Northampton Town have a three point cushion on Carlisle United following victory over Gillingham.placeholder image
Northampton Town have a three point cushion on Carlisle United following victory over Gillingham.

Data experts predict Northampton Town's automatic promotion bid will be decided by just one point - plus where Carlisle United, Stockport County, Stevenage, Bradford City and Salford City will finish

Northampton bolstered their automatic promotion hopes with a battling 2-1 win over Gillingham on Easter Monday.

It gives them a three point cushion on Carlisle United with just five games now left to play.

The latest supercomputer is predicting that every point will be crucial with just one point set to split third and fourth places.

Here’s how the supercomputer thinks it will look at the end of the season.

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