The Department of Economics at the University of Reading – alongside the BBC – used the same methods used to forecast inflation or gross domestic product to predict the results of the 108 games left in the Championship.
Scroll down and click through the pages to view how the promotion battle panned out according to the simulation – will Leeds gain promotion to the Premier League if football returns?
1. BLACKBURN ROVERS (10th)
10.9% chance of winning the Championship - currently tenth.
2. BRISTOL CITY (9th)
11% chance of winning the Championship - currently seventh.
3. PRESTON NORTH END (8th)
13% chance of winning the Championship - currently sixth.
4. CARDIFF CITY (7th)
12.3% chance of winning the Championship - currently ninth.
5. MILLWALL (6th) - PLAY OFFS
13.8% chance of winning the Championship - currently eighth.
6. NOTTINGHAM FOREST (5th) - PLAY OFFS
19.5% chance of winning the Championship - currently fifth.