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Mon Apr 13, 2026 12:00 pm
For Cardiff to be mathematically promoted on Saturday, they need to beat Reading and hope Stockport fail to beat Exeter.
Northampton and Rotherham are relegated.
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AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Stockport County
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Huddersfield Town 1-1 Cardiff City
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Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley
Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United
Mon Apr 13, 2026 12:17 pm
Tough game against Huddersfield
But fingers crossed we do it
Mon Apr 13, 2026 4:15 pm
I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
Mon Apr 13, 2026 9:09 pm
Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
Part of me just want it to be officially done, but another part wants the fans to be there when it happens.
But first we have to do our job at Huddersfield for the Stockport game to be relevant.
Tue Apr 14, 2026 1:21 pm
Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
away fans deserve it more.. they been top class all season.. have a feeling Teading away will be where we promoted
Tue Apr 14, 2026 1:55 pm
Bonner wrote:Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
away fans deserve it more.. they been top class all season.. have a feeling Teading away will be where we promoted
Think this is most likely too. A shame Reading didn't give us the whole away end. I know many tried and failed to get tickets and can't imagine they'll have anything close to a full house
Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:52 pm
Yes 1 win for the bluebirds will match the total of points Stockport can get. AND we have way better goal difference.
So it's simple 1 win against Reading this weekend and we will be promoted back into the championship
We currently got the same points as Bolton if bolton won every remaining game
so that stops Bolton
Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:56 pm
Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
Be careful what you wish for. Stockport have 6 games left and, IMHO, they have the ability to win them all. That would give them 85 points meaning we would still need to pick up 4 more points from our remaining games. We should do that but I never count my chickens until they are hatched.
Tue Apr 14, 2026 10:25 pm
BLUEUSA wrote:Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
Be careful what you wish for. Stockport have 6 games left and, IMHO, they have the ability to win them all. That would give them 85 points meaning we would still need to pick up 4 more points from our remaining games. We should do that but I never count my chickens until they are hatched.
Stockport also have an injury crisis, have to play those games over a short period and haven't shown anything like the form to do 6 in a row.
Tue Apr 14, 2026 11:07 pm
Starvinmarvin wrote:BLUEUSA wrote:Starvinmarvin wrote:I'm hoping Stockport can beat Wimbledon. The team deserves to be promoted in front of fans
Be careful what you wish for. Stockport have 6 games left and, IMHO, they have the ability to win them all. That would give them 85 points meaning we would still need to pick up 4 more points from our remaining games. We should do that but I never count my chickens until they are hatched.
Stockport also have an injury crisis, have to play those games over a short period and haven't shown anything like the form to do 6 in a row.
Agreed, not a chance they win six in a row. Won't be surprised if Wimbledon get something against them tomorrow. They're just outside the bottom four now and will be battling to stay clear of it.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 12:31 pm
WIMBLEDON v STOCKPORT TONIGHT:
- If Stockport fail to win then Cardiff will be mathematically promoted on Saturday with a win against Reading.
- If Stockport win tonight but fail to win against Exeter on Saturday then Cardiff will be mathematically promoted with a win at Reading.
- If Stockport fail to win both tonight and Saturday, along with on Saturday both Bradford failing to win at Barnsley and Bolton failing to beat Huddersfield then Cardiff will be mathematically promoted on Saturday regardless of their result at Reading.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 12:40 pm
Looking at stockports fixtures they are all pretty winnable but there goal difference is so inferior 3 more points will be enough
Wed Apr 15, 2026 12:45 pm
Blue since 1981 wrote:Looking at stockports fixtures they are all pretty winnable but there goal difference is so inferior 3 more points will be enough
Won't be surprised if Wimbledon get something tonight, only three points above the bottom four now so they'll be fighting. They can help send Northampton down tonight too so there will only be two relegation spots left (one in reality because Port Vale are likely to be relegated this week too).
Anyway, no chance are Stockport going to win six in a row.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 12:55 pm
worcester_ccfc wrote:Blue since 1981 wrote:Looking at stockports fixtures they are all pretty winnable but there goal difference is so inferior 3 more points will be enough
Won't be surprised if Wimbledon get something tonight, only three points above the bottom four now so they'll be fighting. They can help send Northampton down tonight too so there will only be two relegation spots left (one in reality because Port Vale are likely to be relegated this week too).
Anyway, no chance are Stockport going to win six in a row.
I see stockport go to exter as well Saturday so they have 2 away games in 3 days against teams fighting for there lives so fingers crossed they drop points in one of those games hopefully in both
Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:17 pm
Wimbledon lost their last 4 games cannot see anything but a stockport win
Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:28 pm
Igovernor wrote:Wimbledon lost their last 4 games cannot see anything but a stockport win

Yeah but they weren't fighting for relegation then Roger, they are now so it will bring out a different side in them.
Also have to remember that Stockport have loads of injuries and will be feeling low after losing at Wembley on Sunday.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:43 pm
I still think its dangerous to assume the most likely outcome in football.
We all know the game can bite you on the arse in the most crazy, unexpected ways.
No-one can guarantee Stockport will lose any of their remaining 6 games. No-one knows unless they're a clairvoyant! Stranger things have happened, however unlikely on paper.
Until we're mathematically up, I'm not celebrating an 'almost achieved'.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:07 pm
I agree no one knows, but the super computer thinks we are 99.84% there. Stockport have alot of games to play still in the same time other teams have 2 games less, and at this stage of the season that can bite.
Also - as Vic Reeves once said, "88.4% of all statistics are made up on the spot!"
Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:13 pm
Tuna Pasta Bake wrote:I still think its dangerous to assume the most likely outcome in football.
We all know the game can bite you on the arse in the most crazy, unexpected ways.
No-one can guarantee Stockport will lose any of their remaining 6 games. No-one knows unless they're a clairvoyant! Stranger things have happened, however unlikely on paper.
Until we're mathematically up, I'm not celebrating an 'almost achieved'.
I agree,
Look at lincoln who would have thought they would string that many wins together, momentum kicks in.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:21 pm
I fully expect a Stockport win tonight, as Wimbledon have an injury crisis of their own, just don't see Stockport putting 6 on the bounce together
Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:02 pm
Stockport's injury crisis is so bad that they're playing their top scorer, Kyle Wootton, as centre back.
0-0 after 15 minutes.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:29 pm
We got 82pnts they can get 85 if win every game?
We win sat its 85 pnts they would need to turn over 25 goal difference plus overturn 18 goals scored difference! Level points it goes on goals scored Is it possible to achieve both goal swings?
Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:45 pm
Anyone complaining about the way we play needs to be made to sit through that first half, my eyes are bleeding watching that
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:04 pm
1-0 stockport
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:04 pm
Blue since 1981 wrote:Anyone complaining about the way we play needs to be made to sit through that first half, my eyes are bleeding watching that
Tough game to watch.
Stockport just scored but I've switched over to Bayern v Real Madrid.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:06 pm
pembroke allan wrote:We got 82pnts they can get 85 if win every game?
We win sat its 85 pnts they would need to turn over 25 goal difference plus overturn 18 goals scored difference! Level points it goes on goals scored Is it possible to achieve both goal swings?
I think it's possible but extremely unlikely.
Win on Saturday and think it's done. Even if we still need a point to do it mathematically after then we have the home games against Vale and Northampton, both will probably be already relegated by the time we play them.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:42 pm
Stockport win 2-0. I misjudged how bad Wimbledon are.
So for us to be mathematically promoted on Saturday, we need to beat Reading and for Stockport to fail to beat Exeter.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:44 pm
If stockport beat Exeter saturday they then have a run of three easy home games in a row before finishing the season away at Barnsley
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:52 pm
Blue since 1981 wrote:If stockport beat Exeter saturday they then have a run of three easy home games in a row before finishing the season away at Barnsley
Hopefully we beat Reading and even if Stockport win then we'll just need a point against Vale or Northampton.
Northampton got relegated tonight and Vale will probably join them at the weekend.
Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:54 pm
worcester_ccfc wrote:pembroke allan wrote:We got 82pnts they can get 85 if win every game?
We win sat its 85 pnts they would need to turn over 25 goal difference plus overturn 18 goals scored difference! Level points it goes on goals scored Is it possible to achieve both goal swings?
I think it's possible but extremely unlikely.
Win on Saturday and think it's done. Even if we still need a point to do it mathematically after then we have the home games against Vale and Northampton, both will probably be already relegated by the time we play them.
People Always say mathematically but the realty is that the set of results needed for Stockport overtake us is never going to happen ...we win and city need to lose 3 games without scoring and by around 3 goals per game for Stockport to win 3 nil every game that's simply put
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