Marcelo Bielsa has the Championship’s best record when it comes to defying the bookies odds.
Leeds United have been underdogs five times in league games during the Argentine’s time at Elland Road.
United won all five of those matches.
No other current Championship manager has either won or drawn a higher percentage of games when the bookies fancied the opposition.
Steve Bruce has the next best record having either won or drawn 70% of the games in which his current side (Sheffield Wednesday) have been the underdogs.
Brentford’s Thomas Frank has the next best record (67%) followed by Charlton’s Lee Bowyer (65%) and Preston’s Alex Neil (64%).
Bristol City’s Lee Johnson can also claim to be the Championship’s top bookie-beater.
The Robins have either won or drawn 34 games under Johnson despite their opponents being the most fancied side.
Cardiff have either won or drawn 31 such games under Neil Warnock, while Millwall have had 28 games under Neil Harris and Preston have had 27 such games under Alex Neill.
Most upsets for Championship managers in the last three seasons
| Manager (Club) | Upsets |
| Lee Johnson (Bristol City) | 34 |
| Neil Warnock (Cardiff) | 31 |
| Neil Harris (Millwall) | 28 |
| Alex Neil (Preston) | 27 |
| Tony Mowbray (Blackburn) | 24 |
| Paul Cook (Wigan) | 14 |
| José Manuel Gomes (Reading) | 13 |
| Lee Bowyer (Charlton) | 13 |
| Frank Lampard (Derby) | 9 |
| Nathan Jones (Stoke) | 7 |
| Steve Bruce (Sheffield Weds) | 7 |
| Thomas Frank (Brentford) | 6 |
| Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds) | 5 |
| Jan Siewert (Huddersfield) | 3 |
| Scott Parker (Fulham) | 2 |
| Daniel Stendel (Barnsley) | 1 |
Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, West Brom, Hull, Luton, Middlesbrough and Swansea all have/will have new managers
Ratio of wins or draws when the underdog
| Manager (club) | Ratio |
| Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds) / | 100% |
| Steve Bruce (Sheffield Weds) | 70% |
| Thomas Frank (Brentford) | 67% |
| Lee Bowyer (Charlton) | 65% |
| Alex Neil (Preston) | 64% |
| Nathan Jones (Stoke) | 64% |
| José Manuel Gomes (Reading) | 62% |
| Frank Lampard (Derby) | 60% |
| Tony Mowbray (Blackburn) | 59% |
| Lee Johnson (Bristol City) | 53% |
| Neil Harris (Millwall) | 52% |
| Daniel Stendel (Barnsley) | 50% |
| Neil Warnock (Cardiff) | 48% |
| Paul Cook (Wigan) | 45% |
| Scott Parker (Fulham) | 25% |
| Jan Siewert (Huddersfield) | 20% |
Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, West Brom, Hull, Luton, Middlesbrough and Swansea all have/will have new managers.
