Division 2 the view from Firenze

Division 2 the view from Firenze

With 2 games left any one of 7 clubs have a chance of automatic promotion.

Fenerbache are already promoted, this leaves

Leverkeusen
Porto
Fiorentina and
Sporting all with a chance of second spot, in addition Napoli, Schalke and Everton have an outside chance of 3rd place if the fixtures are friendly.

Leverkeusen look firm favourites for 2nd
They surely will beat Spartak Moscow who’s season is already over and then play lowly Benfica.
There is no reason to believe they won’t max out on 72 points.

Porto play Sporting today, with Sporting on apalling form a home win looks on the cards,
They then visit 7th place Schalke who will need to compete until the last game, this could well be a loss so I predict ,
Porto to end on 67 pts

Fiorentina , was Fenerbache, both sides on decent form, suggest a draw is on  the cards.
Then a tough but must win game against Napoli, a must win in the North vs South all Italian clash.

Prediction Fiorentina also end up on 67pts.

Sporting look set to lose out, if they lose against Porto another tough game in Germany is on the cards with a point at best on offer.

I predict they end up with 62 pts
As for the chasing pack
Napoli should beat Galatasary to finish on 61pts , Schalke could well beat Wolfsburg and Porto to end up on 64pts and Everton have 2 relatively easy games with at least 4 pts on offer , leaving them with 62.
Final table
Fenerbache 74pt
Leverkeusen 72pt
Porto 67pt
Fiorentina 67
Schalke 64
Sporting 62
Everton 62
Napoli 61
Time will tell, but in order to qualify automatically , I really need to beat Fenerbache toniight. Sporting could be the shock if they reverse their recent run of form but in reality that will only let in other sides. Schalke must be the most likely of the 58pt crew to have an outside chance.

Good luck to all.