{"title":"2025/26 Championship Top Scorer Odds \u0026 Betting Markets | Parimatch","description":"Get the latest Championship Top Scorer odds for the 2026/27 Championship season from Parimatch.","custom_path":"/en-gb/pages/football/championship-top-scorer-odds","heading":"2025/26 Championship Top Scorer Odds \u0026 Betting Markets","heading_tag":"h1","nofollow":false,"noindex":false,"has_custom_schema":true,"schema_json":[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Who won the Championship Golden Boot in 2025/26?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Zan Vipotnik won the Championship Golden Boot in 2025/26 with 23 league goals for Swansea City. He also finished as the joint-leading scorer across the Championship, League One and League Two."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Who is the all-time Championship top scorer?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Billy Sharp is the all-time top scorer in the modern Championship with 130 goals. Jordan Rhodes is second with 123, while David Nugent scored 121."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I place an each-way Championship top scorer bet?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, when each-way terms are available. Parimatch currently offers one quarter of the odds for four places on its 2026/27 Championship top goalscorer market, although those terms may change."}}]}],"has_toc":false,"alternate_languages":[],"copy_sections":[{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eChampionship Top Scorer Odds 2026/27\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eForty-six league games. Cold Tuesday nights, crowded penalty areas and very little room for a striker to disappear for long.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Championship top scorer race is rarely straightforward. Joël Piroe won the 2024/25 Golden Boot with 19 goals, then Zan Vipotnik raised the winning total to 23 a year later. Now another field of proven forwards and new arrivals is chasing the award in 2026/27.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaúl Jiménez and Jarrod Bowen sit at the front of the early Championship top goalscorer odds at Parimatch. Taty Castellanos, Will Lankshear and defending winner Vipotnik are also prominent in the market. Prices will move once the season begins, so the odds shown above should always be treated as the latest guide.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can also browse the full \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/57816610/all\"\u003eChampionship outright markets\u003c/a\u003e, including the title, promotion and finishing-position betting.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eChampionship Top Goalscorer Betting\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eA Championship top scorer bet is an outright wager on the player who finishes the regular league season with the most goals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is different from backing somebody to score in their next match. The wager runs across the campaign, which means goals scored during August count towards the same total as those netted during the promotion race in April.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParimatch currently lists the 2026/27 Championship top goalscorer market with each-way terms of one quarter of the odds for four places. An each-way bet is split into two parts: one on the player to win the Golden Boot and one on them to finish inside the listed places. Check the market heading before betting because the available terms can change.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Championship season begins over the weekend of 14 to 16 August 2026 and ends on 1 May 2027. That leaves the leading forwards with 46 league fixtures in which to build their totals.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eChampionship Top Scorer Favourites for 2026/27\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe early market has an unusual look to it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo established Premier League attackers lead the betting. A highly rated young striker has just moved to Middlesbrough. Last season’s Golden Boot winner remains at Swansea and is attempting something nobody has managed for nearly two decades.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose names deserve attention. None comes without a question, though.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eRaúl Jiménez\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaúl Jiménez is back at Wolves and will wear the number nine shirt for a second spell at Molineux.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mexican scored 57 goals in 166 appearances during his first period with the club, before adding another 31 across three seasons at Fulham. He returns on a two-year contract and is expected to play a central role in Wolves’ attempt to make an immediate return to the Premier League.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis will be Jiménez’s first season in the Championship. He turns 36 during the campaign, and the division’s schedule can be unforgiving, particularly around Christmas. Wolves also have Adam Armstrong among their other attacking options.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven so, Jiménez brings years of top-flight experience, strong penalty-box movement and a reliable record from the spot. He also scored during Mexico’s run at the 2026 World Cup before returning to pre-season training.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eJarrod Bowen\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJarrod Bowen is not a traditional centre-forward, which makes his position near the top of the market interesting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Ham’s captain scored or assisted 20 of the club’s 46 Premier League goals in 2025/26. He then committed his future to the Hammers’ promotion push rather than leaving after relegation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBowen knows the Championship well. Before joining West Ham, he scored 52 goals in 117 league appearances for Hull City, often playing from the right rather than through the middle.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis position will matter. If Bowen spends long periods centrally or is given penalty duties, he may receive more clear chances. Should he remain predominantly on the wing, Taty Castellanos and West Ham’s other forwards could take a larger share of the goals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eTaty Castellanos\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaty Castellanos joined West Ham from Lazio in January 2026 and scored against Leeds United on the final day of the Premier League season.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Argentinian has previously won the MLS Golden Boot and has experience in Spain and Italy. This will be his first full campaign in England and his first taste of Championship football.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Ham should create chances if they live up to their promotion billing. The larger question is how those chances will be divided. Bowen, Castellanos and the other forwards cannot all operate as the main scorer every week, and the hierarchy may not become clear until the season is underway.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eWill Lankshear\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiddlesbrough have made a sizeable investment in Will Lankshear following his season on loan with Oxford United.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 21-year-old scored 11 Championship goals in 44 league appearances during 2025/26. Those numbers came in a relegated side, which helps explain the excitement around what he might produce in a stronger attacking team.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLankshear is still developing, and Middlesbrough have other forwards who can lead the line. He does, however, understand the division already. There should be no surprise when matches arrive in quick succession or opposing defenders turn the game into a physical battle.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoro have handed him a five-year contract, showing how central they expect him to be to their plans.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eZan Vipotnik\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe defending champion cannot be ignored.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZan Vipotnik finished 2025/26 with 23 league goals for Swansea City, six clear of his nearest challenger heading into the final weekend. He also shared the first EFL Red Boot award after finishing level as the leading scorer across all three EFL divisions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwansea rewarded him with a new contract running until 2030. That matters because a summer transfer looked possible once his goals began attracting interest from elsewhere.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepeating the achievement will be difficult. The last player to win consecutive Championship Golden Boots was Sylvan Ebanks-Blake in 2007/08 and 2008/09. Vipotnik also starts this season as a marked man rather than an unexpected contender.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, there is less guesswork involved than with some of his rivals. Swansea know how to create chances for him, he is settled at the club and his 2025/26 total was built across an entire campaign rather than one brief scoring run.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eOther Players to Watch\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJay Stansfield remains one of Birmingham City’s main goal threats. Morgan Whittaker gives Middlesbrough another route to goal, while Mohamed Touré ended last season strongly after joining Norwich City.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe list will not remain fixed. The transfer window stays open until 1 September, and one late signing or departure can alter both a club’s attack and the Championship Golden Boot odds.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWhat Can Affect the Championship Golden Boot Race?\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eLast season’s goal total is useful. It should not decide the bet on its own.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with minutes. A striker cannot win the Golden Boot from the bench, however impressive their scoring rate may look. New signings may need time to establish themselves, particularly when joining a squad with several forwards competing for the same place.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenalties can swing a close race. So can set pieces, tactical changes and injuries to a club’s main creator.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe strength of the team matters as well. Forwards playing for promotion contenders will usually receive more chances, although Vipotnik showed that the winner does not always have to represent one of the division’s strongest clubs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransfers are another risk. A move to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/54920110/all\"\u003ePremier League\u003c/a\u003e or overseas could end a player’s Championship challenge halfway through the season. At the other end of the scale, a January arrival may simply join too late to catch the leaders.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there is form. Goals arrive in runs. A four-game drought in October is inconvenient, not fatal.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003ePrevious Championship Top Scorers\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eVipotnik became the second winner in a row to take the award without reaching 25 goals. Before that, the Championship produced several much larger totals, including Aleksandar Mitrović’s record-breaking 43 for Fulham in 2021/22.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"raw-html-embed\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\r\n  \u003cthead\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eSeason\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003ePlayer\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eClub\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eLeague goals\u003c/th\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\r\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2025/26\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eZan Vipotnik\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eSwansea City\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e23\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2024/25\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eJoël Piroe\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eLeeds United\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e19\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2023/24\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eSammie Szmodics\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eBlackburn Rovers\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e27\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2022/23\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eChuba Akpom\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eMiddlesbrough\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e28\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2021/22\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eAleksandar Mitrović\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eFulham\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e43\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2020/21\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eIvan Toney\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eBrentford\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e31\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2019/20\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eAleksandar Mitrović and Ollie Watkins\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eFulham and Brentford\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e26\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2018/19\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eTeemu Pukki\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eNorwich City\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e29\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2017/18\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eMatej Vydra\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eDerby County\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e21\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e2016/17\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eChris Wood\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003eLeeds United\u003c/td\u003e\r\n      \u003ctd\u003e27\u003c/td\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2019/20 award was shared after Mitrović and Watkins finished level. A tie is unusual, but possible, which is why bettors should read the settlement rules shown with the market.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eAll-Time Championship Top Goalscorers\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eBilly Sharp remains the leading goalscorer of the modern Championship era with 130.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan Rhodes is second on 123, followed by David Nugent with 121 and Ross McCormack with 120. Sharp’s total was spread across six clubs, with most of his Championship goals coming for Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose are career totals. The single-season record belongs to Mitrović, whose 43 goals for Fulham in 2021/22 could stand for some time.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eHow to Bet on the Championship Top Scorer at Parimatch\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eOpen the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports\"\u003eParimatch Sportsbook\u003c/a\u003e and select football. From there, find the Championship outright section and choose the top goalscorer market.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick a player, enter the stake and check whether you are placing a win-only or each-way bet. The bet slip will display the latest odds and possible return before you confirm the selection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe top scorer market is only one part of Championship betting. You can follow individual games through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/6228010/all\"\u003eEnglish Championship\u003c/a\u003e page or move across the wider \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240\"\u003efootball betting\u003c/a\u003e section for other leagues and competitions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore depositing, visit the Parimatch \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/offer\"\u003eoffers page\u003c/a\u003e. Minimum odds, qualifying stakes and expiry dates can vary, so read the terms attached to any promotion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease gamble responsibly. Outright bets may remain open for months, so do not stake money you may need before the market is settled. Visit the Parimatch Safer Gambling Portal for limits, time-outs and further support.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eOther English Football Top Scorer Markets\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe Championship is not the only division with a season-long goalscorer market.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParimatch also covers \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/57817110/all\"\u003eLeague One\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/57817310/all\"\u003eLeague Two\u003c/a\u003e, including top scorer and other outright markets when available.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers who excel in the lower divisions can soon become Championship contenders. Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins and Sammie Szmodics all developed outside the Premier League before producing major second-tier scoring seasons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor top-flight football, visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parimatch.co.uk/en-gb/sports/240/meetings/54920110/all\"\u003ePremier League outright betting\u003c/a\u003e page to compare the latest winner, finishing-position and Golden Boot markets.\u003c/p\u003e"}]}