Reading are set to fight for, but miss out on, the play-offs, according to the latest SuperComputer predictions.

Following Saturday's impressive 2-1 victory over Peterborough United, the Royals are firmly in the top 10 and could even end the week in the play-offs should Ruben Selles' side earn a positive result in Barnsley.

With 15 matches of the season complete, and a hectic festive schedule to come in December, Reading are still fighting on three fronts with the EFL Trophy and FA Cup ties to come in the next fortnight.

Finishing 17th last season and without a top-half finish in four years, Royals fans are hoping Selles' thin squad can navigate difficult spells to enjoy a more comfortable campaign than the last.

The latest SuperComputer, put together by Casino Hawks, has the Royals finishing in eighth- seven points outside the play-offs.

Wycombe Wanderers are predicted to win the title and return to the Championship for their second season in the second tier, joined by heavy-spending Birmingham City in second place.

Play-offs are expected to be competed by Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers, Wrexham and Huddersfield Town.

Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town and Crawley Town are all predicted to be relegated, with Northampton Town finishing 21st and five points clear of the drop.

This table represents the model's prediction of the final standings at the end of the season. It incorporates any actual results that have occurred so far if any and predicts the exact scores for the remaining games to compile a final league table. 

 

Pos

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

diff

1

Wycombe

46

30

9

7

90

45

45

99

1

2

Birmingham City

46

27

12

7

75

44

31

93

-1

3

Stockport

46

27

9

10

70

43

27

90

2

4

Bolton

46

27

6

13

70

52

18

87

2

5

Wrexham

46

25

11

10

76

48

28

86

-1

6

Huddersfield

46

26

7

13

74

46

28

85

1

7

Lincoln City

46

25

9

12

68

52

16

84

-4

8

Reading

46

24

6

16

64

56

8

78

2

9

Barnsley

46

21

13

12

69

55

14

76

-1

10

Charlton Ath

46

23

7

16

61

52

9

76

-1

11

Exeter City

46

17

15

14

57

51

6

66

1

12

Mansfield Town

46

18

9

19

60

65

-5

63

-1

13

P'borough Utd

46

17

10

19

69

67

2

61

2

14

Wigan Athletic

46

16

11

19

50

56

-6

59

-1

15

Leyton Orient

46

15

10

21

55

65

-10

55

-1

16

Blackpool

46

15

6

25

59

76

-17

51

1

17

Bristol Rovers

46

13

11

22

49

64

-15

50

3

18

Rotherham Utd

46

13

11

22

48

64

-16

50

-2

19

Stevenage

46

11

12

23

43

59

-16

45

0

20

Northampton

46

10

13

23

49

68

-19

43

-2

21

Crawley Town

46

9

11

26

45

73

-28

38

1

22

Shrewsbury

46

8

11

27

43

76

-33

35

1

23

Cambridge Utd

46

8

9

29

40

75

-35

33

-2

24

Burton Albion

46

5

16

25

43

75

-32

31

0