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Prepared 31 October 2026. Data retrieved at 09:10 GMT. AI-assisted research; human review has not been verified.
Championship predictions 31 October 2026: Middlesbrough have the shortest indicative home price, while Birmingham have the shortest away price among today’s fixtures. These are market observations, not verified value bets. All eleven matches remain No selection because bookmaker provenance and squad checks are incomplete.
Today’s fixture and market overview
All times are Europe/London (GMT). Prices below are a single FootyStats feed retrieval, not an identified bookmaker snapshot; consequently no margin-adjusted probability or strongest-to-weakest betting ranking is asserted.
| Fixture | Kick-off | Home / Draw / Away odds | Home / away PPG | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City v Watford | 12:30 | 1.54 / 4.4 / 5.25 | 1 / 0.17 | No selection |
| Stoke City v Preston North End | 12:30 | 1.7 / 3.9 / 4.5 | 1.67 / 0.17 | No selection |
| Lincoln City v Birmingham City | 12:30 | 3.3 / 3.32 / 2.15 | 0.83 / 1.67 | No selection |
| Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers | 15:00 | 1.8 / 3.8 / 4.2 | 1.83 / 1 | No selection |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City | 15:00 | 1.67 / 4.2 / 4.05 | 1.83 / 0.33 | No selection |
| Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City | 15:00 | 3.05 / 3.4 / 2.3 | 1 / 1.5 | No selection |
| Millwall v Derby County | 15:00 | 1.62 / 4 / 4.8 | 1.33 / 0.83 | No selection |
| West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion | 15:00 | 1.65 / 4.1 / 4.79 | 1.67 / 1.67 | No selection |
| Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic | 15:00 | 1.25 / 6.5 / 9.5 | 2.33 / 0.83 | No selection |
| Southampton v Queens Park Rangers | 15:00 | 1.93 / 3.65 / 3.5 | 2.67 / 1.5 | No selection |
| Burnley v Portsmouth | 15:00 | 2.31 / 3.25 / 2.93 | 0.67 / 1.33 | No selection |
Individual match explanations
Norwich City v Watford
FootyStats reports 1 home points per game for Norwich City, against 0.17 away points per game for Watford. Overall pre-match PPG is 1 versus 0.92. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Stoke City v Preston North End
FootyStats reports 1.67 home points per game for Stoke City, against 0.17 away points per game for Preston North End. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.67 versus 0.42. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Lincoln City v Birmingham City
FootyStats reports 0.83 home points per game for Lincoln City, against 1.67 away points per game for Birmingham City. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.25 versus 1.67. The venue comparison favours the visitors, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers
FootyStats reports 1.83 home points per game for Swansea City, against 1 away points per game for Blackburn Rovers. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.92 versus 1.5. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City
FootyStats reports 1.83 home points per game for Wolverhampton Wanderers, against 0.33 away points per game for Cardiff City. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.75 versus 1.17. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City
FootyStats reports 1 home points per game for Bolton Wanderers, against 1.5 away points per game for Bristol City. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.17 versus 1.25. The venue comparison favours the visitors, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Millwall v Derby County
FootyStats reports 1.33 home points per game for Millwall, against 0.83 away points per game for Derby County. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.25 versus 0.58. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion
FootyStats reports 1.67 home points per game for West Ham United, against 1.67 away points per game for West Bromwich Albion. Overall pre-match PPG is 1.83 versus 1.75. The venue comparison is level, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic
FootyStats reports 2.33 home points per game for Middlesbrough, against 0.83 away points per game for Charlton Athletic. Overall pre-match PPG is 2.08 versus 1.17. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Southampton v Queens Park Rangers
FootyStats reports 2.67 home points per game for Southampton, against 1.5 away points per game for Queens Park Rangers. Overall pre-match PPG is 2 versus 1.67. The venue comparison favours the hosts, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Burnley v Portsmouth
FootyStats reports 0.67 home points per game for Burnley, against 1.33 away points per game for Portsmouth. Overall pre-match PPG is 0.67 versus 1.5. The venue comparison favours the visitors, but does not adjust for opponent strength. This descriptive comparison cannot establish a win probability or price advantage. No selection pending verified squad news and bookmaker prices. Match statistics source.
Home wins, away wins and draws
Middlesbrough’s indicative 1.25 home price is the shortest in this feed; their home PPG of 2.33 exceeds Charlton’s away 0.83. Norwich’s 1.54 price also contrasts with Watford’s 0.17 away PPG. Birmingham, priced at 2.15 away, have 1.67 away PPG against Lincoln’s 0.83 home PPG. These checks support further research, rather than a recommendation.
Burnley’s home PPG of 0.67 trails Portsmouth’s away 1.33 despite the hosts having the shorter win price. West Ham and West Brom have equal venue PPG of 1.67 despite a large price difference. These are caution flags. No draw is forced: the evidence retrieved does not establish a defensible draw edge.
Methodology and limitations
The subscribed FootyStats date endpoint returned 83 fixtures on one page (maximum page 1). Championship fixtures were isolated using competition ID 17184 and cross-checked against public fixture listings. PPG values are provider-supplied, not independently recalculated. No model, FIS, confidence score or calibrated probability has been applied. Indicative prices have no verified bookmaker identity or original quote timestamp, so probabilities are withheld. Missing information is unavailable, not zero.
Recent results, goals scored/conceded, xG sample definitions, opponent adjustment, rest days, confirmed injuries, suspensions, line-ups, venue changes and postponement notices have not been fully independently verified. This limits the article to provisional research and prevents approved selections. No accumulators are included.
Before kick-off
Check official club announcements, fixture status and starting elevens, then obtain all three 1X2 prices from the same bookmaker at the same time. A favourite is not automatically value. Leave a match alone when the evidence remains incomplete.
Sources and checks
Sky Sports Championship coverage confirms the three early televised fixtures. Championship fixture listing provides the full schedule; this is not represented as an official EFL source. FootyStats supplies the numerical feed retrieved on 31 October at 09:10 GMT. Fixture names, date filtering, table structure and missing-data labels checked; official postponement, squad, bookmaker and visual device checks remain outstanding.
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