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Nottingham Forest have rocketed up the Championship table, with a six-match unbeaten run lifting them into the play-off places.

And a ‘super computer’ has predicted where the Reds will finish come the end of the season.

Saturday’s impressive 2-0 win at promotion rivals Middlesbrough saw Aitor Karanka’s men break into the top six for the first time this term.

With 12 matches gone, they find themselves in fifth place with 19 points, having racked up four wins, seven draws and just one defeat.

Sheffield United currently top the standings, six points ahead of Forest, with West Bromwich Albion a point further behind in second.

But, according to statistics and analysis website FiveThirtyEight, the campaign could yet end in promotion heartbreak for the Reds.

Their complex model has Karanka’s team finishing in 11th spot with 63 points – one point and two places behind arch-rivals Derby County, who are also predicted to miss out on a top six finish.

The Baggies are forecast to finish in first place with 82 points, with the Blades taking the second automatic spot, three points adrift.

Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Stoke City and Brentford, who now find themselves without a manager following Dean Smith’s departure to Aston Villa, make up the top six.

According to the computer, Ipswich Town, Reading and Rotherham United are set for relegation, meaning Preston North End and Hull City – currently in the bottom three – survive.

(Image: Doug Moody Photography)

FiveThirtyEight claim there is a two percent chance of Forest winning the Championship and an eight percent chance they will secure promotion, though there is a 16 percent probability they could make the play-offs.

Predicted final Championship table

1 West Brom 82 points

2 Sheffield United 79 points

3 Middlesbrough 77 points

4 Leeds United 77 points

5 Stoke City 73 points

6 Brentford 72 points

7 Swansea City 68 points

8 Norwich City 66 points

9 Derby County 64 points

10 Aston Villa 64 points

11 Nottingham Forest 63 points

12 Bristol City 63 points

13 Sheffield Wednesday 63 points

14 Birmingham City 62 points

15 Blackburn Rovers 57 points

(Image: Doug Moody Photography)

16 Wigan Athletic 56 points

17 Millwall 56 points

18 QPR 56 points

19 Preston North End 55 points

20 Bolton Wanderers 51 points

21 Hull City 49 points

22 Rotherham United 47 points

23 Reading 47 points

24 Ipswich Town 46 points

Find out more about how the table is calculated, here.