The Department of Economics at the University of Reading – alongside the BBC – used the same methods used to forecast inflation or gross domestic product to predict the results of the 108 games left in the Championship.
Scroll down and click through the pages to view how the relegation battle panned out according to the simulation – will Boro beat the drop if football returns?
5. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (19th) - SAFE
14.9% chance of relegation - currently 18th in the Championship as it stands. Photo: George Wood
6. MIDDLESBROUGH (20th) - SAFE
14.8% chance of relegation - currently 19th in the Championship as it stands. Photo: James Chance
7. HULL CITY (21st) - SAFE
15.6% chance of relegation - currently 21st in the Championship as it stands. Photo: Ashley Allen
8. CHARLTON (22nd) - RELEGATED
20.6% chance of relegation - currently 22nd in the Championship as it stands. Photo: Lewis Storey