Match environment
EFL Championship shots, corners, cards and goals per match
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Cardiff City plays the most open games in the EFL Championship: an index of 119 where 100 is average, with 31.2 combined shots, 11.5 on target and 11.5 corners a match. Swansea City is the tightest at 86, with 23.0 shots, 8.0 on target and 8.5 corners.
The average EFL Championship match has 27.2 shots, 10.6 corners, 3.8 cards and 2.93 goals. West Bromwich Albion has the most corners (12.1) and Watford the most cards (4.8).
Both teams count in every number. Based on 156 EFL Championship matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026.
- Cardiff City: most open games
- 119
- Swansea City: tightest games
- 86
- West Bromwich Albion: most corners a match
- 12.1
- Watford: most cards a match
- 4.8
EFL Championship open game index
Both teams count: a match is 27.2 shots, 8.6 on target, 10.6 corners, 3.8 cards, 21.6 fouls and 2.93 goals on average in the EFL Championship. The index puts shots, shots on target and corners together against those averages, with 100 as average.
 Cardiff City | 13 | 119 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 31.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 23.2 | 3.00 | 60.8% |
 Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 111 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 28.3 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 19.5 | 3.38 | 50.7% |
 Middlesbrough | 13 | 111 | 19.8 | 10.8 | 30.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 18.8 | 3.62 | 59.7% |
 West Ham United | 13 | 111 | 17.0 | 11.8 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 20.5 | 3.92 | 57.5% |
 Derby County | 13 | 108 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 28.2 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 21.0 | 2.77 | 48.3% |
 Southampton | 13 | 105 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 3.15 | 56.5% |
 Lincoln City | 13 | 103 | 12.3 | 15.8 | 28.1 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 23.7 | 2.85 | 37.0% |
 Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 102 | 11.2 | 17.3 | 28.5 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 21.3 | 3.00 | 47.5% |
 Watford | 13 | 102 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 28.3 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 22.1 | 2.69 | 45.3% |
 Millwall | 13 | 100 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 27.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 3.38 | 48.7% |
 Preston North End | 13 | 99 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 27.9 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 21.2 | 2.85 | 40.4% |
 Burnley | 13 | 99 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 3.23 | 49.3% |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 98 | 16.3 | 10.5 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 23.6 | 3.00 | 53.6% |
 West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 98 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 24.3 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 22.9 | 2.54 | 55.2% |
 Charlton Athletic | 13 | 97 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 26.8 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 22.8 | 2.46 | 41.7% |
 Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 97 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 26.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 19.2 | 2.85 | 47.7% |
 Bristol City | 13 | 95 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 25.9 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 21.4 | 2.46 | 44.9% |
| Stoke City | 13 | 95 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 26.5 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 23.9 | 2.77 | 46.8% |
 Norwich City | 13 | 95 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 25.7 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 22.4 | 3.62 | 52.9% |
 Sheffield United | 13 | 95 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 23.8 | 2.46 | 43.7% |
 Birmingham City | 13 | 95 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 25.4 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 21.9 | 2.77 | 50.3% |
 Portsmouth | 13 | 91 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 2.38 | 52.1% |
 Wrexham | 13 | 88 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 24.1 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 21.3 | 2.62 | 49.5% |
 Swansea City | 13 | 86 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 20.9 | 2.54 | 60.0% |
EFL Championship match environment home and away
| Cardiff City | 117 | 121 | 32.3 | 30.3 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 3.17 | 2.86 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 124 | 97 | 31.0 | 25.2 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 3.43 | 3.33 |
| Middlesbrough | 114 | 108 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 3.71 | 3.50 |
| West Ham United | 113 | 107 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 4.14 | 3.67 |
| Derby County | 110 | 106 | 27.8 | 28.4 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 2.33 | 3.14 |
| Southampton | 100 | 111 | 29.4 | 32.3 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 3.57 | 2.67 |
| Lincoln City | 102 | 105 | 29.6 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 3.43 | 2.17 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 104 | 100 | 30.7 | 26.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Watford | 107 | 98 | 31.0 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 2.83 | 2.57 |
| Millwall | 101 | 99 | 26.1 | 28.8 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 3.43 | 3.33 |
| Preston North End | 100 | 97 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 2.50 | 3.14 |
| Burnley | 92 | 107 | 25.6 | 30.7 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 2.57 | 4.00 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 97 | 100 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 2.86 | 3.17 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 91 | 104 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 2.50 | 2.57 |
| Charlton Athletic | 88 | 104 | 24.7 | 28.6 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 1.67 | 3.14 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 105 | 90 | 28.0 | 24.9 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 3.00 | 2.71 |
| Bristol City | 91 | 98 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 1.50 | 3.29 |
| Stoke City | 85 | 107 | 21.7 | 32.0 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 2.57 | 3.00 |
| Norwich City | 92 | 99 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 3.57 | 3.67 |
| Sheffield United | 92 | 99 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 2.29 | 2.67 |
| Birmingham City | 92 | 98 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 3.50 | 2.14 |
| Portsmouth | 110 | 75 | 28.5 | 22.4 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 3.33 | 1.57 |
| Wrexham | 91 | 86 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 2.29 |
| Swansea City | 83 | 90 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 3.17 |
How often EFL Championship matches clear common totals
League-wide: 62% of matches went over 2.5 goals, both teams scored in 62%, 58% went over 9.5 corners and 48% went over 3.5 cards.
| Cardiff City | 62% | 69% | 62% | 54% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 69% | 62% | 69% | 31% |
| Middlesbrough | 77% | 77% | 69% | 23% |
| West Ham United | 77% | 69% | 69% | 54% |
| Derby County | 54% | 62% | 77% | 62% |
| Southampton | 62% | 77% | 46% | 54% |
| Lincoln City | 62% | 54% | 69% | 54% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 77% | 69% | 77% | 62% |
| Watford | 46% | 54% | 46% | 69% |
| Millwall | 77% | 54% | 69% | 46% |
| Preston North End | 62% | 62% | 54% | 46% |
| Burnley | 69% | 85% | 31% | 38% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 62% | 62% | 54% | 62% |
| West Bromwich Albion | 46% | 69% | 77% | 38% |
| Charlton Athletic | 54% | 54% | 69% | 38% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 62% | 62% | 46% | 54% |
| Bristol City | 46% | 54% | 69% | 15% |
| Stoke City | 62% | 62% | 46% | 62% |
| Norwich City | 77% | 69% | 46% | 54% |
| Sheffield United | 54% | 54% | 54% | 54% |
| Birmingham City | 69% | 62% | 46% | 46% |
| Portsmouth | 46% | 54% | 62% | 54% |
| Wrexham | 46% | 62% | 46% | 38% |
| Swansea City | 62% | 38% | 31% | 46% |
Using match environment on a prop
Start with the index
Cardiff City sits at 119, so its games run 19% above an average EFL Championship match across shots, shots on target and corners. That's more chances for every shots prop in the match.
Split for and against
Cardiff City takes 16.9 shots and allows 14.3. A forward facing them gets the 14.3, and Middlesbrough's 19.8 a match is the most any team takes.
Check home and away
Portsmouth has the biggest split: 110 at home and 75 away. League-wide, 62% of matches go over 2.5 goals and 58% go over 9.5 corners. Cardiff City's matches do it 62% and 62% of the time.
Check today's line
Today's EFL Championship moneylines and player lines, with each player's hit rate against that exact line, are in PickFinder.
How this is counted
Uses team stats from 156 EFL Championship matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026. Combined means both teams. The open game index is the average of three ratios against the league: combined shots, combined shots on target and combined corners per match, times 100. Goals are left out of the index because they swing so much on a few chances, and they get their own columns. Cards are yellows plus reds as OpticOdds stores them. Fouls come from each side's fouls won. Teams need 3 or more matches, and cup games are excluded. Only matches with full Opta coverage in OpticOdds are counted, so a match with missing stats never reads as zeros.
Match environment FAQ
Which EFL Championship team has the most corners in its matches?
West Bromwich Albion, at 12.1 combined corners a match against a league average of 10.6. 77% of its matches went over 9.5.
Which EFL Championship team has the most cards in its matches?
Watford, at 4.8 combined cards a match against a league average of 3.8.
Which EFL Championship team's matches have the most goals?
West Ham United, at 3.92 combined goals a match. 77% went over 2.5.
Which team has both teams scoring most often?
Burnley, in 85% of its matches, against 62% across the league.
What is the open game index?
It measures combined shots, shots on target and corners against the league average, with 100 as average. Cardiff City is 119 and Swansea City is 86.
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