Championship title odds after Matchday 2

After the games up to 23 August 2026

Millwall lead the title race at 28%. West Ham 1–2 Charlton moved the odds the most.

Biggest risers and fallers

Title

Millwall10%28%+18 pts
Wolves4%14%+10 pts
Southampton7%15%+8 pts

Down

West Ham42%21%−21 pts
Burnley17%7%−10 pts
Middlesbrough12%7%−5 pts

Millwall beat Norwich City 3–0 at home, and their title chances rose from 10% to 28%. West Ham lost 2–1 to Charlton at home, and their title chances fell from 42% to 21%. Millwall lead the title race at 28%.

Promotion

Millwall23%47%+24 pts
Wolves12%28%+16 pts
Southampton18%29%+11 pts

Down

West Ham63%38%−25 pts
Burnley35%18%−17 pts
Middlesbrough27%16%−11 pts

Millwall beat Norwich City 3–0 at home, and their promotion chances rose from 23% to 47%. West Ham lost 2–1 to Charlton at home, and their promotion chances fell from 63% to 38%.

Relegation

Lincoln City56%73%+17 pts
Preston14%26%+12 pts
Stoke10%17%+7 pts

Down

Portsmouth31%16%−15 pts
Cardiff67%59%−8 pts
Blackburn12%4%−8 pts

Lincoln City lost 3–1 to Portsmouth at home, and their relegation chances rose from 56% to 73%. Portsmouth won 3–1 at Lincoln City, and their relegation chances fell from 31% to 16%.

Changes since Matchday 1, in points of percentage.

Result of the round

West Ham United

1–2

Charlton Athletic

West Ham 1–2 Charlton moved the odds the most. West Ham lost 2–1 to Charlton at home, and their promotion chances fell from 63% to 38%. Charlton won 2–1 at West Ham, and their relegation chances fell from 8% to 3%.

Match preview

The game whose two clubs' chances changed the most since the last round.

The title race

Millwall
West Ham
Southampton
Wolves
Burnley

Show as a table

Round	Millwall	West Ham	Southampton	Wolves	Burnley
1	10%	42%	7%	4%	17%
2	28%	21%	15%	14%	7%

The top five clubs' title chances after each round.

Every club's chances

#	Club	Pts	TitleTitle	PromotionPromotion	RelegationRelegation
1	MillwallMillwall	6	28%+18 pts	47%+24 pts	<1%±0
2	West BromWest Bromwich Albion	6	2%+2 pts	5%+3 pts	1%−3 pts
3	CharltonCharlton Athletic	6	1%+1 pt	2%+1 pt	3%−5 pts
4	WolvesWolverhampton Wanderers	4	14%+10 pts	28%+16 pts	<1%±0
5	QPRQueens Park Rangers	4	<1%−1 pt	1%−1 pt	4%±0
6	BlackburnBlackburn Rovers	4	<1%±0	1%+1 pt	4%−8 pts
7	WatfordWatford	4	<1%±0	1%±0	4%−1 pt
8	BoltonBolton Wanderers	4	0%±0	<1%±0	62%−3 pts
9	SwanseaSwansea City	4	1%±0	3%−1 pt	2%+1 pt
10	SouthamptonSouthampton	3	15%+8 pts	29%+11 pts	<1%±0
11	PortsmouthPortsmouth	3	<1%±0	<1%±0	16%−15 pts
12	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	3	7%−5 pts	16%−11 pts	<1%±0
13	CardiffCardiff City	2	0%±0	<1%±0	59%−8 pts
14	BirminghamBirmingham City	2	1%±0	2%±0	3%±0
15	WrexhamWrexham	2	1%±0	3%±0	3%+1 pt
16	Sheffield UtdSheffield United	2	1%±0	2%±0	3%±0
17	DerbyDerby County	1	1%±0	2%−1 pt	4%+2 pts
18	West HamWest Ham United	1	21%−21 pts	38%−25 pts	<1%±0
19	BurnleyBurnley	1	7%−10 pts	18%−17 pts	<1%±0
20	Bristol CityBristol City	1	<1%±0	1%±0	7%−1 pt
21	Lincoln CityLincoln City	0	0%±0	0%±0	73%+17 pts
22	PrestonPreston North End	0	0%±0	<1%±0	26%+12 pts
23	StokeStoke City	0	<1%±0	<1%±0	17%+7 pts
24	Norwich CityNorwich City	0	<1%−1 pt	1%−1 pt	9%+6 pts