Championship 26/27 season predictions

[Saint86]

Couldn't see a thread on this - bit of fun ahead of the new season.

Expectations for relegated sides:

West Ham - Autos

Wolves - Playoffs

Burnley - Playoffs


Established championship teams to watch (i.e., for promotion/playoff charge):

Southampton, Norwich, Middlesbrough.

Promotion picks:

West Ham, Southampton, Norwich

 

Relegation Contenders:

Blackburn, Portsmouth, Bolton, Lincoln, Charlton

 

Relegation picks:

Blackburn, Portsmouth, Bolton.


Top scorer (1 pick):

Vipotnik

 

Most goal involvements (goals/assists):

Bowen

Eckert ban decision sweepstake:

Thursday 13th August

Saints hot take :

Peretz to average under 1.0 goals against per game.
 

*all southampton predictions assuming we keep Eckert.

[Tommy Mulgrew]

3 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Relegation Contenders:

Blackburn, Portsmouth, Bolton, Lincoln, Charlton

 

Relegation picks:

Blackburn, Portsmouth, Bolton.

Surely Blackburn will avoid relegation: they’ve got Ross Stewart to bang-in the goals every game of the Championship season.

 

[Teamsaint1]

The bookies have boro 4th favourites for promotion.

Presumably they know how many shots at it they will be allowed.

 

Sheff Utd look surprisingly high in the lists, but I guess they will be solid at worst. 

[Challenger]

Down as sixth favourite for promotion which is about right. 

[Bakovnetski]

1 hour ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

Surely Blackburn will avoid relegation: they’ve got Ross Stewart to bang-in the goals every game of the Championship season.

 

Or has he gone to Swansea?

 

[Bakovnetski]

Other playoff contenders:

Millwall

Derby

Swansea

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Challenger said:

Down as sixth favourite for promotion which is about right. 

Agree , certainly other teams in the league with higher budgets / expectations. 

A good start is so important , we didnt win any of the equivalent games against the first 7 fixtures so need to be realistic. 

West Ham will win the league, i reckon Norwich surprise (ish) in 2nd. 

Play offs a bit of a mess now going down to 8th. 

Always a surprise package who does well and a team you dont expect will be in bottom 3. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Saints to finish 9th or 10th. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

My predictions:

Saints will win the league. I’m feeling very confident that the world against attitude that everyone is showing is going to benefit us.

Wolves to finish 7th and have a new manager by Christmas.

West Ham to finish 2nd.

Bolton, Portsmouth, Charlton and Cardiff relegation candidates.

Larin to score no more than 10 goals, and Dobbin to have a breakout season in full confidence.

Tonda to be banned for six games, announced in two days time, just before Colchester away.

Scienza to go missing and Fellows to assist more goals.

Sky’s Wrexham wankfest to propel them into the play offs.

Edited 10 hours ago by Willo of Whiteley

[SouthWalesSaints]

Expectations for relegated sides:

West Ham - playoffs 

Wolves - Promotion 

Burnley - Playoffs


Established championship teams to watch (i.e., for promotion/playoff charge):

Southampton, Norwich, Millwall, Swansea, Wrexham

Promotion picks:

Southampton, Wolves. 

Relegation Contenders:

Portsmouth, Lincoln, Cardiff

 

Relegation picks:

Same as above. 


Top scorer (1 pick):

Jimenez 

 

Most goal involvements (goals/assists):

Azaz 

Eckert ban decision sweepstake:

Thursday 13th August 2028

Saints hot take :

Matsuki to be Saints new number 6. 

[AlexLaw76]

Autos - West Ham, Wolves

Playoffs - Boro, Saints, Wrexham, Norwich, Bristol City, Burnley, 

Relegation - Lincoln, Charlton, Blackburn

Saints Top Scorer - Dobbin

Saints Break Through - Bragg (kind of)

Saints Player of the year - Dobbin

Eckert ban length - 10 games (of which 4 are suspended)

[Challenger]

The relegated teams will be too competitive for us and quite a few of the rest look like they are strengthening well.

We are clearly going to lose some of our better players, points deduction, manager uncertainty.

6th - 8th probably a realistic finish.