Scottish Championship

Bet on popular Scottish Championship markets such as Scottish Championship, Partick v Inverness CT, Stenhousemuir v Queens Park, Livingston v Morton, Ayr v Raith.

The Scottish Championship is the second division of men’s professional football in Scotland. The league is made up of ten teams and has a unique promotion and relegation system in place.

The club that finishes first in the league is automatically promoted to the Scottish Premiership while clubs that ended the season in second, third, and fourth place respectively enter a series of promotion play-off matches. The winner of the third and fourth place play-off game plays the club that finished second in the league.

The winner of this game then goes on to play the team that finished 11th in the Scottish Premiership during the final promotion game. Should the Championship side beat the Premiership side then promotion is achieved but if not, then only one club will go up to the Scottish top flight.

The relegation system in the Championship follows the same formula whereby the club that finishes bottom is immediately relegated, while the team that ends the season in ninth place contests a relegation play-off fixture with clubs in League One that finished in second, third, and fourth place.

This promotion and relegation system in the Scottish Championship is designed to provide drama at the end of the season and often delivers. At Sky Bet, you’ll find the latest Scottish Championship betting odds available throughout the season as promotion and relegation are decided.

You can choose among the great variety of Scottish Championship betting options available, including betting on Partick in Winner 2026/27 at odds of 1.85, Partick in Partick v Inverness CT at odds of 1.75, Stenhousemuir in Stenhousemuir v Queens Park at odds of 1.73, Livingston in Livingston v Morton at odds of 1.25.

The Scottish Championship odds are regularly updated throughout the season in order to accurately reflect who the favourites for promotion and relegation are. In addition to Scottish Championship outright odds, you’ll also be able to access matchday odds during every round of the 36-game season.

The Scottish Championship typically kicks off in late July or early August and runs through to May. For the 2025–26 season, the campaign began on August 1, 2025, and is scheduled to conclude on May 1, 2026, aligning with the traditional calendar for Scotland’s second-tier football league.

The ten teams competing in the Scottish Championship during the 2025–26 season are Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers, Ross County, and St Johnstone. Both Ross County and St Johnstone join the division following relegation from the Premiership at the end of the 2024–25 campaign.

Falkirk and St Johnstone have been the most successful clubs in the Scottish Championship since the second tier was formed in 1893 having won seven titles each. Dundee were the last club to win the Scottish Championship during the 2022/2023 season while Kilmarnock won the title the season before during the 2021/2022 season.

You will find the latest Scottish Championship betting tips on the Betfair football blog. Reading the latest tips before betting on an outcome in the Scottish Championship is the best way to increase your chances of landing a successful bet. Indeed, when you have considered a club’s form, head-to-head record, and injuries, you'll be far better informed before betting on the Scottish Championship.

Besides Scottish Championship betting, Sky Bet offers options on many other popular competitions, such as UEFA Nations League A, UEFA Nations League B, UEFA Nations League C, Friendlies International, English Premier League, English Sky Bet Championship, English Sky Bet League 1, English Sky Bet League 2.