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League Two permutations: Leyton Orient could win title, Rochdale face relegation

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Sports Mole rounds up all of the permutations of this weekend's League Two action, with the title and a first relegation potentially being decided.
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Just a handful of games remain in the 2022-23 League Two season, but plenty is still to be decided at both ends of the table.

While one automatic promotion place has already been claimed, two more remain in a very tight battle for a guaranteed spot in League One next season, without the need to go through the playoffs.

At the other end of the table, there are only two relegation places in League Two, but occupying one of those at the end of the campaign comes with the ignominy of dropping out of the Football League altogether.

With a full schedule of fixtures taking place this weekend, Sports Mole rounds up the permutations for the fourth tier in the latest round.



THIS WEEKEND'S LEAGUE TWO PERMUTATIONS

Already promoted: Leyton Orient

Guaranteed at least playoffs: None

Already relegated: None

WHAT COULD HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND?

  • Leyton Orient could win the title

  • Rochdale could be relegated



  • TITLE PICTURE

    KEY FIXTURE

    Leyton Orient vs. Crewe Alexandra (Saturday, 3pm)

    LEYTON ORIENT

    Leyton Orient have been the standout team in League Two this season and sealed their promotion with four games to spare on Tuesday night, albeit in bizarre circumstances as results elsewhere saw promotion confirmed while they were sitting in the dressing room, waiting for their match against Gillingham to restart after a floodlight failure.

    Orient could have even won the title in midweek had results gone their way, but their surprise 2-0 defeat to Gillingham put paid to those hopes even if it was not enough to prevent them from being relegated.

    Richie Wellens's men will have another bite at the cherry this weekend, though, with victory enough to wrap up the League Two title if Stevenage fail to win their game away to playoff hopefuls Mansfield Town.



    RELEGATION BATTLE

    KEY FIXTURES

    Stockport County vs. Rochdale (Saturday, 3pm)
    Hartlepool United vs. Crawley Town (Saturday, 3pm)

    ROCHDALE

    There is a huge relegation battle between Hartlepool United and Crawley Town this weekend, with the two sides currently sitting in 23rd and 22nd respectively, either side of the dotted line.

    Hartlepool cannot be officially relegated this weekend, although defeat would leave them right on the brink, but the result in that match could also contribute to Rochdale dropping out of the Football League this weekend.

    Should Jim Bentley's side fail to win away to automatic promotion hopefuls Stockport County then they will be relegated regardless of what happens in Hartlepool, but even a shock win at Stockport will not be enough if Crawley also beat Hartlepool.



    LEAGUE TWO TABLE IN FULL

    Click here for League Two form guides, home and away tables, top scorers, best defences, best attacks and more



    THIS WEEKEND'S LEAGUE TWO SCHEDULE IN FULL

    Saturday, April 22

    All kickoffs 3pm

    AFC Wimbledon vs. Swindon
    Barrow vs. Carlisle
    Bradford vs. Gillingham
    Colchester vs. Sutton
    Doncaster vs. Newport
    Hartlepool vs. Crawley
    Leyton Orient vs. Crewe
    Mansfield vs. Stevenage
    Northampton vs. Harrogate
    Stockport vs. Rochdale
    Tranmere vs. Grimsby
    Walsall vs. Salford

    Click here for a full list of this season's League Two results


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    Premier League Table
    TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
    1Birmingham CityBirmingham23165241172453
    2Wycombe WanderersWycombe24156350262451
    3Wrexham25156437181951
    4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield23135536191744
    5Barnsley2512673933642
    6Reading2412573933641
    7Stockport CountyStockport25108737271038
    8Leyton Orient24114932221037
    9Mansfield TownMansfield2311483126537
    10Bolton WanderersBolton2311483534137
    11Charlton AthleticCharlton239772721634
    12Lincoln CityLincoln258892830-232
    13Stevenage238781820-231
    14Exeter CityExeter2494112831-331
    15Blackpool247983235-330
    16Rotherham UnitedRotherham237792123-228
    17Wigan AthleticWigan2376102123-227
    18Northampton TownNorthampton2568112439-1526
    19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2474134146-525
    20Bristol Rovers2474132238-1625
    21Crawley TownCrawley2355132443-1920
    22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2445152444-2017
    23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2445152243-2117
    24Burton Albion2428142038-1814
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