Ten draws: Aston Villa v Tottenham, Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, Kilmarnock v Livingston, St Mirren v Hearts, Bologna v Roma, Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz, Union Berlin v Freiburg, Clermont Foot v Lyon, Montpellier v Lorient, Strasbourg v Nice.
Best draws: Aston Villa v Tottenham, Kilmarnock v Livingston, St Mirren v Hearts, Clermont Foot v Lyon, Strasbourg v Nice.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Newcastle, Fulham, Motherwell, Albion, Stockport, Notts County.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Peterborough (Friday), Arsenal, Manchester United, Sunderland, Dundee United, Hamilton, Clyde, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund.
Pick of the draws: Aston Villa's attempts to qualify for next season's Europa League have been hindered by consecutive away defeats against Manchester United and Wolves, both by 1-0. They host Tottenham, who have shown more spirit in their past three matches, including coming back from 3-0 behind at Liverpool and almost drawing. Spurs will also be mindful of their very good record at Villa Park. Kilmarnock are battling to avoid the drop from the Scottish Premiership and I can't see them getting more than a point from Saturday's visit of Livingston. Hearts, in a far healthier fourth place, may also struggle to gain maximum points at St Mirren, who are only four points adrift of the Edinburgh team.
Away days: Newcastle were given a reality check when they lost 2-0 at home to Arsenal last Sunday. They'll need to recover quickly to ensure a Champions League spot and I think they'll do that at relegation-threatened Leeds, who can't stop leaking goals. Mid-table Fulham put five past Leicester on Monday and they are a confident selection at bottom club Southampton, who seem doomed. Motherwell have done better away than at home in the Scottish Premiership and are worth backing at St Johnstone, who made hard work of beating 10-men Dundee United last weekend. I expect Albion, who finished last in Scottish League Two, to put their woes behind them and defeat Lowland League champions Spartans in the first leg of their play-off final. Stockport narrowly missed automatic promotion from League Two on the final day of the league season but they look better equipped to go up than Salford, who they visit in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-final on Saturday. It will be a crime if Notts County, having finished 23 points in front of third-placed Chesterfield in the National League, don't return to the Football League. They have to contend with a play-off final on Saturday at Wembley, where I believe they will assert their superiority against Chesterfield.
Homes sweet homes: Peterborough's unexpected 2-0 victory at Barnsley last Sunday put them in the League One play-offs instead of Derby. The momentum is with them now and they are worth a punt against favourites Sheffield Wednesday in the first leg of their play-off semi-final on Friday. A similar late surge saw Sunderland make the Championship play-offs and they should at least win the first leg of their semi-final against Luton on Saturday. A home win for Dundee United, who are 10th, against bottom side Ross will probably guarantee them Scottish Premiership football next season
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