Championship: Supercomputer updates promotion prediction after Southampton thrash Wrexham 5-1

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Ipswich do have two games in hand, but are more likely to see off the challenges of Middlesbrough and Millwall than make a late push for the title.Southampton are making a late push themselves, with Tonda Eckert’s team now 16 games unbeaten across all competitions. With six Championship games remaining, it is not completely out of the question that they go ahead and win all six, which could leave them anywhere in the table.Opta‘s supercomputer has exercised caution, however, handing the Saints just a 3.28 per cent chance of overturning the six-point gap to Ipswich for automatic promotion.

It has, instead, given them now an 88.22 per cent chance of qualifying for the play-offs, higher than Hull City, who currently sit two points ahead.Wrexham’s loss has served as a significant blow to their promotion hopes. The Welsh side now have just an 18.84 per cent chance of finishing in the top six, with their best chance now likely to surpass Hull.Supercomputer backs Ipswich for automatic spotJust weeks ago, Middlesbrough were hot on the tail of Coventry, looking likely to get past them for the title at one point.

But a catastrophic collapse has seen Kim Hellberg’s team win just two of their last 10 games, and none of the last five. The supercomputer has now predicted that Ipswich have a 61.58 per cent chance of finishing second and going up automatically, with Middlesbrough at just 21.22 per cent.