Championship · 2026/27 Championship Matchday 9 predictions
This matchday at a glance
- 12 matches from 9 Oct to 11 Oct.
- Headline match on our Elo ratings: Middlesbrough – Wolverhampton Wanderers (1766 vs 1822).
- Widest gap on our Elo ratings: West Ham United (+199 Elo in West Ham United – Queens Park Rangers).
- Closest on our Elo ratings: Sheffield United – Lincoln City (1704 vs 1700).
- Our result picks this matchday: 4 of 12 right.
The matches
Friday 9 October
Saturday 10 October
- FT
Charlton Athletic 1 
Bristol City 1 Our pick Away - FT
Swansea City 2 
Norwich City 1 Our pick Home - FT
West Bromwich Albion 0 
Birmingham City 1 Our pick Home - FT
Blackburn Rovers 2 
Cardiff City 1 Our pick Away - FT
Bolton Wanderers 1 
Stoke City 2 Our pick Home - FT
Derby County 1 
Wrexham 1 Our pick Home - FT
Middlesbrough 1 
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Our pick Away - FT
Preston North End 0 
Millwall 1 Our pick Away - FT
Sheffield United 3 
Lincoln City 0 Our pick Away - FT
Watford 0 
Burnley 4 Our pick Away
Sunday 11 October
Clubs in this matchday: form and ratings
| Place | Club | Last 5 | Attack | Defence | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #117p | Swansea City | 57 | 70 | 1702 | |
| #215p |  West Ham United | 100 | 100 | 1876 | |
| #315p | Middlesbrough | 87 | 78 | 1766 | |
| #414p |  Southampton | 96 | 61 | 1811 | |
| #514p | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 91 | 96 | 1822 | |
| #614p | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 87 | 1716 | |
| #713p |  Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 17 | 1677 | |
| #813p | Stoke City | 17 | 30 | 1668 | |
| #913p | Bristol City | 48 | 39 | 1645 | |
| #1012p | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 43 | 1600 | |
| #1111p | Birmingham City | 52 | 74 | 1757 | |
| #1211p | Millwall | 70 | 83 | 1703 | |
| #1311p | Lincoln City | 35 | 65 | 1700 | |
| #1410p | Wrexham | 65 | 35 | 1713 | |
| #1510p | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 0 | 1638 | |
| #169p | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 57 | 1656 | |
| #179p | Norwich City | 78 | 22 | 1715 | |
| #189p | Sheffield United | 74 | 52 | 1704 | |
| #198p |  Portsmouth | 22 | 13 | 1673 | |
| #208p | Watford | 9 | 26 | 1599 | |
| #217p | Cardiff City | 61 | 4 | 1683 | |
| #225p | Derby County | 39 | 48 | 1625 | |
| #234p | Preston North End | 13 | 9 | 1573 | |
| #244p | Burnley | 83 | 91 | 1704 |
Times are UTC.