Supercomputer predicts Millwall, Sheffield United, Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Birmingham City final Championship positions in 2025-26

Millwall get their Championship campaign underway at Alex Neil’s former club Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions missed out on a spot in the play-offs by just two points last term. A late surge up the table took the battle to the final day but the London outfit eventually fell short. They will be hoping to go one better this season - starting with a win over the Canaries.

Ahead of the new season, data experts at Opta have crunched the numbers and produced their supercomputer predictions for the 2025-26 Championship season. They note: “After simulating every match of the 2025-26 Championship season 10,000 times, we’re able to average the points total of every club across those simulations and rank teams positionally.”

The model uses betting odds and the Opta power rankings to help inform the prediction with both of those metrics based on historical and recent team performances. Here’s where Millwall are tipped to finish against their Championship rivals...