The biggest fixture in deciding who’ll claim a top six spot will most likely be the game between Oxford United and Lincoln City at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday night.
Des Buckingham’s U’s currently sit in sixth on 73 points, while the eighth-place Imps trail them by five following their 2-1 defeat against Wigan Athletic at the weekend. Blackpool sit in between the pair on 70, but have played a game more, and will only be back in action on Saturday afternoon, when they welcome Barnsley to Bloomfield Road for their penultimate match of the campaign.
The recent dip in form of the Tykes could very well see them dragged into a battle to remain in the play-offs. Neill Collins’ side are currently without a win in their last three matches and face a trip to Fratton Park to take on Portsmouth before Saturday’s meeting with the Seasiders. They currently sit five clear of Neil Critchley’s men with 75 points, ahead of their final three games.
There could still be plenty of twists and turns, and of course League One football in unpredictable, but we’ve taken a look at how teams will get on after their remaining outings if they pick up the same number of points as they did against the same opponents in the first half of the campaign.
Here’s the results and what they would mean:
7. Barnsley V Northampton Town (April 27)
Barnsley finish the season by welcoming Northampton Town to Oakwell. The Tykes claimed a 2-1 win when they visited Sixfields back in September. Photo: CameraSport - Alex Dodd
8. Lincoln City V Portsmouth (April 27)
Lincoln City welcome Portsmouth to the LNER Stadium on the final day of the season. When the pair met at Fratton Park back in September, it was the home team that claimed a 2-1 win. Photo: CameraSport - Alex Dodd
9. Exeter City V Oxford United (April 27)
Oxford travel to St James Park on the final day of the season. In their previous meeting with Exeter, they claimed a 3-0 victory at the Kassam. Photo: CameraSport - David Horton
10. Reading V Blackpool (April 27)
Blackpool claimed a 4-1 victory over Reading at Bloomfield Road earlier in the season, but it'd be a tough ask to replicate that away from home on the final day of the season. Photo: Pete Norton
11. Lincoln's final points tally- 71
If Lincoln pick up the same number of points in their final three games as they did against the same opponents in the first half of the season, they would finish the campaign on 71. It should be noted the Imps have looked like a completely different team in the second half of the campaign and will be keen to bounce back quickly from their defeat to Wigan. Photo: CameraSport - Alex Dodd
12. Blackpool's final points tally- 76
If Blackpool pick up the same number of points in their final two games as they did against the same opponents in the first half of the season, they would finish the campaign on 76- which would not be enough for the play-offs if the others matched their past results. Photo: CameraSport - Lee Parker