Championship Relegation Odds: Hull tipped for the drop in six-way fight
Will Jackson 
As many as six different sides could be relegated from the Championship on Saturday, such is the intensity of the battle at the bottom of the table.
Heading into the final day of the EFL regular season, only Cardiff are mathematically relegated at this stage, with just four points separating the next six sides and the fixtures finely balanced.
Plymouth are heavy favourites with sports betting sites to join the Bluebirds in League One next season but could still scrap their way out of trouble, but who will join them is anyone's guess at this stage.
We've had a look at the teams involved, their odds to go down and how the odds stack up at this stage.
Championship Table
| Team | Odds | Goal Difference | Points |
| 18. Stoke | 22/1 | -17 | 50 |
| 19. Derby | 18/1 | -8 | 49 |
| 20. Preston | 11/4 | -11 | 49 |
| 21. Luton | 5/2 | -22 | 49 |
| 22. Hull | 6/4 | -10 | 48 |
| 23. Plymouth | 1/1000 | -36 | 46 |
| 24. Cardiff | N/A | -23 | 44 |
Stoke
Last fixture: Derby (A)
Back-to-back wins a couple of weeks ago, against Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday, looked as though it had guaranteed survival for Stoke but wins for the teams below them since have left them nervously looking over their shoulders.
What's more, their goal difference is worth than a few of the teams below them - no thanks to the battering at the hands of Leeds last week - so a draw might not be enough.
They have a pretty tough ask in the last game in a trip to Derby who have won two in a row and if they lose, the Rams would overtake them.
The way the other fixtures lie, you would think Stoke are safe - they certainly can't be caught by Plymouth - and it would take an unfortunate set of results for the four teams immediately below them to all overtake them, but they've left themselves in a tricky position.
Derby
Next fixture: Stoke (H)
Looking at the form of the teams at the bottom and the fixtures ahead of them, Derby are one side who I would back to climb out of trouble.
John Eustace has proven himself as a very good manager at this level and with six wins in 13 games since joining Derby, has already done a brilliant job just to get to this stage.
I would expect them to win this game and leapfrog Stoke, and even if they lose, as long as their goal difference doesn't take a battering they are in a decent position.
Anything could happen but looking at the teams below them in the table, there are others who should be more concerned.
Preston
Next fixture: Bristol City (A)
If we're looking at a big change in the bottom three, Preston are the ones to watch carefully.
It would be a total disaster for them to go down having picked up just two points since March 15 having virtually guaranteed safety what feels like a long time ago, but they're in very real trouble of doing so.
An away trip to play-off chasing Bristol City, who need a win to guarantee fifth place and will be well up for it, should be as hard a game as you can get at this stage of the season and as their goal difference is already worse than Hull's, it's not a good place to be.
So, with Luton winning three on the bounce let's say they pick up another point, Hull away at Portsmouth which is a game you would think they can take something from, that could leave two sides on 49 points and Luton clear.
We're in a position where Preston could realistically be relegated by a goal or two in terms of goal difference while being level on points.
If you're looking for value in the football betting markets, Preston would be the team to go for.
Luton
Next fixture: West Brom (A)
Luton should never have found themselves in this position having performed admirably in the Premier League last season and keeping a large chunk of their squad together, but they've done a good job of fighting their way out of it.
Three wins on the bounce mean they start the day outside the bottom three and with two of those wins over Bristol City and Coventry, a trip to West Brom shouldn't scare them.
Those two wins did come at home and this is an away game, but West Brom's season has fallen away somewhat so they will fancy it.
A poor goal difference again could cause problems come full-time, but I would be backing them to pick up at least a point which would put them out of Plymouth's reach and above Preston.
Hull
Next fixture: Portsmouth (A)
After beating Preston 2-1 last week, I expected Hull to be in a better position come Saturday but a 1-0 loss to Derby at home has dumped them right back in it.
They'll be kicking themselves because even a point - and it was a late Derby winner - would have put them in a very different position going into this weekend, and now they must get something away at Portsmouth.
However, if you had said to Hull at the start of the year - considering the start to the season they had - that they would need to get something away at Portsmouth on the final day to secure survival, I think they would have taken that.
It's not that Portsmouth is an easy trip by any stretch, but in terms of games you could give someone scrapping for survival, I think this is one where you could easily see it going their way.
And if Hull win, then the loser of Derby v Stoke will be very nervous...
Plymouth
Next fixture: Leeds (H)
I am full of admiration for the way Plymouth have scrapped in the last few weeks.
Not many people would have given them a chance a few weeks ago, but three wins in four mean they are just about in touching distance of the rest of the pack, even if they are three points adrift.
As it stands, it would take a remarkable goal swing for them to survive, and that's just not going to happen, so they could end up going down having won four of their last five.
They have been hugely unlucky that when they have won in recent weeks, so have the others so they haven't been able to make up the ground they'd have liked.
Even if they did have a point or two more, playing Leeds on the final day of the season with the title on the line is a game you'd pretty much write off anyway, so it will be back to League One for the Pilgrims next season.
