Ten draws: Bristol Rovers v Crawley, Exeter v Forest Green, Stevenage v Swindon, Albania v Hungary, Belarus v Wales, Iceland v North Macedonia, Israel v Austria, Slovakia v Croatia, Switzerland v Italy, El Salvador v Honduras.
Best draws: Bristol Rovers v Crawley, Exeter v Forest Green, Stevenage v Swindon, Israel v Austria, Switzerland v Italy.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Oxford, Milton Keynes Dons, Salford, Hartlepool, Wrexham, Partick.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Bradford City, Colchester, Oldham, Port Vale, Belgium, Germany, Scotland, Altrincham, Chesterfield, Notts County.
Pick of the draws: Bristol Rovers v Crawley is a clash between two out-of form sides who are near the foot of League Two. Bristol Rovers could not beat 10-man Barrow last Saturday and Crawley crashed 6-1 at Charlton in the midweek Papa John's Trophy. Exeter gained a creditable point at Harrogate last weekend and could take another from the visit of leaders Forest Green, who surprisingly lost 2-0 at home to Port Vale. Relegated Swindon have climbed into the promotion places and will look to stay there at Stevenage, who have stumbled recently. It's World Cup qualifying weekend and Israel v Austria, third and fourth respectively in Group F, looks one of the best bets on the coupon. Italy, the European champions, won't have things all their own way at Switzerland, who did so well in this year's tournament.
Away days: Oxford, third in League One, have hit their stride after a sluggish start and will fancy their chances at Wimbledon. Milton Keynes Dons have recovered well from the shock of losing their manager, Russell Martin, to Swansea and I believe they'll come away from Cheltenham with three points. League Two Salford made short work of beating Newport 3-0 last Saturday and can further improve their position with victory at Carlisle. Hartlepool are exceeding expectations on their return to the Football League. They lie fifth in League Two and can prevail at Tranmere. National League Wrexham, with all that money behind them, will expect a maximum haul at troubled Southend while in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Partick, of Scottish League One, should assert their authority over Stranraer from League Two.
Homes sweet homes: Oldham moved off the bottom of League Two by defeating newcomers Sutton with two late goals last Saturday. They were also victorious in the midweek Papa John's Trophy and I think they'll make it a hat-trick of wins against Barrow. Germany will be smarting after their early Euros exit and I reckon they'll take it out on Armenia, who lead Group J with maximum points. Scotland will be eager to make a good impression after their disappointment at the Euros and will be too strong for Moldova.
Weekend pools info: Bolton v Burton (No.3 on coupon), Crewe v Morecambe (5), Doncaster v Cambridge (6), Fleetwood v Wigan (7), Gillingham v Charlton (8) and Lincoln v Rotherham (9) will be assessed by the pools panel.
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