Supercomputer predicts who will be promoted alongside Coventry after Boxing Day Championship action
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(Credit: Imago) Mon 29 December 2025 8:30, UK Coventry City extended their lead at the top of the Championship to an impressive eight points after a 1-0 win over Swansea City on Boxing Day.The Sky Blues are chasing a return to the Premier League for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign, and their relentless run of form has put them in a fantastic position to achieve that aim. Lampard’s Coventry side have lost just one of their last 10 games, and that came against fellow promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town, who they meet again on Monday night.
MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES They have got their campaign firmly back on track in recent weeks after a slow start to the season, but their trip to face Coventry stands as another huge test of their credentials. RankTeamExpected PointsPromotion Chance1Coventry92.3797.68%2Middlesbrough79.0246.18%3Ipswich75.0423.96%4Hull70.176.18%5Preston69.735.88%6Bristol City69.536.18%Opta’s supercomputer has backed Middlesbrough to go up alongside Coventry.Ipswich’s resurgence is not yet enough to convince Opta’s supercomputer that they will be able to catch Middlesbrough and earn automatic promotion, as they are still predicted to finish just four points behind the Teesiders.Kim Hellberg’s side are labelled with a 46.18 per cent chance of promotion, but even that is a far cry from the staggering 97.68 per cent that is attributed to Coventry.Ipswich are viewed as the most likely victors in the play-offs, as their 23.96 per cent chance of promotion is far greater than any of the other contenders.
Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking MediaHull find themselves assessed an equal 6.18 per cent chance to Bristol City, who currently sit sixth in the table.Coventry’s one-sided record vs IpswichLampard’s success with Coventry has seen Premier League sides show an interest in his services, but his team could be about to meet their match on Monday night.The Sky Blues were dismantled 3-0 in their visit to Portman Road at the start of December, in what was comfortably their heaviest defeat of the campaign so far.DateCompetitionH/AResult6 December 2025ChampionshipA3-0 L8 February 2025FA CupH4-1 L30 April 2024ChampionshipH2-1 L2 December 2023ChampionshipA2-1 L7 March 2020League OneA1-0 WCoventry’s last five games against Ipswich, as per 11v11.com.That defeat was the latest in a long line of one-sided results between the two teams, which have seen Ipswich emerge victorious in each of their last four meetings. Expand that out further, and Coventry have beaten their upcoming opponents just twice in their last 11 clashes in all competitions.