Ipswich Town are in the box for the second automatic promotion spot behind champions Coventry City, but Millwall and Middlesbrough are waiting to take advantage of any mistakes by the Tractor Boys.
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At least two of those teams, plus Southampton, will compete in the play-offs, but it is not known who they will face in the semi-final.
Wrexham, Hull City and Derby County are in an even tighter battle for sixth place and a possible route to the Premier League, via Wembley on May 23.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of what should be an exciting final day of action, with all 12 matches played simultaneously at 12:30 BST.
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Who will win automatic promotion?
Despite hitting a couple of mid-course obstacles, Coventry held on down the stretch to finish well ahead of the field and will watch the drama unfold from the winner’s circle.
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Ipswich are a distance clear heading into the final furlong, a point ahead of Millwall and with a huge goal difference advantage which is as good as another point.
The equation is clear for Town, they beat QPR, they are adrift in mid-table, winless in five games and losers in their last three, and Kieran McKenna’s men will secure a third promotion in four seasons. Nowadays, things are never boring on Portman Road.
However, if the Tractor Boys falter and fail to pick up three points, the door would be open for Millwall to take second place, should they end their season with a home win over relegated Oxford United at The Den.
Middlesbrough face the toughest question of all. Not only do they visit a Wrexham team with their own season on the line (more on that below), but they need to win and hope that Ipswich lose and Millwall fail to beat Oxford to sneak back into the top two, where they have spent more than three-quarters of the campaign, leading the way on three separate occasions.
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The only way Boro could go up without Ipswich losing is if Kim Hellberg’s men win by six goals at the Stok Cae Ras while Town draw, and even then Boro would need Millwall to come up short at their own game.
The race for sixth
The Championship play-off picture remains as clear as mud heading into the final 90 minutes of the season.
Southampton are the only team that knows they will definitely be in the play-offs, but they could still finish third, fourth or fifth, depending on their result at Preston North End and that of the teams above them.
Two from Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough will join the Saints in the play-off chase, while the other place will be fiercely contested on Saturday.
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Wrexham are, on paper at least, in the driving seat, currently sixth, above Hull City by virtue of a +1 goal difference.
They host Middlesbrough in Wales in a match in which everything is at stake for both teams.
Even if the Red Dragons win, that won’t necessarily be enough. If the Tigers beat Norwich at the MKM Stadium by an even one-goal larger margin of victory than Wrexham, then Hull would surpass Wrexham by virtue of scoring more goals.
But it’s not a two-horse race, Derby County are one point behind and would move into sixth place with a win over Sheffield United at Pride Park, should both Wrexham and Hull City drop points.
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If both Wrexham and Hull City were to lose, even a point against the Blades would be enough for the Rams to reach the play-offs, given their superior goal difference.
Saturday afternoon, 12:30 BST, we can finally put the calculators back in the drawer and we can just sit back and watch the drama unfold.
Of course, we’ll be here for every match of the day, with our live text coverage of all 12 matches starting at 11:30 BST.