Supercomputer predicts final Championship table - and Portsmouth, Southampton, Middlesbrough & Co finishes

Pompey have enjoyed a solid start to the new Championship campaign, picking up eight points from their opening five games.

That good form continued on Sunday, with the Blues picking up a point at St Mary’s in the first league south-coast derby in 13 years.

Despite John Mousinho’s men at times dominating proceedings against Southampton, they were unable to unlock the Saints’ defence, with the highly-controversial contest ending goalless.

The draw did, however, move Pompey into ninth in the early-season standings and sit just two points away from the play-offs.

Although it is still very much early doors, the Blues will be looking up this term and hoping to improve on the 16th-placed finish achieved in the 2024-25 campaign.

We’ve taken to football statistics's website Opta to see where they currently predict Mousinho’s men to finish in the Championship this season.

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