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

Remaining fixtures (14); Rochdale (a) W, Rotherham (h) D, Sunderland (h) D, Ipswich (a) L, Shrewsbury (h) W, Lincoln (a) W, Wycombe (h) W, Accrington (a) D, Posh (h) D, Gillingham (a) D, Oxford (h) D, Blackpool (a) W, Burton (h) W, Wimbledon (a) W.

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

Swanny 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

Remaining fixtures (13): Bristol R (h) W, Fleetwood (h) W, Coventry (a) D, Gillingham (h) W, Bristol R (a) W, Blackpool (a) D, Southend (a) W, Shrewsbury (h) W, Wimbledon (a) W, Posh (h) D, Burton (a) D, Accrington (h) W, Rotherham (a) D

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

Remaining fixtures (12): Oxford (h) D, Blackpool (a) D, Fleetwood (h) W, Coventry (h) W, Bristol R (a) W, Portsmouth (h) W, Southend (h) W, Bolton (H) W, Shrewsbury (a) D, Rochdale (h) W, Doncaster (a) D, MK Dons (h) W.

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

Remaining fixtures (12): Lincoln (a) D, Wimbledon (h) W, Sunderland (a) L, Fleetwood (h) D, MK Dons (a) D, Rotherham (a) L, Accrington (H) W, Coventry (h) D, Bolton (a) W, Tranmere (h) W, Wycombe (a) D, Bristol R (h) W.

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

Remaining 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.