Championship

Championship 2025/2026: standings, schedule and stats

England
Season 2025/2026
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Data current as of September 07, 2026

About the league: Championship

Follow Championship standings, schedules and team stats from England. 24 teams compete in the 2025/2026 season; Coventry City currently leads with 95 points. The schedule runs from August 8, 2025 through May 23, 2026. The league averages 2.59 goals per game and a 57% BTTS rate.

Championship 2025/2026: season in numbers

Season overview

557 games have been completed in the 2025/2026 Championship season. Coventry City leads the standings with 95 points.

Scoring trends

Games average 2.59 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games. 50% finish with at least three goals. At least one team keeps a clean sheet in 43% of games.

Home, draw and away results

Home teams win 42% of games. 27% end in a draw. Road teams win 32% of games.

Team leaders

Coventry City has the league's highest scoring average at 2.11 goals per game. Both teams scored in 72% of Leicester City's games.

Standings

#TeamMWDL+/-Pts
1Coventry City4628117+5295
2Ipswich Town4623158+3384
3Millwall46241111+1583
4Southampton46221410+2680
5Middlesbrough46221410+2580
6Hull City46211015+473
7Wrexham46191413+471
8Derby County4620917+869
9Norwich City4619819+765
10Birmingham City46171316+164
11Swansea City46181018-264
12Bristol City46171118062
13Sheffield United4618622060
14Preston North End46151516-760
15Queens Park Rangers46161020-1258
16Watford46141517-1257
17Stoke City46151021-555
18Portsmouth46141319-1555
19West Bromwich Albion46131419-1053
20Charlton Athletic46131419-1453
21Leicester City46121618-1052
22Blackburn Rovers46131320-1452
23Oxford United46111421-1447
24Sheffield Wednesday4621232-6018
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League statistics

The 2025/2026 season stats cover 557 completed games.

2.59Average goals / match
57%Both teams scoredBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.
50%Over 2.5 goalsOver 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
43%Match with a clean sheetClean sheet - a match with no goal conceded.
76%Over 1.5 goalsOver 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
25%Over 3.5 goalsOver 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
1.20First-half goals / match
1.39Second-half goals / match
42%Home wins
27%Draws
32%Away wins
71%Goal before half-time
10.3Corners / match
3.9Cards / match

Goal-count distribution

Line 0.5 (at least 1 goal)Over 0.5 - at least one goal in the match.
Over 94%Under 6%
Line 1.5 (at least 2 goals)Over 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
Over 76%Under 24%
Line 2.5 (at least 3 goals)Over 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
Over 50%Under 50%
Line 3.5 (at least 4 goals)Over 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
Over 25%Under 75%
Line 4.5 (at least 5 goals)Over 4.5 - at least five goals in the match.
Over 10%Under 90%

Team rankings

Compare teams by goals per game, BTTS, Over 2.5, clean sheets and corners across completed league games.

Best attack

Goals scored per match

  1. 1Coventry City2.11
  2. 2Southampton1.75
  3. 3Ipswich Town1.74
  4. 4Wrexham1.50
  5. 5Hull City1.49

Best defense

Goals allowed per game (lower is better)

  1. 1Coventry City0.98
  2. 2Middlesbrough1.02
  3. 3Ipswich Town1.02
  4. 4Millwall1.06
  5. 5Southampton1.19

Most BTTS

% of matches where both teams scored

  1. 1Leicester City72%
  2. 2Southampton71%
  3. 3Wrexham65%
  4. 4Derby County65%
  5. 5Queens Park Rangers63%

Most Over 2.5

% of matches with at least 3 goals

  1. 1Queens Park Rangers63%
  2. 2Southampton63%
  3. 3Coventry City63%
  4. 4Hull City61%
  5. 5Sheffield United59%

Most clean sheets

Games without allowing a goal

  1. 1Millwall19
  2. 2Ipswich Town17
  3. 3Coventry City17
  4. 4West Bromwich Albion14
  5. 5Hull City14

Most corners

Corners per game

  1. 1Middlesbrough6.8
  2. 2Sheffield United6.6
  3. 3Stoke City6.0
  4. 4Birmingham City5.8
  5. 5Southampton5.8

League style

See whether this league tends to produce fast, open or physical matches and how much home advantage matters.

PaceClose to average
Chance qualityBelow average
Home advantageClose to average
IntensityClose to average
OpennessClose to average
Competitive balanceAbove average

Compared with other leagues, Championship rates close to average for game pace, below average for chance quality and close to average for openness. Home advantage is close to average, game intensity is close to average, and competitive balance is above average.

Player leaders

Season leaders based on recorded player data.

Top scorers

  1. 1Žan Vipotnik23
  2. 2Oliver McBurnie18
  3. 3Haji Amir Wright17
  4. 4Jack Clarke16
  5. 5Joseph Paul Gelhardt15
  6. 6Joshua Dean Windass15
  7. 7Morgan Whittaker14
  8. 8Tommy Conway13

Top assists

  1. 1Gustavo Hamer12
  2. 2Sorba Thomas11
  3. 3Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza10
  4. 4Josh Tymon9
  5. 5Imran Louza9
  6. 6Ryoya Morishita9
  7. 7Michael Andrew Johnston9
  8. 8Milan van Ewijk8

Highest ratings

  1. 1Daniel Ward7.55
  2. 2Imran Louza7.39
  3. 3Hayden Hackney7.39
  4. 4Carlton Morris7.32
  5. 5Aidan Morris7.31
  6. 6Matt Grimes7.30
  7. 7William Mannion7.29
  8. 8Dael Fry7.27

Most minutes

  1. 1Solomon Brynn4,410
  2. 2Ivor Pandur4,320
  3. 3Tristan Crama4,287
  4. 4Jake Cooper4,230
  5. 5Cameron Burgess4,140
  6. 6Dara O'Shea4,140
  7. 7Carl Rushworth4,140
  8. 8Jamie Cumming4,140

xG table and expected points

Compare team results with the quality of chances they create and allow.

#TeamMxGxG - expected goals, the quality of scoring chances.xGAxGA - expected goals allowed to opponents.xPtsxPts - expected points calculated from xG.PtsDelta
1Middlesbrough491.791.178781-6
2Coventry City461.831.277995+16
3Ipswich Town461.661.187884+6
4Southampton481.631.387484+10
5Birmingham City461.511.237164-7
6West Bromwich Albion461.461.217153-18
7Sheffield United461.521.406860-8
8Millwall481.461.396884+16
9Norwich City461.441.346765-2
10Watford461.491.386657-9
11Portsmouth461.371.326455-9
12Queens Park Rangers461.411.396458-6
13Blackburn Rovers461.301.336352-11
14Leicester City461.431.446252-10
15Swansea City461.361.426264+2
16Stoke City461.281.396055-5
17Bristol City461.361.486062+2
18Derby County461.251.465869+11
19Wrexham461.291.535771+14
20Hull City491.281.635780+23
21Oxford United461.271.585547-8
22Preston North End461.261.575560+5
23Charlton Athletic461.251.685253+1
24Sheffield Wednesday460.991.774118-23

xGxG (expected goals) — how many goals a team should score from the quality of its chances. = xG means expected goals. xPts are calculated from each match xG with a Poisson distribution. The delta column: positive (yellow) means more points than performance suggests; negative (green) means the team plays better than the table shows.

Games and schedule

Results and upcoming games - switch rounds with the arrows or the list.

League schedule

Regular Season · Round 6

13 matches09/19 - 12/02In progress / pre-match
Middlesbrough
2 : 1
West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers
1 : 0
Stoke City
Birmingham City
1 : 0
Swansea City
Leicester City
0 : 0
Coventry City
Hull City
3 : 1
Southampton
Portsmouth
0 : 2
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United
0 : 1
Charlton Athletic
Derby County
0 : 1
Preston North End
Norwich City
2 : 3
Wrexham
Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town
Bristol City
1 : 3
Oxford United
Millwall
1 : 0
Watford
Blackburn Rovers
1 : 1
Ipswich Town

Referees in this competition

Compare how often each referee has officiated and the available averages for cards, goals and penalties.

Anthony Backhouse24 matches4.63cards / match2.88goals / match0penalties / matchDavid Webb24 matches2.75cards / match2.46goals / match0penalties / matchGavin Ward23 matches3.09cards / match3.04goals / match0penalties / matchJoshua Smith23 matches3.96cards / match2.65goals / match0penalties / matchMatt Donohue23 matches4.43cards / match1.87goals / match0penalties / matchAdam Herczeg22 matches3.86cards / match2.68goals / match0penalties / matchAndrew Kitchen22 matches3.09cards / match3.05goals / match0penalties / matchLewis Smith22 matches3.82cards / match1.91goals / match0penalties / matchStephen Martin21 matches4.62cards / match2.86goals / match0penalties / matchTom Nield21 matches3.86cards / match3.05goals / match0penalties / matchFarai Hallam20 matches3.5cards / match2.65goals / match0penalties / matchJohn Busby20 matches4.2cards / match2.55goals / match0penalties / matchLeigh Doughty19 matches4.84cards / match2.84goals / match0penalties / matchThomas Kirk19 matches3.89cards / match2.58goals / match0penalties / matchBen Toner18 matches4cards / match2.39goals / match0penalties / matchOliver Langford18 matches3.56cards / match2.61goals / match0penalties / matchSamuel Allison18 matches3.22cards / match2.44goals / match0penalties / matchJames Linington17 matches3.47cards / match2.59goals / match0penalties / match

FAQ

How many teams play in Championship?

Championship has 24 teams in the 2025/2026 season.

When does the 2025/2026 Championship season start and end?

The 2025/2026 Championship schedule runs from August 8, 2025 through May 23, 2026.

How many rounds are in the Championship season?

The 2025/2026 Championship schedule covers 46 rounds.

Who leads the Championship standings?

Coventry City leads Championship with 95 points.

Which team scores the most goals in Championship?

Coventry City has the league's highest scoring average at 2.11 goals per game.

Which team has the best defense in Championship?

Coventry City allows the fewest goals in Championship, at 0.98 per game.

How many goals are scored per game in Championship?

Championship games average 2.59 goals.

How often do Championship games finish Over 2.5 goals?

50% of Championship games finish with at least three goals.

How often do both teams score in Championship?

Both teams score in 57% of Championship games.

How often do home teams win in Championship?

Home teams win 42% of Championship games.

What does xG show in Championship stats?

Expected goals (xG) estimates the quality of scoring chances. The Championship xG table compares each team's xG, expected goals against (xGA) and expected points (xPts) from completed games in the selected season.

Who is the top scorer in Championship?

Žan Vipotnik leads the recorded scoring table in Championship for 2025/2026 with 23 goals.

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