Supercomputer predicts how Championship promotion race will unfold for Sheffield United and Middlesbrough and will Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town stay up?
It was a good day for the Blades and Millers on Saturday - even though the latter were not playing - but less so for Boro and Town, who lost out at West Brom and Burnley respectively.
Paul Heckingbottom's United secured a priceless three points against Watford to reassert their top-two credentials and pacify anxious fans in the process.
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Hide AdTowards the bottom, a host of results went for the Millers, who visit Swansea City on Monday evening.
The Blades are being tipped to finish second behind Burnley and are given a healthy 82 per cent chance of promotion.
Third-placed Boro, seven points behind the Blades once more - having played a game more - are given a 30 per cent chance of promotion via the automatic route. Qualification for the play-offs is rated at 76 per cent.
At the wrong end of the table, the current bottom three of Wigan Athletic, Blackpool and Huddersfield all lost at the weekend. They are level on points and separated only on goal difference.
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Hide AdExperts believe that Town will finish bottom of the pile on goal difference after 46 games and are given a 76 per cent chance of relegation.
Better news for the Millers, who the data boffins believe will survive and finish fourth from bottom, with a four-point advantage over the side who they tip to finish in the final relegation slot in Wigan. Rotherham are given a 33 per cent chance of going down.
Latest predicted final table and points.
Team name | Predicted points |
Burnley | 98 |
Sheffield United | 86 |
Middlesbrough | 78 |
Millwall | 74 |
Luton | 74 |
Norwich | 71 |
WBA | 70 |
Blackburn | 69 |
Watford | 69 |
Coventry | 68 |
Sunderland | 66 |
Swansea | 61 |
Preston | 61 |
Bristol City | 60 |
Reading | 59 |
Stoke | 58 |
Hull City | 55 |
QPR | 54 |
Birmingham | 53 |
Cardiff | 49 |
Rotherham United | 49 |
Wigan | 45 |
Blackpool | 43 |
Huddersfield Town | 43 |