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John McDougall

Final League One table tipped for Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Portsmouth & Bolton Wanderers

The home stretch of the League One season is in sight now as the campaign moves towards an exciting climax at the end of April.

The regular season concludes this month with the play-offs to follow in May to see which team can join the two automatically promoted sides in the Championship next season.

For Bolton Wanderers, it appears their promotion chances are now at an extreme long shot and are realistically over with six games of their campaign left to go.

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Wanderers sit 11 points from the play-offs after coming from behind to pick up a point on the road with a 1-1 draw against potential League One champions Wigan Athletic.

But having been promoted from League Two last season, the potential of a top 10 finish and being in single figures in terms of points from the play-offs represents a positive campaign for Ian Evatt's side and a remarkable turnaround compared to where the club was two years ago, with the foundations firmly in place to be in good shape for eyeing promotion next season.

Throughout the campaign, football statistics website FiveThirtyEight is forecasting how the League One table might finish after the results of every matchday, with the season reaching the climax of the regular season at the end of April before the play-offs start.

And Wigan remain the side tipped to be League One champions, joined by Rotherham United, who were not in action in the division due to winning the Papa John's Trophy final over Sutton United at Wembley yesterday.

The sides tipped to contest the play-offs remain MK Dons, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United, with the likes of Sunderland, Wycombe Wanderers and Ipswich Town all missing out.

Wanderers are tipped to finish 11th still, sandwiched inbetween tomorrow evening's opponents Portsmouth and Cambridge United, with less than a one per cent chance of promotion tipped.

At the other end of the table, AFC Wimbledon, Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers and Crewe Alexandra are being tipped for relegation to League Two.

Predicted League One table (correct as of Monday, April 4)

1. Wigan Athletic

2. Rotherham United

3. MK Dons

4. Plymouth Argyle

5. Sheffield Wednesday

6. Oxford United

7. Sunderland

8. Wycombe Wanderers

9. Ipswich Town

10. Portsmouth

11. Bolton Wanderers

12. Cambridge United

13. Accrington Stanley

14. Cheltenham Town

15. Charlton Athletic

16. Shrewsbury Town

17. Lincoln City

18. Burton Albion

19. Fleetwood Town

20. Gillingham

21. AFC Wimbledon

22. Morecambe

23. Doncaster Rovers

24. Crewe Alexandra

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