And as the top eight position themselves, as the top three continue to last each others' pace, there’s been no let-up for the sides desperate for promotion to the Championship this season.. we could be heading towards another record points total required.
But where do Sheffield Wednesday sit in the reckoning according to the stats? What about the pace-setting pair of Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle – and what about the likes of Derby County and Barnsley?
Who looks most likely for relegation?
The number crunchers and statistics experts at FiveThirtyEight have taken into account the quality of each squad, form guides and remaining fixtures to draw up their recmmendations on who will finish where on what number of points.
And it’s tight in several areas of the table - with a handful of spots separated by goal difference.
After the FA Cup pause, here’s how the data experts see League One finishing..
Who looks most likely for relegation?
![Exeter seem to have taken pretty well to life after Matt Taylor's switch to Rotherham, with Gary Caldwell having stepped in to pretty steady effect. Sat 11th at current, few observers would suggest they can't keep up the pace for a high mid-table stop-up but the cold, hard numbers have them 13th, with less than 2% chance of relegation.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFlYmNmYTJjLTU3ZGMtNDA5Ny1iZDJmLTVjODIwYmQ4Yzg3NzpkYWViYjMwMC0wMmMwLTQxMTUtOTFjNi1kMDI3NjAwZWU2NGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. 13th - Exeter City - 59pts
Exeter seem to have taken pretty well to life after Matt Taylor's switch to Rotherham, with Gary Caldwell having stepped in to pretty steady effect. Sat 11th at current, few observers would suggest they can't keep up the pace for a high mid-table stop-up but the cold, hard numbers have them 13th, with less than 2% chance of relegation. Photo: Michael Regan
![A tough nut to crack particularly at home, Lincoln haven't quite managed to keep up the pace on early season form that had predictions such as this offering a puncher's chance of gatecrashing the play-offs. They're down to finish 12th, above Exeter on goal difference, with a 2% chance of relegation. They're building and would want to improve on that next season for sure.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYzMDA1ZWEyLTBiNDUtNDg2OC04ODU5LTc1OTM3ZWUzNDgxNzo1MDEyZDdhMS1iNjA5LTQwNGUtYmIwOS0wNTA5ZjQyNzFlYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. 12th - Lincoln City - 59pts
A tough nut to crack particularly at home, Lincoln haven't quite managed to keep up the pace on early season form that had predictions such as this offering a puncher's chance of gatecrashing the play-offs. They're down to finish 12th, above Exeter on goal difference, with a 2% chance of relegation. They're building and would want to improve on that next season for sure. Photo: Dan Mullan
![Charlton are a club underwhelming somewhat despite a switch in management and that's reflected in their expected finish of 11th - some way short of where they'd like to be. There's talk of ownership changes and all sorts. Above all this is greatly improved form and - hold on - a 3% chance of sneaking into the top six.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiNGJmYWZjLTNlNzItNDQyNC05OTFkLTQwMTM0OTg1NjNkNDoxYWMzYjNhNS1jNTg4LTQ0ZWYtOTI5Ni04YzFhYjQyYjgxNzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. 11th - Charlton Athletic - 64pts
Charlton are a club underwhelming somewhat despite a switch in management and that's reflected in their expected finish of 11th - some way short of where they'd like to be. There's talk of ownership changes and all sorts. Above all this is greatly improved form and - hold on - a 3% chance of sneaking into the top six. Photo: Alex Pantling
![The man in the photo is long gone with Oxford United centre-half John Mousinho - you read that correctly - having come in as replacement. He's done OK, too and it will be interesting to see how the finish-up. There's a 6% chance of the play-offs, FIveThirtyEight reckon, but Pompey fans have learned not to hope for too much in the last couple of seasons.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY4MzUwMGE3LWQzMjEtNGI0OC1iNWNkLTcwYWM2MWU3MDUzZDpjMDVhZGMxZC1kZTlmLTQ4NTgtYjAzYi03OTQ3ODgxODNhZWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. 10th - Portsmouth - 66pts
The man in the photo is long gone with Oxford United centre-half John Mousinho - you read that correctly - having come in as replacement. He's done OK, too and it will be interesting to see how the finish-up. There's a 6% chance of the play-offs, FIveThirtyEight reckon, but Pompey fans have learned not to hope for too much in the last couple of seasons. Photo: Julian Finney