There are some intriguing Championship matches on Saturday and the clash at the Stadium of Light sees League One new boys Sunderland clash with yo-yo club Norwich City. We also have two former Premier League clubs clashing at Ewood Park where an in-form Blackburn Rovers side will look to build on their strong start against Stoke. A good thing to consider each weekend is taking advantage of free bets from the bookies. It can give you extra chances at winning as you have more available bets to place. Best Championship Football Tips SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST Sunderland 12:30 Norwich City The Stadium of Light will be full for the arrival of Norwich and it’s an opportunity for Alex Neil to get one over his former club. Sunderland have banked eight points from their opening five matches and they are capable of at least a point against a Canaries team who have lost both of their away games so far. BEST BET: Sunderland or Draw Blackburn Rovers 15:00 Stoke City Blackburn have won both their home games this season and Stoke have lost both times on the road. Therefore, it looks reasonable to back the Lancashire side for the victory. Jon Dahl Tomasson will want his team to bounce back from consecutive 3-0 away defeats against a Potters team who have lost by two-goal margins in their two road trips taken this campaign. BEST BET: Blackburn to win Cardiff 15:00 Preston Remarkably, there has been just one goal scored in the five Preston matches played so far. The Lancashire club head to south Wales yet to concede in the Championship this season, with Ryan Lowe’s side clashing with a Cardiff team who have won both home games by a 1-0 scoreline. Therefore, Under 2.5 Goals looks a banker and you could even go Under 1.5 Goals if you were inclined. BEST BET: Under 2.5 Goals Middlesbrough 15:00 Swansea Middlesbrough completely dominated possession at Reading last weekend and came away with a 1-0 defeat. The Teeside club are stationed in the relegation zone and Chris Wilder will hope that this clash is where the season achieves lift-off. Swansea are a difficult team to predict although they have earned a win and a draw on the road this term. It makes sense to back this clash to finish all square. BEST BET: Draw Watford 15:00 QPR Watford once again look like promotion challengers now that they’re back in the Championship. There’s a hint at some managerial continuity after the hire of Rob Edwards and they have earned a solid bank of nine points from five games played. With just two goals conceded, we are happy to back them to triumph without conceding against a QPR side with one goal in two games. BEST BET: Watford + BTTS No Wigan 15:00 Burnley We’ve got a Lancashire derby between two former Premier League clubs and we’re expecting a tight encounter. Leam Richardson’s team have six points from four games and they’re yet to taste defeat. Burnley began with a 1-0 win at Huddersfield and have failed to really build on that performance. It could be defences on top at the DW Stadium. BEST BET: Under 2.5 Goals There are always competitive matches in the Championship. This means that you can generally back most teams at odds-against on a weekend betting coupon. Indeed, only three sides are trading at odds-on this weekend, with punters also looking at placing a BTTS or Over 2.5 Goals acca. Each day we tip a both teams to score treble, a bet we have had a huge hit rate with!