Championship promotion race: Supercomputer makes playoff prediction after Birmingham and Stoke latest
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Credit: Imago Championship promotion race: Supercomputer makes playoff prediction after Birmingham and Stoke latest Thu 26 February 2026 7:30, UK Birmingham City and Stoke City are expected to miss out on the playoffs after their results on Wednesday.The two West Midlands sides had contrasting performances in the latest round of Championship fixtures.Birmingham suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat to Millwall, while Stoke City returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Oxford United.Nevertheless, this looks to have mattered little, with Wrexham still heavy favourites to remain in sixth position.A night to forget. pic.twitter.com/1ywT6JRwsN— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 25, 2026 Read more: Birmingham City fans roast ‘selfish’ Jay Stansfield after what he did vs MillwallWrexham backed to complete the Championship top six Going into the latter half of the 2025-26 campaign, it appears certain that five of the current top six will remain there come the end of the campaign.However, what is up for debate is who will finish sixth, with only seven points separating nine teams. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES As it stands, Wrexham sit sixth, with their 2-1 victory over Portsmouth keeping them four points clear of Southampton.Now, Opta on 25 February, has backed the Welsh side to maintain this position, believing that they will remain here come the end of the season with 70.91 points predicted.📈 Some big moves made this evening 👀#EFL | #SkyBetChampionship pic.twitter.com/EHuxOyV9p1— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) February 25, 2026 Southampton are expected to finish seventh, followed by Bristol City, Birmingham and Preston.Despite Stoke City’s win on Wednesday, they are still on track for a bottom-half finish according to the supercomputer, with a 14th-place position predicted.Read more: Sheffield United fans rip into ‘pathetic’ Femi Seriki incident vs Coventry: ‘Drives me absolutely crazy’Who is tipped to get relegated from the Championship?As it stands, both Oxford United and West Brom are the favourites to get relegated from the second tier.With Sheffield Wednesday already down, the question remains as to who will follow the Owls to League One.Opta believes Oxford United are all but certain to go down, giving them an 88.68 per cent chance of relegation.West Brom are predicted to follow, despite the sacking of Eric Ramsay, giving them a 51.40 per cent chance of going down.However, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers are not out of the woods yet, with the supercomputer insisting they still have a 26.52 per cent and a 22 per cent chance of falling into the bottom three before the campaign is over.Despite Portsmouth’s defeat to Wrexham on Tuesday, the club are predicted to survive, with only a 5.80 chance of a return to League One next season.