The thing with stats and predictions is this, the more data you have, the more accurate a prediction you can give. At least that's true in the real world, which football often operates outside of so it seems.

There's no denying that with each passing match we can speak with more with more certainty about how the Championship promotion race is shaping up, with four leading contenders for automatic promotion fighting for those two coveted positions. Heading into this afternoon's games there are just two points between the top four after Sunderland's 0-0 draw with Burnley last night.

That result pulled Burnley level on points with table-topping Leeds United ahead of the Whites' game at home to Sheffield Wednesday Sunday lunchtime and according to the last prediction by data analysts Opta, the current top two are set to battle right down to the final game for the Championship title, with Sheffield United in the fight for an automatic promotion spot, too.

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The Opta supercomputer predicts the current top three to be the same come the conclusion of the season with Leeds winning out in a tense battle with a final points haul of 90. Burnley are predicted to finish on 89 points with Sheffield United on 88 points.

Leeds are ranked as a 45.20 percent chance of winning the Championship title and are seen as a significant 73.88 percent chance of winning promotion, which is significantly ahead of rivals Sheffield United, with the Blades given less than a one in two chance of promotion at 49.38 percent.

A victory for Leeds at Elland Road over the Owls will only strengthen their position further after Burnley's failure to win on Friday night.