. Frank Lampard has found the magic formula in the Midlands, and barring an injury crisis, it's difficult to see them dropping enough points to miss out on the title.
Darren is a writer and tipster across a wide array of sports including football, golf, darts and boxing. He counts Keegan Bradley's US PGA Championship win in 2011 as his greatest-ever bet. Darren is also a Chelsea and Hednesford Town fan, as well as a keen golfer and darts player.
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