Sunderland’s interesting points per game record in League One compared to their promotion rivals Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United
How does Sunderland’s points per game record this season compare with the rest of their promotion rivals?
By Joe Buck
Published 28th Nov 2021, 12:00 BST
Updated 28th Nov 2021, 12:09 BST
With international call-ups postponing recent Black Cats fixtures, Sunderland find themselves solidly in fifth position but with games in hand over some teams above them.
Here, we take a look at the points per game record of each side in the top ten in League One to see where they may finish at the end of the season based on their current record:
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5. MK Dons - 1.79 PPG
Despite a managerial change just before the start of the campaign, Liam Manning’s side sit comfortably in the playoff places and if they continue this form, they would finish the campaign in the playoffs. Photo: George Wood
The Pilgrims slipped to defeat against Wigan Athletic yesterday, a result which means their PPG record would see them finish just fifth this campaign. Photo: Alex Davidson
Wycombe Wanderers could feel hard done by if they were to continue their 1.90 PPG record, reach 87 points but miss out on an automatic playoff place as that points haul would have been enough to secure 2nd place last season. Photo: Marc Atkins