Birmingham 2.34 v QPR 3.65; The Draw 3.30
If you're looking for a Championship game containing goals on Saturday then look no further than St Andrew's where fourth-placed Birmingham host a QPR side that score and concede goals for fun.
You don't have to go too far back in the memory to recall that Brum were the worst home side in English football recently, recording something like just one league win in front of their on fans in a period of about 11 months. Gary Rowett's men are a better side now on home soil, but they're still not invincible.
In fact Birmingham have lost their last two at home - the good news there being that they'll be desperate to get back on track in front of their own fans while Saturday's visitors QPR will be confident of taking the three points.
Chris Ramsey's men have been the Championship's great entertainers so far this season, scoring 18 goals and conceding 20 in just 10 matches. You don't have to be a genius to work out that is exactly 3.8 goals per game involving QPR this term, while nine of their last 11 league and cup games have gone over 2.5 goals.
Those statistics alone make the 2.04 on offer about seeing at least three goals on Saturday afternoon a tad generous, but consider also that when Birmingham have won at St Andrew's this season they have been virtue of 2-1 and 4-2 scorelines then Over 2.5 Goals here really does look well worth a wager.
Recommended Bet
Back Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.04
Brentford 2.20 v Rotherham 3.60; The Draw 3.60
Level on points at the wrong end of the table, Rotherham in better form than Brentford, I don't see why the away side should be 3.60 here while the home side are 2.20.
True, the Bees are a strong side at Griffin Park when on song but as I said in my preview a fortnight ago they are a club that had everything going for them under Mark Warburton but then made the crazy decision to change how everything is done at the club, and that meant Warburton losing his job.
Unfortunately the only real change at Brentford has been their results - they've gone from a promotion-chasing side to one fighting against relegation. Oh, and they've already sacked the man they brought in to replace Warburton. Lee Carsley is in charge now, his first two games resulting in two defeats, both without scoring a single goal.
Rotherham on the other hand have slightly improved in recent weeks, winning two of their last three Championship games including an excellent 2-0 victory at fourth-placed Birmingham.
The Millers themselves have had a change of manager, Neil Redfearn replacing Steve Evans, and I believe that's a good move. Fifty-year-old Redfearn did well under difficult circumstances at Leeds, especially in his first stint as caretaker boss, and I can see him making an instant impact with Rotherham.
So not only do we have a more 'in-form' side on our hands here, we also have the 'new manager effect' to help us too. True, Carsley is relatively new but he has already blown his chance of adding to the number of clubs who win immediately following a managerial change. The stage is all Redfearn's now.
Recommended Bet
Back Rotherham to Win @ 3.60
Reading 1.58 v Charlton 7.60; The Draw 4.20
Few teams were in better form before the international break than Reading, few teams were in worse form than Charlton. So it's easy to see why the home side are very strong favourites to win this game.
The Royals have won five of their last six games in the Championship, beating the likes of Brentford, Ipswich, Burnley, and Middlesbrough no less along the way. That really is top class form but it reads even better when you consider the amount of goals Steve Clarke's men scored - 14 in those five wins to be precise.
Charlton on the other hand have for the second season running turned a bright start to their campaign into a struggle to find any consistency. The Addicks were unbeaten after four games but have since lost four of their last six, taking just two points from a possible 18 in the process.
I know better than most how this division can be turned on its head from one week to another - bottom sides often beat top sides, struggling teams can regularly frustrate in-form teams etc, but as far as this match goes it's just impossible to make a case for any outcome other than a home win.
And the way Reading have been scoring goals recently, against top quality in-form sides to boot, then I fancy them to cover the -1 handicap at very appealing odds.
Recommended Bet
Back Reading -1 to Win @ 2.46 (best bet)
If you're looking for a Championship game containing goals on Saturday then look no further than St Andrew's where fourth-placed Birmingham host a QPR side that score and concede goals for fun.
You don't have to go too far back in the memory to recall that Brum were the worst home side in English football recently, recording something like just one league win in front of their on fans in a period of about 11 months. Gary Rowett's men are a better side now on home soil, but they're still not invincible.
In fact Birmingham have lost their last two at home - the good news there being that they'll be desperate to get back on track in front of their own fans while Saturday's visitors QPR will be confident of taking the three points.
Chris Ramsey's men have been the Championship's great entertainers so far this season, scoring 18 goals and conceding 20 in just 10 matches. You don't have to be a genius to work out that is exactly 3.8 goals per game involving QPR this term, while nine of their last 11 league and cup games have gone over 2.5 goals.
Those statistics alone make the 2.04 on offer about seeing at least three goals on Saturday afternoon a tad generous, but consider also that when Birmingham have won at St Andrew's this season they have been virtue of 2-1 and 4-2 scorelines then Over 2.5 Goals here really does look well worth a wager.
Recommended Bet
Back Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.04
Brentford 2.20 v Rotherham 3.60; The Draw 3.60
Level on points at the wrong end of the table, Rotherham in better form than Brentford, I don't see why the away side should be 3.60 here while the home side are 2.20.
True, the Bees are a strong side at Griffin Park when on song but as I said in my preview a fortnight ago they are a club that had everything going for them under Mark Warburton but then made the crazy decision to change how everything is done at the club, and that meant Warburton losing his job.
Unfortunately the only real change at Brentford has been their results - they've gone from a promotion-chasing side to one fighting against relegation. Oh, and they've already sacked the man they brought in to replace Warburton. Lee Carsley is in charge now, his first two games resulting in two defeats, both without scoring a single goal.
Rotherham on the other hand have slightly improved in recent weeks, winning two of their last three Championship games including an excellent 2-0 victory at fourth-placed Birmingham.
The Millers themselves have had a change of manager, Neil Redfearn replacing Steve Evans, and I believe that's a good move. Fifty-year-old Redfearn did well under difficult circumstances at Leeds, especially in his first stint as caretaker boss, and I can see him making an instant impact with Rotherham.
So not only do we have a more 'in-form' side on our hands here, we also have the 'new manager effect' to help us too. True, Carsley is relatively new but he has already blown his chance of adding to the number of clubs who win immediately following a managerial change. The stage is all Redfearn's now.
Recommended Bet
Back Rotherham to Win @ 3.60
Reading 1.58 v Charlton 7.60; The Draw 4.20
Few teams were in better form before the international break than Reading, few teams were in worse form than Charlton. So it's easy to see why the home side are very strong favourites to win this game.
The Royals have won five of their last six games in the Championship, beating the likes of Brentford, Ipswich, Burnley, and Middlesbrough no less along the way. That really is top class form but it reads even better when you consider the amount of goals Steve Clarke's men scored - 14 in those five wins to be precise.
Charlton on the other hand have for the second season running turned a bright start to their campaign into a struggle to find any consistency. The Addicks were unbeaten after four games but have since lost four of their last six, taking just two points from a possible 18 in the process.
I know better than most how this division can be turned on its head from one week to another - bottom sides often beat top sides, struggling teams can regularly frustrate in-form teams etc, but as far as this match goes it's just impossible to make a case for any outcome other than a home win.
And the way Reading have been scoring goals recently, against top quality in-form sides to boot, then I fancy them to cover the -1 handicap at very appealing odds.
Recommended Bet
Back Reading -1 to Win @ 2.46 (best bet)
