Ten draws: MK Dons v Doncaster, Carlisle v Cambridge, Colchester v Bradford City, Leyton Orient v Oldham, Morecambe v Cheltenham, Dundee v Dunfermline, Belarus v Estonia, Czech Republic v Belgium, Israel v Scotland, Norway v Turkey.
Best draws: MK Dons v Doncaster, Colchester v Bradford City, Leyton Orient v Oldham, Morecambe v Cheltenham, Czech Republic v Belgium.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Sunderland, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Ayr, Falkirk, Torquay.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Blackpool, Hull, Grimsby, Harrogate, Stevenage, Hearts, Chesterfield, Austria, Croatia, Denmark.
Pick of the draws: MK Dons, who have won their past three matches in League One, face promotion contenders Doncaster, who came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Gillingham last Saturday. This looks one of the best three-pointers on the coupon. Bradford City's revival in League Two has stalled and they may have to settle for a share of the spoils at Colchester, who badly need to arrest their slump. Successive away wins at Newport and Carlisle, both by 1-0, have put a spring in Leyton Orient's step but Oldham's 2-1 midweek victory over Exeter should not be overlooked and they can gain a point at Brisbane Road. Leaders Cheltenham cannot afford to be complacent at Morecambe, who thoroughly merit their play-off place. The World Cup qualifying fixtures take place this weekend and I'm backing the Czechs to raise their game and hold Belgium at home.
Away days: Sunderland, who are right in the League One promotion mix, will start firm favourites at Bristol Rovers, who are just above the relegation zone and have lost their past three matches. I'm believe Danny Cowley's appointment as manager will spark a Portsmouth revival. They played well in beating Ipswich 2-1 at home last weekend and I think they'll have the measure of Shrewsbury. Paul Cook's appointment as manager should also benefit Ipswich, who will probably have too much for lowly Wigan. Ayr look a sound proposition at bottom club Alloa in the Scottish Championship, as do leaders Falkirk at Forfar in Scottish League One. Promotion-seeking Torquay seem to be over their stumble in the National League, having won their past two fixtures, and I fancy them at Dagenham & Redbridge.
Homes sweet homes: Grimsby, bottom of League Two, grabbed a lifeline by winning 1-0 at Barrow in midweek. That should put them in a better frame of mind against Walsall, who are on a downward spiral, and the Mariners are well worth a punt. The steady rise of Stevenage has banished thoughts of relegation to the National League. Having seen off Carlisle 3-1 at home last Saturday, I believe they will do something similar to Barrow. Fast improving Chesterfield have won back-to-back away games at Barnet (2-0) and Aldershot (1-0) in the National League and look a good bet against ailing Weymouth.
Pools info: Burton v Fleetwood (No.4 on coupon), Charlton v Crewe (5), Rochdale v Swindon (9) and Newport v Scunthorpe (19) have been postponed because of international calls and will be assessed by the pools panel.
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