Peterborough United writer ALAN SWANN’s prediction of who will finish where in the League One promotion race
ROTHERHAM UNITED
Current position: 1st
Current points: 57
Remaining fixtures: 13: Accrington (h) W, Coventry (a) D, MK Dons (h) W, Rochdale (a) W, Southend (H) W, Fleetwood (a) D, Gillingham (H) W, Wycombe (a) L, Portsmouth (h) D, Tranmere (a) W, Doncaster (h) W, Bolton (a) W, Sunderland (h) D.
Predicted points: 85
Predicted points: 1st
Swanny says: They will overpower many teams from now until the end of the season and just about do enough to become champions.
COVENTRY CITY
Current position: 2nd
Current points: 57
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Predicted points: 84
Predicted position: 2nd
Swanny says: They have three big games in a row soon, but have only lost three all season. They’ll hang onto second.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
Current position: 3rd
Current points: 56
Remaining fixtures (12): Tranmere (h) W, Doncaster (a) D, Burton (a) L, Oxford (h) D, Coventry (a) L, Shrewsbury (a) D,
Rotherham (h) W, Southend (a) W, Wimbledon (h) W, Lincoln (a) D, Gillingham (h) D, Accrington (a) W.
Predicted points: 76
Predicted position: 8th
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Hide AdSwanny says: The division’s over-achievers won’t pick up enough points from their away matches so they will just miss out on the play-offs. Still a great effort though.
POSH
Current position: 4th
Current points: 55
Remaining fixtures (11); Burton (a) D, Portsmouth (h) W, Bolton (a) W, Bristol R (h) W, Blackpool (h) W, Coventry (a) D
MK Dons (h) W, Sunderland (a) D, Shrewsbury (h) W, Rochdale (a) W, Tranmere (h) W.
Predicted points: 82
Predicted position: 4th
Swanny says: Posh will have to stay unbeaten to have any chance of automatic promotion and even then it might not be enough. They need to embark on a good run again now, but I can’t see them missing out on a play-off place.
SUNDERLAND
Current position: 5th
Current points: 54
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Predicted points: 83
Predicted position: 3rd
Swanny says: Hit some good form at a good time thanks mainly to the division’s best defence. Big game on final day.
PORTSMOUTH
Current position: 6th
Current points: 53
Remaining fixtures (14): Fleetwood (a) D, MK Dons (h) W, Rochdale (h) W, Posh (a) L, Fleetwood (h) W, Accrington (H) W, Doncaster (h) W, Ipswich (a) L, Oxford (a) L, Bristol R (h) W, Rotherham (a) D, Blackpool (h) W, Southend (a) W, Burton (a) D.
Predicted points: 80
Predicted position: 5th
Swanny says: A lot of games to play and still in two cups. Home form will keep them in the top six.
IPSWICH TOWN
Current position: 7th
Current points: 52
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Predicted points: 80
Predicted position: 6th
Swanny says: Any of the promotion contenders would love Ipswich’s last six matches. I fancy they will gather enough points to reach the play-offs.
FLETWOOD TOWN
Current position: 8th
Current points: 51
Remaining fixtures (14): Portsmouth (h) D, Sunderland (a) L, Tranmere (a) W, Ipswich (a) L, Blackpool (h) W, Portsmouth (a) L, Gillingham (a) D, Rotherham (h) D, Bolton (h) W, MK Dons (a) W, Accrington (a) D, Lincoln (h) W, Oxford (a) L,
Southend (h) W
Predicted points: 73
Predicted position: 9th
Swanny says: They haven’t got a deep enough squad to cope with this number of games.
GILLINGHAM
Current position: 9th
Current points: 49
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Predicted points: 69
Predicted position: 11th
Swanny says: Steve Evans has done a fantastic job dragging the Gills into contention by making them hard to beat, but they lack the quality to reach the play-offs.
OXFORD UNITED
Current position: 10th
Current points: 48
Remaining fixtures (13): Ipswich (a) D, Accrington (h) W, Southend (h) W, Shrewsbury (a) D, MK Dons (h) W, Wycombe (a) D, Portsmouth (h) W, Rochdale (a) W, Bristol R (h) W, Coventry (a) D, Fleetwood (h) W, Tranmere (a) W, Bolton (h) W.
Predicted points: 79
Predicted position: 7th
Swanny says: If this gifted outfit can get on a roll again, I wouldn’t rule them out just yet. Many winnable games to come.
DONCASTER ROVERS
Current position: 9th
Current points: 48
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Hide AdRemaining fixtures (13): Shrewsbury (a) D, Wycombe (h) D, MK Dons (a) W, Wimbledon (h) W, Portsmouth (a) L, Accrington (a) W, Bolton (a) W, Burton (a) D, Tranmere (h) W, Lincoln (a) D, Rotherham (a) L, Ipswich (h) D, Blackpool (a) D.
Predicted points: 69
Predicted position: 10th
Swanny says: Lots of away games to play and no out-and-out goalscorer will see them fade away from contention.