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Sky Bet Football League : What will be decided on the final weekend?

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Image: Bouremouth and Watford will battle it out for the Sky Bet Championship trophy

The Championship has been sewn up, but there’s plenty still to play for on the final weekend of the Sky Bet Football League season.

There are still issues to be resolved at both ends of League 1 and League 2.

The staggered fixtures means that you can follow the climax of each league on Gillette Soccer Saturday and Sunday’s Soccer Special.

Sky Bet League 1 (Sunday)

Battle for second spot

Bristol City have already been crowned champions while the only play-off spot to be decided is between second and third. Preston and MK Dons will engage in a straight battle for the remaining automatic promotion place, with the Dons sitting a point behind with a superior goal difference. The Dons have a far simpler task as they host already-relegated Yeovil, while the Lilywhites visit a Colchester side still fighting for their survival.

* Preston will be promoted with a win while MK Dons will secure second place if they better the Lily Whites' result as they boast a superior goal difference.

Six-way relegation fight

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The U's are one of six sides in danger of facing the drop, with Leyton Orient favourites to join the Glovers as they have a tough trip to Swindon, while seventh-from-bottom Coventry can get dragged into trouble when they visit 21st-placed Crawley.

* Three from a further six teams will join Yeovil in relegation, with Leyton Orient, Colchester, Crawley, Notts County, Crewe and Coventry all still in danger.

* Coventry, Crewe, Notts County and Crawley all know that they will stay up if they win their final games.

* A draw would be enough for Crewe and Coventry, who play fellow relegation threatened Crawley.

* Leyton Orient and Colchester's fates are dependent on other results.

Sky Bet's League 1 relegation odds: Colchester 1/10, Leyton Orient 1/8, Crawley 4/7, Notts County 10/11, Coventry 7/1, Crewe 10/1

Sky Bet League 2 (Saturday)

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Title to be decided

Burton will look to secure the title by securing a win at Cambridge, while Shrewsbury will be crowned champions if they see off Plymouth and the Brewers fail to win.

*Burton will be crowned champions if they win, while Shrewsbury, with a surprior goal difference, will finish top if they win and the Brewers fail to do so.

Third-place tussle

The same permutations apply to the third and final promotion place, with Southend needing to win at Luton to prevent Bury, who travel to Tranmere, from leapfrogging them. If both sides slip up then Wycombe could feasibly climb above both with a win at Northampton.

* Southend will secure promotion if they win at Morecambe.

* Bury will secure the third and final automatic promotion place if they better Southend's result.

* Morecambe, with a superior goal difference to those in third and fourth, will be promoted if they beat Northampton, Southend lose and Bury fail to win.

Sky Bet's League 2 promotion odds: Southend 1/6, Bury 1/1, Wycombe 9/4, Plymouth 3/1, Stevenage 100/30

Everything else settled

Plymouth and Luton’s battle for the final play-off berth was all but settled by the latter’s defeat last weekend, with only a three-point and eight-goal swing seeing the two sides switch positions. The relegation battle is mathematically over as Cheltenham and Tranmere prepare for life outside the Football League.

* Luton will secure the final play-off spot with a eight-goal swing if they win and Plymouth lose.

See how the final day of the Sky Bet Championship and League 2 unfolds - and see all the Championship goals as they go in - on Soccer Saturday from 11am on Sky Sports News HQ. 

Then follow the final-day action from League 1 on Soccer Special from midday on Sky Sports News HQ.

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