WANDERERS will achieve a top 10 finish in their first season back in League One, according to a supercomputer.

The Whites have made a promising start to life back in the third tier, taking 12 points from their opening eight matches.

Ian Evatt’s men are currently expected to finish in ninth place, according to football statistics website FiveThirtyEight.

The table is based on a wide range of data from the season so far and predicts that Wanderers have a 20% chance of making the play-offs.

It also states that the Whites have a 3% chance of winning the league and a 9% chance of being relegated.

The table also predicts that Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday will win promotion to the Championship, while Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town are the current favourites to go down. 

Here is the predicted League One table in full

1. Sunderland

2. Sheffield Wednesday

3. MK Dons

4. Wigan Athletic

5. Wycombe Wanderers

6. Oxford United

7. Rotherham United

8. Lincoln City

9. Bolton Wanderers

10. Portsmouth

11. Fleetwood Town

12. Plymouth Argyle

13. Ipswich Town

14. Burton Albion

15. AFC Wimbledon

16. Charlton Athletic

17. Gillingham

18. Cheltenham Town

19. Accrington Stanley

20. Cambridge United

21. Morecambe

22. Crewe Alexandra

23. Doncaster Rovers

24. Shrewsbury Town


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