The Championship weekend

13 April 2013 10:03
Best and worst case scenarios

Cardiff could find themselves promoted bar a mathematical improbability today if results go the right way. On the flip side the club could still need seven points and be looking over their shoulder.

The action started last night when Leicester drew 2 - 2 with Birmingham City.

Today their are ten fixtures but as far as Cardiff are concerned only three matter.

Cardiff v Nottingham ForestIpswich v HullPeterborough v Watford

City hold a six point lead over Hull and a nine point lead over Watford.

The best that can happen today is cardiff win and Watford lose. That would leave the Bluebirds 12 points ahead with 4 games to go. The worst that can happen is Cardiff lose and Watford win to close the gap on 3rd place to six points with four games to play. Still heavilly weighted in City's favour but it would make things a little more nervous.

Oficially the poinst total required is 7. Hopefully by 5pm today that will be significantly reduced.

Today's games:

Leeds United v Sheff Wed 12:30 Barnsley v Charlton 15:00 Blackburn v Derby 15:00 Blackpool v Burnley 15:00 Bristol City v Bolton 15:00 Cardiff v Nottm Forest 15:00 Ipswich v Hull 15:00 Middlesbrough v Brighton 15:00 Peterborough v Watford 15:00 Wolves v Huddersfield 15:00

 

 League table:

 HomeAwayOverall  #TeamPlWDLFAWDLFAWDLFAPtsGD 1 Cardiff City 41 14 4 2 33 14 10 4 7 32 27 24 8 9 65 41 80 +24 2 Hull City 41 13 2 6 33 20 10 3 7 24 26 23 5 13 57 46 74 +11 3 Watford 41 10 5 6 36 25 11 3 6 40 26 21 8 12 76 51 71 +25 4 Crystal Palace 41 12 7 2 47 27 6 5 9 20 27 18 12 11 67 54 66 +13 5 Nottingham Forest 41 10 7 4 35 25 6 8 6 25 27 16 15 10 60 52 63 +8 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 9 9 3 31 16 6 8 6 26 25 15 17 9 57 41 62 +16 7 Leicester City 42 12 4 5 42 19 5 6 10 20 21 17 10 15 62 40 61 +22 8 Bolton Wanderers 41 13 5 3 33 17 3 7 10 27 36 16 12 13 60 53 60 +7 9 Middlesbrough 41 12 2 6 35 23 5 2 14 22 39 17 4 20 57 62 55 -5 10 Derby County 41 10 7 4 39 21 4 5 11 20 35 14 12 15 59 56 54 +3 11 Burnley 41 8 7 6 28 21 6 5 9 29 35 14 12 15 57 56 54 +1 12 Charlton Athletic 41 6 6 9 26 32 8 6 6 25 23 14 12 15 51 55 54 -4 13 Birmingham City 42 6 8 7 27 33 7 7 7 32 32 13 15 14 59 65 54 -6 14 Sheffield Wednesday 41 8 3 10 27 34 7 5 8 22 23 15 8 18 49 57 53 -8 15 Ipswich Town 41 8 5 7 27 24 6 6 9 13 31 14 11 16 40 55 53 -15 16 Millwall 40 7 3 9 22 27 7 7 7 27 28 14 10 16 49 55 52 -6 17 Leeds United 41 11 3 6 26 23 3 7 11 25 38 14 10 17 51 61 52 -10 18 Blackpool 41 6 8 6 29 23 6 7 8 27 31 12 15 14 56 54 51 +2 19 Barnsley 41 8 4 8 23 24 5 6 10 28 37 13 10 18 51 61 49 -10 20 Wolverhampton W'drs. 41 6 7 7 27 30 7 2 12 24 30 13 9 19 51 60 48 -9 21 Huddersfield Town 41 6 9 6 23 24 6 3 11 19 44 12 12 17 42 68 48 -26 22 Blackburn Rovers 40 8 5 7 23 22 3 9 8 25 33 11 14 15 48 55 47 -7 23 Peterborough United 41 6 4 10 30 37 7 4 10 29 30 13 8 20 59 67 47 -8 24 Bristol City 41 8 4 8 38 38 3 3 15 18 36 11 7 23 56 74 40 -18

Source: Cardiff City Online

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