Here's what's left of the teams who are all still in touch with finishing inside the top 6. Top 8 Vs Top 8 clashes are highlighted. Top 6 Head to Heads: I've taken the reverse fixtures of these as a scenario to add those points to see how it'd look. Burnley: 1+1+0+0+1+3 = 6 points. 83pts total. Finish: 3rd Middlesbrough: 1+0+3+3+3+1+3 = 14 points. 90pts total. Finish: 1st Brighton: 3+3+1+3+1+0 = 11 points. 86pts total. Finish: 2nd Hull City: 3+1+3+0+3+3+0 = 13 points. 82pts total. Finish: 4th Sheffield Wednesday: 3+0+0+1+1+3 = 8 points. 76pts total. Finish: 6th Derby: 1+1+3+1+1+3 = 10 points. 77pts total. Finish: 5th Cardiff: 1+1+3+3+1+0 = 9 points. 72pts total. Finish: 7th/8th Birmingham: 3+3+1+1+0+1+3 = 12 points. 72pts total. Finish: 7th/8th [Obviously these don't take into any account this being football and things such as upsets, form, home/away records, etc. aren't taken into account.] Here are the points taken at home: Here are the points taken away: Goals Scored: Goals Conceded: How many points are you predicting to win the league? How many for second? How many for 6th? Most importantly, what do you realistically see happening to Hull City when looking at what's left?
I can see us picking up 17 points between now and the end, with draws against Reading and Bolton. That would give us 86 which, given the other team's fixtures, would leave us 3rd, but at least with momentum going into the playoffs.
I am confident we will either win all our remaining games, finishing top on 90 points. Or, we will go up by virtue of winning the play-offs. Or, last night was a sign of things to come and we will collapse between now and the end of the season, finishing just outside the play-off places. Than again...
That would be a massive upset. Especially if you're a Brighton fan, stamping feet & seal clapping I reckon.
Bolton will surely be relegated by the time we play them. Although, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
We are going to win the play off final Funny i have had the sneaky feeling that might be the case as i missed the play off final last time and city owe me one.
If Cortez is right,then it looks like Derby in the play offs - opportunity to put the record straight
Our head to head doesn't look too well this season. It's either a chance to put that right or it's another reason to get into the automatics.
Most likely scenario seems to be SWFC or Derby in the play off semis. Think we will be outnumbered/outshouted at Wembley if we get there. All other clubs seem hungrier than us right now.
I just think the run of fixtures we have compared to the others could really help. We'll probably **** it all up but second is achievable.
You think Burnley, who have lost 5 in 40 and unbeaten in over 3 months, will suddenly go and lose 3 in 6? The autos are well beyond reach, don't kid yourself.