English Championship Top 2 Finish

What is the Championship Top 2 betting market?

The race for the top two positions in the Championship is one of the highlights of the football season in England, with clubs battling to secure automatic promotion to the promised land of the Premier League by finishing either first or second in the league after 46 games.

Here at Paddy Power, you can follow any hunch you have in the Championship Top 2 betting market.

Whether you’re backing one of the recently relegated Premier League sides with their parachute payments to claim an automatic spot, or fancy a club to pull off back‑to‑back promotions from League One, we’ve priced up all 24 clubs’ chances of finishing in the top two and listed them on our site for you to bet on.

How does Top 2 betting work?

When you bet on a Top 2 finish, you’re simply backing a team to end the season in either first or second place in the league table. It doesn’t matter which of those two positions they take, as long as they’re in the automatic promotion spots when the season ends, your bet is a winner.

Additionally, Championship Top 2 finish betting isn’t only available before the season starts, as our market stays open throughout the campaign. In rare cases, a team might clinch one of the automatic promotion spots early — like the iconic Reading side of 2006, who recorded 106 points and secured automatic promotion as early as March. Once that happens, they’re removed from the betting options and any bets on them will be settled.

But the market stays live for the remaining clubs, giving you the chance to weigh up who else might claim that second automatic spot.

This means you can take your time and see how the race for automatic promotion develops before placing your bet, whether that’s before a ball is kicked, over the busy Christmas period, or during the run‑in at Easter.

Where can I find the Championship Top 2 finish Odds?

You can find Championship Top 2 finish odds on the Paddy Power website. Simply head to the ‘Football’ section, which you’ll find under the ‘Most Popular’ heading at the top left of the homepage. From there, select ‘Competitions’ and then choose ‘English Championship’.

Next, click on ‘Outrights’ and then select the ‘Top 2 Finish’ market.