How Portsmouth's run-in compares to their League One promotion rivals - including Luton, Sunderland and Barnsley

With just over a quarter of the season to go, Portsmouth remain in the hunt to win promotion from League One despite their stuttering form of late.

But how does their run-in compare with the other sides in the top seven, taking into account the average league position of the teams they still have to play? To find out, we've divided the league placings of each team's remaining opponents by the number of games left - giving a ranking of ‘difficulty’ for the promotion run-in. Here are the results.

How Portsmouth's run-in compares to their League One promotion rivals - including Luton, Sunderland and Barnsleyplaceholder image
How Portsmouth's run-in compares to their League One promotion rivals - including Luton, Sunderland and Barnsley
The Hatters are sitting pretty at the top of the table and have, on paper, the easiest run-in with just Charlton and Doncaster left to play out of the top six. Average position of remaining opponents: 15th (14.92 to be precise)placeholder image
The Hatters are sitting pretty at the top of the table and have, on paper, the easiest run-in with just Charlton and Doncaster left to play out of the top six. Average position of remaining opponents: 15th (14.92 to be precise)
Despite suffering a recent dip in form, the Addicks have the second easiest run-in, facing just Doncaster, Portsmouth and Plymouth out of the top six. Average position of remaining opponents: 14th (13.54 to be precise)placeholder image
Despite suffering a recent dip in form, the Addicks have the second easiest run-in, facing just Doncaster, Portsmouth and Plymouth out of the top six. Average position of remaining opponents: 14th (13.54 to be precise)
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