Plotting the Posh path to promotion

Just over 90 points has been the average tally of teams finishing second and gaining automatic promotion in the last six full seasons of League One.

An average of just over 72 points has been achieved by the team finishing sixth, the final play-off position. Posh finished on 74 points the last time they reached the play-offs in the 2013-14 season.

We have not included last season’s incomplete points tallies in this summary.

Pleasingly nine of the remaining Posh matches are at home including some biggies against Hull, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Doncaster and Lincoln and the derby game against Cobblers.

Posh also have to play away at promotion rivals Oxford (next Tuesday), Charlton and Doncaster (final day of the season).

Posh currently have 58 points with 17 games to go after five successive wins and the PT has plotted the path to promotion for the new league leaders ....

Feb 27 v Wigan (h) W3-0

Easy win against strugglers. Running points total: 61

March 2 v Oxford (a) L1-2 Talented opposition Running points total: 61

March 6 v Burton (a) W2-1 Burton bounce won’t last Running points total: 64

March 9 v Hull (h) D1-1

A tight game for sure Running points total: 65

March 16 v Pompey (h) W1-0

A fresher Posh team to win. Running points total: 68

March20vRochdale(a)W3-1 Everyone wins at Dale. Running points total: 71

March 23 v Blackpool (a) L0-1 Horrible midweek trip Running points total: 71

March 27 v Accy (h) W2-1 Revenge for opening day loss Running points total: 74

April 2 v Fleetwood (a) D1-1

Posh usually struggle here Running points total: 75

April 5 v Sund’land (h) W1-0 Nothing to fear from a big club. Running points total: 78

April 12 v Swindon (a) W3-0 Posh have too much quality. Running points total: 81

April 17 v Cobblers (h) W2-0 The usual derby day win. Running points total: 84

April 20 v Gills (h) W3-0 Class will overcome power. Running points total: 87

April 24 v Charlton (a) L1-2 Hosts will need a win badly Running points total: 87

April 27 v Doncaster (h) W2-1

Posh to end Donny hoodoo. Running points total: 90

May 1 v Lincoln (h) D1-1 Lincoln are excellent away. Running points total: 91

May 8 v Doncaster (a) D1-1 Tight game to finish, will a point be enough?

FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 92

Will the Posh promotion push go right down to the final game of the season at Doncaster?