Championship Predictions > Oct 18th & 19th

[StevieDay1983]

[StevieDay1983]

Here are the odds and ratings for the midweek matches scheduled to be played in the Championship this week. Give us your predictions below for the most unpredictable league in the world! 

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Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland

2022-10-18T21:00+02:00

 

Blackburn Rovers

Doubtful: Ben Brereton Diaz (15/7 f, probably in)

Out (injuries/other): Daniel Ayala (12/0 d), Sam Barnes (0/0 d)

Suspended: Lewis Travis (15/2 d)

 

Sunderland

Doubtful: Lynden Gooch (14/1 m)

Out (injuries/other): Ellis Simms (8/3 f), Ross Stewart (7/5 f, top scorer), Dan Ballard (3/0 d), Niall Huggins (0/0 f)

Suspended: -

 

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Interesting facts based only on statistics

Blackburn Rovers scored at least one goal in 86% of home games.

Sunderland scored at least one goal in 86% of away games.

Blackburn Rovers scored at least two goals in 71% of home games.

43% chance that both Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland will score in second-half.

93% chance that there will be at least 1 goal in the first-half.

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Norwich City vs Luton Town

Norwich rank third in the League table, with a record of 7W-3D-4L. There is only one point separating them from the first. They stand great chance to upgrade directly. Luton are currently in sixth place. To increase their chances of moving on is their season's objective. With six games without a loss, Luton are on a run while Norwich suffer a losing streak recently from Watford and Preston. Additionally, Norwich play well as the host, with a 85% home win rate. Luton also do well on the road, where they have a 50% winning rate. Considering that the average goal of their past head to head games is up to 4.0, the total goals of the forthcoming game will be over 2.5. There will be a wonderful game tonight between the two.

Over 2.5 @ 2.03

[StevieDay1983]

QPR vs Cardiff

The Championship once again provides some midweek fun and frolics for us. QPR host Cardiff in a 7:45pm BST kick-off on Wednesday night at Loftus Road. These two teams have spent a fair bit of time bouncing between the second tier and top tier of English football having endured their own strife lower down the league ladder as well. 14 places separate them in the table now but there's only 6 points difference in what is a very closely fought division.

QPR were my leftfield pick to get promoted last season but I wasn't as optimistic for them this season. Head coach Michael Beale is doing a cracking job though with the team currently in 4th position in the table and only 1 point off the top spot. The Hoops suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss away to Luton on the weekend in a result that ended a 5-game unbeaten run in the league that consisted of 4 victories and a draw. The team have only lost 1 of their 6 home league games so far this season and remain undefeated in their last 4 games on home soil. It's hard to judge if this is a fair position for QPR right now. The division is so tightly knit that any team that goes on a run of positive results will fly up the positions. It'll be interesting to see how they react to that Luton loss.

Cardiff continue under the caretaker management of Mark Hudson. The 1-0 loss at home to bottom-placed Coventry on the weekend was a classic case of the home team not taking their chances when they dominated possession and being sucker punched. After that goal went in, the Bluebirds never really looked like clawing it back which was a concern. City are now down in 18th place and 5 points above the relegation zone. That defeat on Saturday was a first loss after a 3-game unbeaten run in the league and the fact that the team hasn't conceded more than 1 goal in a game since 13th September shows that the defensive side of things is solid. It's just the attacking side that remains inconsistent. Cardiff have lost 4 of their last 7 away league games but their last away day to produce a 3-1 win at Wigan.

Everything was feeling so positive around Cardiff after the wins over Blackburn and Wigan but the Championship can be a cruel mistress and we have been brought back down to earth with a bump after that Coventry loss. We now travel to a QPR team flying high and confident of getting results on their own patch. No matter what anyone says, and despite our fans fearing the worst for it, the South Wales Derby on the weekend will be in the players' minds. I worry we could struggle to get something here so I'm going to back QPR to win.

QPR to Win @ 2.24 with VBet

BTTS @ 1.92 with SBK

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On 10/18/2022 at 3:10 PM, StevieDay1983 said:

QPR vs Cardiff

The Championship once again provides some midweek fun and frolics for us. QPR host Cardiff in a 7:45pm BST kick-off on Wednesday night at Loftus Road. These two teams have spent a fair bit of time bouncing between the second tier and top tier of English football having endured their own strife lower down the league ladder as well. 14 places separate them in the table now but there's only 6 points difference in what is a very closely fought division.

QPR were my leftfield pick to get promoted last season but I wasn't as optimistic for them this season. Head coach Michael Beale is doing a cracking job though with the team currently in 4th position in the table and only 1 point off the top spot. The Hoops suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss away to Luton on the weekend in a result that ended a 5-game unbeaten run in the league that consisted of 4 victories and a draw. The team have only lost 1 of their 6 home league games so far this season and remain undefeated in their last 4 games on home soil. It's hard to judge if this is a fair position for QPR right now. The division is so tightly knit that any team that goes on a run of positive results will fly up the positions. It'll be interesting to see how they react to that Luton loss.

Cardiff continue under the caretaker management of Mark Hudson. The 1-0 loss at home to bottom-placed Coventry on the weekend was a classic case of the home team not taking their chances when they dominated possession and being sucker punched. After that goal went in, the Bluebirds never really looked like clawing it back which was a concern. City are now down in 18th place and 5 points above the relegation zone. That defeat on Saturday was a first loss after a 3-game unbeaten run in the league and the fact that the team hasn't conceded more than 1 goal in a game since 13th September shows that the defensive side of things is solid. It's just the attacking side that remains inconsistent. Cardiff have lost 4 of their last 7 away league games but their last away day to produce a 3-1 win at Wigan.

Everything was feeling so positive around Cardiff after the wins over Blackburn and Wigan but the Championship can be a cruel mistress and we have been brought back down to earth with a bump after that Coventry loss. We now travel to a QPR team flying high and confident of getting results on their own patch. No matter what anyone says, and despite our fans fearing the worst for it, the South Wales Derby on the weekend will be in the players' minds. I worry we could struggle to get something here so I'm going to back QPR to win.

QPR to Win @ 2.24 with VBet

BTTS @ 1.92 with SBK

Thanks for the tip Stevie

[StevieDay1983]

10 hours ago, four-leaf said:

Thanks for the tip Stevie

I haven't even started the preview yet but I can tell you now that if you want another banker then back Swansea to beat us on Sunday! 

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2 hours ago, StevieDay1983 said:

I haven't even started the preview yet but I can tell you now that if you want another banker then back Swansea to beat us on Sunday!