Birmingham City are among the favourites for promotion from next season's Championship, priced at 15/4 to win promotion to the Premier League by bet365. The bookmakers also offer odds of 12/1 for Blues to win the Championship outright. However, a Parimatch UK Sportsbook Supercomputer predicts an underwhelming 14th-place finish with 59 points.
Blues' Promotion Odds
Blues are fifth favourites for promotion behind West Ham (4/6), Wolves (13/8), Burnley (5/2) and Middlesbrough (10/3). Manager Chris Davies led the team to a 10th-place finish in their first season back in the second tier. Supporters recall that Blues were well fancied for promotion before last season, but a genuine push never materialised. Striker Kyogo Furuhashi, a Golden Boot favourite, scored only one league goal in a nightmare first season in England.
Championship Competition
The 2026/27 Championship looks stacked on paper. West Ham are clear favourites due to squad quality and potential player sale revenue. Wolves have signed Kieran Trippier and Raul Jimenez on free transfers. Burnley have finished inside the top two in each of their last four Championship seasons. Kim Hellberg's Middlesbrough and a Southampton side still receiving parachute payments add to the challenge. Blues begin their season away to Sheffield United.
Supercomputer Prediction
Following the release of the Championship fixture list, the Parimatch UK Sportsbook Supercomputer predicts West Ham and Wolves to finish in the top two, with Southampton, Burnley, Middlesbrough, Wrexham, Millwall and Sheffield United making the play-offs in the new format. It has Blues finishing in 14th place with 59 points, a far cry from the promotion spots. The Supercomputer's prediction underscores the difficulty of a league that is often impossible to predict, according to Alex Dicken, Birmingham City reporter for Birmingham Live.
