‘Data experts’ reveal where Sunderland, Portsmouth, Rotherham, Wigan, Sheffield Wednesday, Wycombe Wanderers, MK Dons, Oxford United & rivals will finish in League One amid intense play-off battle

Things are slowly beginning to look up at the Stadium of Light with a recent run of good form starting to bring hopes that Sunderland may put themselves in the picture to give themselves a chance of promotion this season.

Their recent upturn in form has given them a solid platform to build off as they enter the final stages of the season - but will it be enough to secure Alex Neil’s side a playoff place?

Lots of the teams vying for those four spots have also hit good form recently and it promises to be a hugely exciting race for the playoffs.

Here, using the latest data provided by FiveThirtyEight, we take a look at how the ‘data experts’ are predicting the 2021/22 League One table will finish:

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