Data experts predict Championship finishing positions: Can Middlesbrough catch Sheffield United, are Hull City and Sunderland primed for a play-off run, will Huddersfield Town survive
There were only three games played in the Championship this weekend but they had ramifications at both ends of the table.
Middlesbrough leapt above Watford into third with a 2-0 win at the Riverside.
Hull City won a home league game for the first time in what seems like months when they defeated QPR 3-0 at the MKM Stadium.
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Hide AdBut Huddersfield remain in trouble after losing 2-0 to Coventry City.
What has that done to the predicted final Championship table?
Our friends at FiveThirtyEight have crunched the numbers and here’s what they’ve come up with.
| Postition | Team | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Burnley | 38 | 93 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 32 | 87 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 73 |
| 4 | West Brom | 16 | 72 |
| 5 | Millwall | 12 | 72 |
| 6 | Norwich | 15 | 71 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 9 | 70 |
| 8 | Watford | 6 | 70 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 9 | 68 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 10 | 66 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 64 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | -9 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston | -8 | 62 |
| 14 | QPR | -7 | 61 |
| 15 | Stoke City | -2 | 59 |
| 16 | Reading | -15 | 59 |
| 17 | Bristol City | -2 | 57 |
| 18 | Hull City | -14 | 56 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | -8 | 55 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | -15 | 50 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | -18 | 48 |
| 22 | Blackpool | -19 | 48 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | -18 | 46 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | -31 | 44 |