Hull, Walsall, Portsmouth? Who Sky Bet expect to prevail in the Football League play-offs
Monday 16 May 2016 10:45, UK
With Football League sponsor Sky Bet offering top price on each side to win the play-offs, we look at which sides warrant backing.
Four teams from each division are battling it out for one last shot at glory and the full play-off schedule is live on Sky Sports.
Here we preview the 12 teams looking to seize their last chance at promotion...
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Promotion odds: Hull 12/5, Brighton 13/5, Derby 3/1, Sheffield Wednesday 7/2
Leg 1: Derby v Hull - Saturday, May 14 (12.30pm)
Leg 2: Hull v Derby - Tuesday, May 17 (7.45pm)
Hull City's Sky Bet Play-Off campaign kicks off against Derby County at the iPro Stadium at 12.30 on Saturday, with the Tigers hoping to reach their first play-off final since 2008.
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They're 2/1 with Football League sponsor Sky Bet to beat Derby away from home with the Rams 7/5 and the draw at 21/10.
Hull finished five points clear of Derby in the proper season, and are 8/11 favourites to reach a Wembley final against either Sheffield Wednesday or Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Sky Bet are going top price on all teams to achieve promotion through the Sky Bet Play-Offs and rate Hull as 12/5 to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
Leg 1: Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton - Friday, May 13 (7.45pm)
Leg 2: Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday - Monday, May 16 (7.45pm)
Brighton missed out on automatic promotion in dramatic fashion on the final day of the Championship season and will want to bounce back against Sheffield Wednesday.
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The first leg of this play-off semi-final takes place at Hillsborough and Sky Bet make Wednesday 13/10 favourites to win the game, with Brighton 23/10 and the draw 21/10.
Sky Bet have boosted Fernando Forestieri to score and Sheffield Wednesday to win from 5/2 to 9/2 and for James Wilson to score in a Brighton win from 9/2 to 13/2.
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Brighton are odds-on favourites (4/6) to reach the Wembley final against either Hull City or Derby County, while Wednesday are 11/10.
SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Promotion odds: Walsall 13/5, Millwall 11/4, Bradford 11/4, Barnsley 16/5
Leg 1: Barnsley v Walsall - Saturday, May 14 (5.30pm)
Leg 2: Walsall v Barnsley - Thursday, May 19 (7.45pm)
Walsall will want to take their great end of season form into the Sky Bet play-offs as they look to return to the second tier for the first time since 2004.
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They ended their League 1 campaign with three straight wins including a 5-0 thrashing of Port Vale and Sky Bet make them 2/1 to beat Barnsley away in their semi-final first leg, while they're odds on (8/11) to qualify for the Wembley final.
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The Tykes also ended the league season with a resounding 4-1 victory over Sky Bet League 1 champions Wigan and are 7/5 to win the game, and evens to reach Wembley.
Leg 1: Bradford v Millwall - Sunday, May 15 (12.15pm)
Leg 2: Millwall v Bradford - Friday, May 20 (7.45pm)
With 46 games played, Bradford and Millwall could be separated by only one point in the Sky Bet League 1 campaign and Sky Bet's Play-Off odds reflect this.
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Millwall are 11/5 to get an away win in the first leg at Valley Parade, with Bradford 7/5 favourites to take an advantage into the second leg. The draw is 2/1.
Sky Sports pundit Ian Holloway predicts a 1-1 draw with Millwall's Lee Gregory scoring first, which can be backed at 25/1.
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Millwall will have home advantage in the second leg and are 8/11 favourite to qualify for the Wembley final, with Bradford evens.
SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Promotion odds: Portsmouth 2/1, Plymouth 11/4, Accrington 11/4, AFC Wimbledon 7/2
Leg 1: Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth - Thursday, May 12
Leg 2: Plymouth v Portsmouth - Sunday, May 15 (6pm)
Sky Bet can hardly split the two sides after Portsmouth's Thursday night 2-2 draw against Plymouth at Fratton Park.
There's all to play for in the return leg at Home Park and Sky Bet will have a full range of Price Boosts available for the big game on Sunday evening.
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Pompey will be looking to return to the third tier for the first time since 2013 and are 10/11 to qualify for the Wembley final, while Plymouth are 4/5.
Leg 1: AFC Wimbledon v Accrington - Saturday, May 14 (7.30pm)
Leg 2: Accrington v AFC Wimbledon - Wednesday, May 18 (7.45pm)
AFC Wimbledon lock horns with Accrington after securing their highest ever finish in the Football League and booking their play-off place on the penultimate weekend of the season.
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Accrington will have to recover quickly from a painful 0-0 draw with Stevenage, which meant that Bristol Rovers were able to leapfrog them into the automatic promotion places on the final day.
Wimbledon are 7/5 favourites to take an advantage into the second leg, while Accrington are 2/1 to get a win with the draw 9/4.
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Stanley are odds on favourites (4/6) to qualify for Wembley, with AFC Wimbledon 11/10.
* Sky Bet odds subject to fluctuation
