Bristol City, Leeds United and Norwich’s final positions in Championship table - according to updated forecast

Bristol City’s impressive Ashton Gate winning-run came to an abrupt end on Sunday as Swansea City ripped up the Championship form book to secure a 1-0 away victory against the odds.

Heading into the game, the Robins had recorded consecutive home victories against the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, Portsmouth, Luton Town while also picking up a commendable 1-1 draw with QPR and an impressive 4-0 victory against Plymouth.

Overall, Liam Manning’s side went a total of six matches without tasting defeat at home, in a run which stretched back all the way to a 1-0 defeat to Burnley on 23 November.The Robins had chances to score against Swansea, particularly in the first half where they were a huge threat from set plays, but once the Swans opened the scoring it became an increasingly challenging game for the Cider Army to find a breakthrough. However, with Middlesbrough, Norwich City and Sheffield Wednesday all falling to defeat, the Robins remain just three points away from the top six places ahead of games against two struggling sides in Stoke and Cardiff City.

Bristol City will hope to secure a play-off place finish this season, but just how likely are they to achieve that goal? Here we take a look at OPTA’s predicted Championship table and Bristol City’s expected points tally after 46 matches.

Who is expected to win automatic promotion from the Championship?

Leeds United have been given a 68.58% chance of winning the Championship title and an incredible 90.20% chance of securing promotion by the end of the season.

The Whites are currently top of the Championship table and have been the standout team this season with 66 points from 31 matches. They did, however, fall to a shock 2-0 defeat at home to Millwall, allowing Sheffield United to bridge the gap between themselves and their Yorkshire rivals.

The Blades, who are currently second, are expected to remain in the automatic promotion places behind Leeds, with Burnley pushing them right down to the wire.

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Burnley are expected to be firmly in the race for automatic promotion and have been given an expected points tally of 89.42 which is only marginally lower than Sheffield United’s 89.77.

The Clarets, who have been given a 51.16% chance of securing promotion, are expected to finish above the likes of Sunderland and West Brom, with Middlesbrough securing the final play-off spot.

Bristol City are expected to remain in ninth position with 63.10 points, leaving them around five points adrift of the play-offs with the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday also missing out.

Who is expected to finish in the Championship relegation places?

Plymouth Argyle, despite their shock FA Cup victory over Premier League leaders Liverpool, are expected to finish bottom of the Championship with just 42.15 points. They have been given an 81.72% chance of being relegated and have huge work to do under Miron Muslic if they are to improve in the weeks to come.

Managerless Derby County, who recently parted ways with Paul Warne, are expected to finish in 23rd position after losing seven of their last eight games. The Rams have a predicted points tally of 45.34 and a 54.48% chance of being relegated.

Luton Town, who were relegated from the Premier League last year, have been predicted to suffer back-to-back demotions. They have been given a predicted points tally of 45.41 and a 57.72 chance of being relegated to the third-tier.

Full OPTA predicted Championship table

1. Leeds United
2. Sheffield United
3. Burnley
4. Sunderland
5. West Brom
6. Middlesbrough
7. Blackburn Rovers
8. Norwich City
9. Bristol City
10. Sheffield Wednesday
11. Coventry City
12. Watford
13. Millwall
14. QPR
15. Preston North End
16. Swansea City
17. Oxford United
18. Stoke City
19. Hull City
20. Cardiff City
21. Portsmouth
22. Luton Town
23. Derby County
24. Plymouth Argyle