The exact results of Coventry City and Middlesbrough's remaining EFL Championship fixtures simulated by AI | OneFootball

The two sides are still leading the way in the automatic promotion race as things stand

With two months of the Championship season still to play, Coventry City and Middlesbrough continue to lead the way in the enthralling race for Premier League football.

The Sky Blues have firmly put last season's play-off heartbreak behind them in what is Frank Lampard's first full campaign in charge at the CBS Arena, and they have given themselves a remarkable chance of ending what is now a 25-year exile from the top flight in the coming weeks.

Middlesbrough haven't exactly been stuck in the EFL for quite as long - nine years in fact - and are now also staring promotion in the face throughout the remaining 11 matches of the Championship season, with Kim Hellberg continuing to earn plenty of rave reviews after continuing to make a strong impact in the opening months of his tenure at the Riverside Stadium after he replaced Rob Edwards in November in rather controversial circumstances.

It did seem as though the wheels may have started to come off City's promotion bid after a stunning start to the season, but a recent run of four successive wins - which was kickstarted by a 3-1 success in a first versus second matchup against the Reds last month - has created a five-point buffer at the top of the table.

Boro, meanwhile, recorded a seventh victory in 10 games and responded to three matches without a win with a statement 3-1 result against Birmingham City to ensure there will be at least a three-point gap between themselves and third place heading into the weekend.

Although plenty of twists and turns are likely to unfold, such is the unpredictability of the Championship, Football League World asked ChatGPT to predict the exact results of Coventry and Middlesbrough's remaining matches to see where it could leave the two sides in the promotion shake-up on May 2nd.

AI predicts a remarkable end-of-season run for Coventry City

The aforementioned four-game winning run has taken Coventry's current tally to 71 points from 35 games, and they could achieve a maximum total of 104 by the end of the campaign.

AI believes that Lampard's side are set for a remarkable end-of-season run, which begins with a predicted 2-1 success against Bristol City at Ashton Gate this weekend.

Five points from the three matches leading up to the season's final international break have then been forecast, with a 2-1 success over Preston North End followed by a 1-1 draw with Southampton and a 2-2 score away to Swansea City.

A 'statement' 3-1 victory against Derby County on Good Friday has been predicted in a run of seven further points from nine, with a 1-1 draw against promotion-chasing Hull City and a 4-0 rout over already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday taking the Sky Blues into the final four matches of the gruelling campaign.

AI has claimed it will be an unbeaten end to the season for City, though. A 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, a 2-0 home win over Portsmouth and 3-1 success over Wrexham in the final home game of the term all come before a predicted 2-1 success at Vicarage Road against Watford, that would take their points total to 96 as champions.

AI predicts Middlesbrough will also do enough to achieve automatic promotion

Similarly, AI is also predicting a strong end to the season for Middlesbrough, beginning with a 2-1 victory against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Sunday afternoon.

Heading into the international break, it has been claimed that Boro will pick up seven points from a possible nine by defeating Charlton Athletic 3-0 and Bristol City 2-1 in successive home outings, before a 1-1 draw against Blackburn on the road.

The Teessiders will then endure two further games without victory, according to AI, with a second 1-1 draw coming against promotion rivals, Millwall, on Good Friday before a predicted 2-1 defeat to Swansea on Easter Monday.

However, Hellberg's side have been tipped to go unbeaten in their final five matches, returning to winning ways with a 2-0 home success over Portsmouth before what could be a crucial point against Ipswich Town with a 2-2 draw at Portman Road.

The Reds have then been predicted to win their final three encounters 4-0 over Sheffield Wednesday and 2-1 over both Watford and Wrexham.

A tally of 24 points from 33 available would take their total to 90 points, and AI believes that would be enough to ensure automatic promotion, with it being claimed that Ipswich will finish the campaign on 86, with Millwall, Hull and Wrexham continuing to make up the play-off picture.