Where Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers, and Fulham are expected to finish in intriguing final Championship table

Preston North End have endured a fairly poor start to their Championship campaign.

The Lilywhites currently lie 16th in the table, with five wins, six draws, and seven defeats from their opening 18 matches.

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Puma EFL match ball. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

That disappointing run of form has left them with 21 points – eight adrift of the play-offs and six clear of the drop zone.

But can they hope to turn their fortunes around over the course of the remainder of the season?

Points: 96
Goal Difference: +59
End of season probability: Promotion - 89%

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Points: 96 Goal Difference: +59 End of season probability: Promotion - 89% (Photo by Jacques Feeney/Getty Images)

FiveThirtyEight have meticulously simulated the last 28 games of the campaign to predict how the Championship’s final standings will look by the time May comes around.

But where will Preston finish when all is said and done?

We’ve gathered all of the details you need to know, including the percentage probability of them making the play-offs, below...

Points: 89
Goal Difference: +35
End of season probability: Promotion - 69% 

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Points: 89 Goal Difference: +35 End of season probability: Promotion - 69% (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Points: 79
Goal Difference: +23
End of season probability: Play-offs - 54%  

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Points: 79 Goal Difference: +23 End of season probability: Play-offs - 54% (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Points: 74
Goal Difference: +11
End of season probability: Play-offs - 46%   

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Points: 74 Goal Difference: +11 End of season probability: Play-offs - 46% (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)
Points: 68
Goal Difference: +8
End of season probability: Play-offs - 33%   

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Points: 68 Goal Difference: +8 End of season probability: Play-offs - 33% (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Points: 68
Goal Difference: +2
End of season probability: Play-offs - 29%    

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Points: 68 Goal Difference: +2 End of season probability: Play-offs - 29% (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Points: 66
Goal Difference: +3
End of season probability: Play-offs - 25%  

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Points: 66 Goal Difference: +3 End of season probability: Play-offs - 25% (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Points: 65
Goal Difference: +6
End of season probability: Play-offs - 23%   

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Points: 65 Goal Difference: +6 End of season probability: Play-offs - 23% (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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