With less than two months remaining, the top 10 sides in the division will all still have designs on reaching the Championship. There’s little margin for error and every point will prove invaluable come the end of the campaign. But how does Pompey’s run-in compare to their rivals? We’ve crunched the numbers and taken the average league position of the Blues’ remaining opponents and compared them with their rivals’ fixtures to see who has the easiest finale on paper...
1. Ipswich - 14 with nine games remaining
The 10th-placed Tractor Boys still play Coventry, Bristol Rovers, Pompey, Southend, Bolton, Shrewsbury, Rochdale, Doncaster and MK Dons. Photo: Graham Hunt
2. Doncaster - 13.9 with 10 games remaining
Ninth-placed Donny are still to face MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon, Pompey, Accrington, Bolton, Burton, Tranmere, Lincoln, Rotherham, Ipswich and Blackpool Photo: Daniel Chesterton
3. Peterborough - 13.4 with 10 games left
Eighth-placed Posh meet Pompey, Bolton, Bristol Rovers, Blackpool, Coventry, MK Dons, Sunderland, Shrewsbury, Rochdale and Tranmere Photo: PinPeP
4. Fleetwood - 13.2 with 10 games left
The Cod Army face Blackpool, Pompey, Gillingham, Rotherham, Bolton, MK Dons, Accrington, Lincoln, Oxford and Southend Photo: Daniel Chesterton