How Often Does The Form Team Achieve Promotion Via The League Two 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 40% of the time since 1995-96.

FINAL APPEARANCES & PROMOTION BY FORM

Of the form teams to be promoted, four out of the ten have finished third in the league. Furthermore, three out of the ten have finished fifth, meaning 70% of form teams promoted finished in the top two play-off places. This would suggest that league position is a better indicator of who is likely to be promoted rather than recent form.