Pompey returned to winning ways on Saturday, with a brilliant 2-0 triumph over newly-promoted Cardiff City.
The Blues had chances to extend their advantage, with Tyrese Shade and Abu Kamara both coming close, while Marezi had a second-half effort ruled out for offside.
Nonetheless, the triumph lifted Pompey up the early-season standings into 14th and now sit two points away from the play-offs.
Elsewhere, there were also wins for Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Millwall and West Ham as the Championship continues to gather pace.
We’ve taken to football data website, Opta, who have used their performance-related figures to predict how the final standings could look in May.
Here’s where their data currently has the Blues finishing in the Championship at the end of the season.
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1. Latest Championship predicted table
Where Pompey are predicted to finish in the Championship this season. | Jason Brown


