Championship Play Offs

Just five more games to go in the Championship now, and one of the four play-off sides will reach that holy grail that is a Premier League place for next season.

Whoever gets there, it will be a huge prize, with Reading and Fulham spending a good while outside the top flight now, Sheffield Wednesday even longer, while for Huddersfield, it would be thier first taste of the top-flight.

Well first things first. I'm afraid if you're a fan of the Terriers, things aren't great for you. Over the past 17 years, one six sides have won the play-offs from any of the three divisions when holding the worst goal difference. Thats 51 renewals of the play-offs - a return of just 11.7%.

Given Huddersfield are also the most out of form side of the four with a -6 goal difference and just seven points won in their last six matches, its impossible to make a credible case for them at 7/2.

Reading are 11/2, which might sound long for a side who finished 3rd in the table, but they did that with just a +4 goal difference over the season. That ended up winning them 26 games, and losing just 13, so it's fair to say they probably rode their luck to finish in such a lofty position.

For us then, this comes down to a fight between Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham.

Wednesday finished the season with five wins and a draw in their last six, while Huddersfield matched that win tally, but added a draw to it, and a not too shabby +10 goal difference over the last six matches.

For that reason, at 7/4 Fulham get the nod to finish as Play Off winners, while we will also back Sheffield Wednesday to reach the final at 4/5

Fulham to win the Play Offs at 7/4

Sheffield Wednesday to Qualify for the Final at 4/5

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