EFL Championship Tips for 22 August: West Ham to Secure First Win

The second round of EFL Championship fixtures take place across the weekend, with several tasty games to get stuck into on Saturday.

Birmingham City and Bristol City clash in one of the early kick offs, Middlesbrough travel to Blackburn Rovers, and West Ham United entertain Charlton Athletic. Check out our Championship tips and the latest odds for today’s action.

Birmingham City vs Bristol City Championship Tips: Blues to See Off Robins

Both Birmingham and Bristol City are looking for their first Championship wins of the new season. This promises to be an entertaining matchup at St Andrew’s.

Big things are expected of Chris Davies’ Blues, and the Midlands club kicked off their 2026-27 Championship campaign with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Sheffield United.

Bristol City have also been tipped to do well under new boss Michael Skubala this term, but the Robins lost their opener. After a 1-0 home reverse to Walsall in the cup, Bristol were beaten by Millwall last Saturday.

St Andrew’s can be a fortress for Birmingham this season, and the home side will be targeting all three points today.

Skubala’s men will be desperate to avoid a third straight defeat at the start of the new campaign, but St Andrew’s is a notoriously tough place to visit.

We fancy Bristol to score their first goal of the season, but Birmingham should get the job done on home soil. Check out 10Bet’s top odds of 53/20 for the home win and both teams to score.

Our Prediction: Birmingham City to Win & Both Teams to Score – 53/20, 10Bet

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough Championship Predictions: Two Wins in Two for Boro

Blackburn and Middlesbrough lock horns at Ewood Park this afternoon. Rovers impressed last week, holding promotion favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers to a draw. Can Tony Mowbray’s men upset Boro in this one?

Blackburn led twice at Molineux, but a controversial penalty at the death cost them two points. Still, Rovers had been written off before the game, so the point was a great start to their Championship campaign.

Middlesbrough will be pushing for promotion this term, and Kim Helberg’s troops came from behind to beat Championship new boys Lincoln City last Saturday. Can Boro make it two wins from two this weekend?

Middlesbrough have won both of their league and cup matches so far, and we fancy the North Yorkshire outfit to leave Lancashire with maximum points. In our Championship tips today, we like the away win at 108/100.

Our Prediction: Middlesbrough Win – 108/100, 10Bet

West Ham United vs Charlton Athletic Championship Betting Tips: Hammers to Claim First Win

Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham welcome Nathan Jones’ Charlton to the London Stadium this afternoon. After letting a two-goal lead slip last weekend, the Irons want all three points from this one.

West Ham were on their way to an impressive win at Burnley on the opening weekend. However, two late Zian Flemming goals rescued a point for the Clarets and broke the Hammers’ hearts.

Charlton came from a goal down to beat Derby County at The Valley in their first game. Lloyd Jones and Tyreece Campbell were on the scoresheet in a 2-1 home win.

This will be one of Charlton’s toughest challenges of the season, as West Ham are many people’s Championship tips for the title. Unfortunately for the Addicks, we are backing a comfortable home win.

After conceding against Portsmouth (Carabao Cup) and Burnley, West Ham are looking for their first clean sheet. Nuno’s boys could be too hot to handle for the South-East Londoners, and there is good value in 11/8 for the hosts to win to nil.

Our Prediction: West Ham United to Win to Nil – 11/8, 10Bet

EFL Championship Odds taken from 10Bet at 09:30, on August 22