Data experts predict League One table with points projections for Birmingham City, Blackpool, Northampton, Peterborough and rivals

Now that all 24 teams have been informed of their schedules for the upcoming campaign, fans can get well and truly excited for what’s in store.

Birmingham City fans will be particularly keen to get the new season started as Blues, under the guidance of new manager Chris Davies, are targeting the English third-tier title immediately.

It’s set to be an ultra competitive campaign as fellow relegated sides Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United are looking strong. The likes of Wrexham and Bolton Wanderers are also being hyped up.

Those aren’t the only clubs that will be challenging for the title and automatic promotion spots, however, with several others ambitious and eager to upset the apple cart. Other battles will be intense, too, including the relegation fight.

With a month and a half remaining until the start of the season and a transfer window of exoduses and rebuilds in between, it would be bonkers to predict how things will go, right? Well, data experts have given their best shot at figuring out the likely finishes for every club.

The supercomputer used is a probability model, not determined by human predictions or bias. What happens is the supercomputer estimates the outcome of each remaining fixture based on a team’s current strength (based on factors such as league position and form). 

The machine then simulates the remaining games in a season 1,000 times and constructs an average league table from the 1,000 simulations, to rule out anomalous results. With that in mind, here’s where Birmingham and the other 23 League One clubs are expected to finish.