Division 4 Permutations & Predictions

The final day fixtures are as follows.

Sassuollo v Hamburg

Villarreal v Besiktas

As we can see, a massive fixture in Italy, whilst second placed Besiktas travel to Spain for a game which could have huge reprecussions at both ends of the table.

The play off zone only has one side 100% guaranteed, with Bordeaux able to play whichever side they wish. Genoa, West Brom, Koln & Udinese all have to get something to confirm their place in the end of season lottery.

4		Girondins Bordeaux	37	13	59
5		Genoa CFC	37	17	57
6		West Bromwich Albion	37	-1	57
7		1. FC Köln	37	6	56
8		Udinese Calcio	37	5	55

At the bottom, the relegation positions are mostly decided, although the order, and indeed the final spot is still to be decided.

14		Hellas Verona	37	-1	46
15		LEVANTE UD	37	-9	46
16		Málaga CF	37	-11	46
17		Villarreal CF	37	-9	43
18		Feyenoord (R)	37	-16	42
19		Hertha BSC (R)	37	-10	41
20		Olympiacos (R)	37	-26	40

The sides at the bottom face off as follows

Celta Vigo v Verona

Levante v Genoa

Malaga v Hertha

Villarreal v Besiktas

Some massive games up and down the division on Thursday night, so who can cope with the pressure, and who is likely to fall at the final hurdle?

In the race for the title, will Sassullo beat Hamburg, And will it be enough if they do? Will Besiktas get the win in Spain and send Villarreal down? 

How will the sides involved in the play off and relegation fights pan out? The predictions for the final day are as follows.

Should the results pan out as predicted, Sassuollo would clinch the title at home, whilst Hamburg would slip below Besiktas, with the Turks remaining second thanks to a superior goal difference.

The play off zone would see West Brom finish 4th on 60 points, Bordeaux remain on 59 points, Koln move on to 59 points also, and Genoa finish on 58 to take the final play off spot ahead of Udinese on 56. 

At the bottom, the forecasted results would see Verona remain on 46 points, Levante going above them on 47, Malaga wind up on 49 points, and Villarreal go down with a respectable 44 points.

Of course, this is all just conjecture based on a combination of current form, the size of the prize on offer for the various winners and losers, and the strength of the XI each side is likely to field in the fixture. For example I would fully expect Bordeaux to rest most, if not all of their outfield players as they are already confirmed in the play offs.

All will be revealed on Thursday, and a Levante end of season review will be forthcoming at some point of the holiday period regardless of the outcome on Thursday night.