Can Cardiff secure a play off place?

Last updated : 28 March 2016 By Michael Morris

C:WindowsTempphp23EE.tmpCardiff City enter the final stages on the Championship season just outside the play off places.

The Bluebirds have played the same number of games as 6th placed Sheffield Wednesday but are three points behind. Crucially the teams have to play each other later in the campaign with Sheff Weds v City the penultimate game of the season.

Cardiff face Derby County this coming Saturday with Derby the team in 5th, five points ahead of Cardiff making this weekend's fixture another huge game.

Cardiff end the season at home to Birmingham City, another team with play off aspirations. With an away game at leaders Burnley to play as well City have a challenging run in.

Any thoughts of an automatic promotion place should be discounted but 6th, 5th or even at a stretch 4th place should be City's aim.

Here are the remaining fixtures for the top 10 teams in The Championship



1st Burnley. p.38. pts 75

2nd Apr Brighton A
5th Apr Cardiff H
9th Apr Leeds H 
16th Apr Birmingham A 
19th Apr Middlesbrough H 
22nd Apr Preston A 
2nd May QPR H 
7th May Charlton A 



 

2nd Brighton. p.38. pts 71

2nd Apr Burnley H
5th Apr Birmingham A
11th Apr Forest A 
15th Apr Fulham H 
19th Apr QPR H 
23rd Apr Charlton A 
2nd May Derby H 
7th May Middlesbrough A 



 

3rd Middlesbrough. p.37. pts 70

1st Apr QPR A
5th Apr Huddersfield H
9th Apr Preston H 
12th Apr Reading H 
16th Apr Bolton A 
19th Apr Burnley A
23rd Apr Ipswich H 
29th Apr Birmingham A 
7th May Brighton H 



 

4th Hull. p.37. pts 66

2nd Apr Bristol City H
5th Apr Derby A
9th Apr Huddersfield A 
15th Apr Wolves H 
19th Apr Reading A
23rd Apr Leeds H 
26th Apr Brentford H 
30th Apr Bolton A 
7th May Rotherham H 



 

5th Derby. p.38. pts 64

2nd Apr Cardiff A
5th Apr Hull H
9th Apr Bolton H 
16th Apr Charlton A 
19th Apr Bristol City A
23rd Apr Sheff Weds H 
2nd May Brighton A 
7th May Ipswich H



 

6th Sheffield Wednesday. p.38. pts 62

2nd Apr Huddersfield A
5th Apr Blackburn H
9th Apr Bristol City A 
16th Apr Ipswich H 
19th Apr MK Dons H 
23rd Apr Derby A 
30th Apr Cardiff H 
7th May Wolves A 



 

7th Cardiff. p.38. pts 59

2nd Apr Derby H
5th Apr Burnley A
9th Apr Fulham A 
16th Apr QPR H 
19th Apr Brentford A 
23rd Apr Bolton H 
30th Apr Sheff Weds A
7th May Birmingham H



 

8th Ipswich. p.38. pts 58

2nd Apr Wolves A
5th Apr Charlton H
9th Apr Brentford H
16th Apr Sheff Weds A
19th Apr Fulham H 
23rd Apr Middlesbrough A 
30th Apr MK Dons H 
7th May Derby A 



 

9th Birmingham. p37. pts 56

2nd Apr Charlton A
5th Apr Brighton H
9th Apr Reading A 
12th Apr Leeds H
16th Apr Burnley H 
19th Apr Preston H 
23rd Apr Huddersfield A 
29th Apr Middlesbrough H
7th May Cardiff A 



 

10th Preston. p.38. pts 53

2nd Apr Blackburn A
5th Apr Fulham H
9th Apr Middlesbrough A 
16th Apr MK Dons H 
19th Apr Birmingham A 
22nd Apr Burnley H 
30th Apr Reading A 
7th May Leeds H