How Often Does The Form Team Achieve Promotion Via The League One Play-offs?

Much is made about the importance of being the form team in the play-offs but in actuality the form team heading into the playoffs (those who picked up the most points in the preceding six matches), has only emerged victorious 29% of the time since 1995-96.

FINAL APPEARANCES & PROMOTION BY FORM

Of the form teams to be promoted, three out of the seven have finished third in the league, suggesting that overall league position is a better indicator of who is likely to be promoted rather than recent form.