Bolton's fixtures compared to Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday & Sunderland in play-off hunt

Bolton Wanderers will have to be near flawless between now and the end of the season if they are to have a chance of reaching the play-offs.

Wanderers, having won promotion out of League Two last season, have ambitions of making it back-to-back successes with hopes of making the top six this campaign.

The dramatic late win against Crewe Alexandra thanks to Amadou Bakayoko's late strike ensured three vital points on the road as Wanderers kept their slim hopes of being in the play-offs by the end of April alive.

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The gap to the top six is nine points and Wanderers have a vital week when they return to action after the international break which could determine their campaign's outcome and have a big say in which division they will be playing in next season.

First up is a short trip to take on Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, before home clashes against two sides who have play-off aspirations themselves in the form of Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday.

Wanderers then have clashes against sides which are in the bottom half of the table in the form of Doncaster Rovers and Accrington Stanley, before their final away day of the campaign against Cheltenham Town and ending the season at home to Fleetwood Town.

Of the final seven games, the Whites’ opponents have an average league position of 12.3.

Of the current top 11, Plymouth Argyle have by far the hardest run-in. The Pilgrims’ average opponent’s league position is 6.7, with their fixtures including meetings six games against the current top nine. The next lowest being fifth-placed Oxford United (11.1).

Wycombe Wanderers have the easiest set of fixtures, with an average