Play-Off Teams Current Form

Going into the play-offs with good form is crucial as you need all your players to be up for the big games as well as have confidence in each other and the clubs manager/staff. With two out of the four play-off places already decided in League 1, we look at the form of the six contenders for promotion through the play-offs this year.

Sheffield United

Last 5 games

Sheff Utd 2-2 Stevenage

Mk Dons 1-0 Sheff Utd

Sheff Utd 3-1 Leyton Orient

Rochdale 2-5 Sheff Utd

Sheff Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

FORM - WWWLD

10 points out of a possible 15

Sheffield Wednesday

Last 5 Games

Brentford 1-2 Sheff Wed

Sheff Wed 2-1 Carlisle

Colchester 1-1 Sheff Wed

Sheff Wed 3-0 Oldham

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheff Wed

FORM - WWDWW

13 points out of a possible 15

MK Dons

Last 5 Games

Rochdale 1-2 MK Dons

MK Dons 1-0 Sheff Utd

Scunthorpe 0-3 MK Dons

MK Dons 3-0 Tranmere

Preston 1-1 MK Dons

FORM - DWWWW

13 points out of a possible 15

Huddersfield Town

Last 5 Games

Walsall 1-1 Huddersfield

Huddersfield 1-0 Scunthorpe

Preston 1-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 2-0 Huddersfield

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheff Wed

FORM - LLLWD

4 points out of a possible 15

Stevenage

Last 5 Games

Sheff Utd 2-2 Stevenage

Stevenage 2-1 Brentford

Stevenage 1-0 Carlisle

Yeovil 0-6 Stevenage

Stevenage 1-1 Preston

FORM - DWWWD

11 points out of a possible 15

Notts County

Last 5 Games

Wycombe 3-4 Notts County

Notts County 2-4 Bury

Brentford 0-0 Notts County

Notts County 3-1 Yeovil

Leyton Orient 0-3 Notts County

FORM - WWDLW

10 points out of a possible 15

Carlisle United

Last 5 Games

Carlisle 4-1 Exeter

Sheff Wed 2-1 Carlisle

Stevenage 1-0 Carlisle

Carlisle 0-1 Charlton

Carlisle 0-0 Scunthorpe

FORM - DLLLW

4 points out of a possible 15

As you can see, Huddersfield Town are currently the most off-form team within the play-off positions in League 1. They have picked up less than a third of the amount of points that rival club Sheffield Wednesday have picked up in the last five games which is why they have slipped down the league table to fifth below MK Dons. All the other play-off promotion contenders seem to have peaked right towards the end of the season and so they shall all be going into the games on a massive high compared to Huddersfield Town who's last back to back win came in the middle of March. What may  become vital is that MK Dons shall take second leg home advantage in the semi-final tie against Huddersfield which is something you want your team to have.

If you was to go on form then Huddersfield Town would be the first team to be knocked out in the play-offs and fail to reach the final which this year is down at Wembley. However, football is full of surprises and a team which goes into the play-offs as slight underdogs tend to play with no fear which can bring the best out of the whole squad. Simon Grayson shall undoubtedly be trying to motivate his players come the play-offs time and his experience with both Blackpool & Leeds has seen him in these positions before. It could well be a stroke of genius by Dean Hoyle to employ a manager who will be able to cope with all the pressures that come with a team in the play-offs. Did he realise that Huddersfield Town was never going to achieve automatic promotion under Lee Clark and ultimately decided to just get a manager on board that has a good past record in the play-offs so that the club have got the best chance of promotion this year? No one shall know apart from Hoyle himself and as the play-offs loom ever closer, the question is...Does Huddersfield Town & Simon Grayson have it in them to defy current form and obtain promotion against all the odds?