Opta’s League One ‘supercomputer’ is backing Wanderers to finish in the play-off places come May.
Steven Schumacher’s side are currently in seventh place following the dramatic late victories against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City.
The table is looking tight, with only six points separating leaders Stockport County and eighth-place Mansfield Town at this stage.
Bradford City, Stevenage, Lincoln City and AFC Wimbledon are currently in the top six after impressive starts.
Huddersfield and Luton Town were among the promotion favourites before a ball had been kicked but find themselves outside the top eight at the time of writing.
The supercomputer, which is calculated using a wide range of data from the season so far, predicts Bolton to finish sixth and leapfrog Wimbledon in the play-off places.
Stockport are tipped to maintain their spot at the top, with Cardiff securing the other automatic promotion spot. Stevenage, Lincoln City and Bradford are expected to remain in the top six, according to the data.
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At the other end of the table, Peterborough United, Port Vale, Burton Alvion and Exeter City are tipped for the drop, with Plymouth Argyle narrowly surviving. The Pilgrims have had a tough start under Tom Cleverley, who took charge in the summer.
Here is Opta’s latest League One ‘supercomputer’ as of November 5
- Stockport (84 pts)
- Cardiff (77 pts)
- Stevenage (76 pts)
- Lincoln (74 pts)
- Bradford (74 pts)
- Bolton (72 pts)
- Wimbledon (66 pts)
- Luton (65 pts)
- Leyton Orient (65 pts)
- Wycombe (65 pts)
- Mansfield (65 pts)
- Barnsley (64 pts)
- Huddersfield (63 pts)
- Wigan (60 pts)
- Reading (60 pts)
- Rotherham (59 pts)
- Doncaster (57 pts)
- Blackpool (55 pts)
- Northampton (55 pts)
- Plymouth (54 pts)
- Exeter (54 pts)
- Burton (54 pts)
- Port Vale (51 pts)
- Peterborough (48 pts)
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