Ten draws: Manchester City v Liverpool, Newcastle v Leicester, Dunfermline v Ayr, Partick v Raith, East Fife v Falkirk, Stranraer v Kelty Hearts, Sevilla v Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig, Borussia Monchengladbach v FC Cologne, Montpellier v Reims.
Best draws: Manchester City v Liverpool, Newcastle v Leicester, Partick v Raith, Stranraer v Kelty Hearts, Sevilla v Real Madrid.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Brentford, Coventry (Friday), Fulham (Friday), Bolton (Friday), Montrose, Edinburgh City.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Manchester United, Huddersfield (Friday), Swansea (Friday), Crewe (Friday), Wigan, Hearts, Celtic (Sunday), Exeter (Friday), Leyton Orient (Friday), Maidenhead (Friday).
Pick of the draws: Manchester City and Liverpool, the Premier League's top two, have drawn twice when playing each other this season and I think it will take extra time and possibly penalties to separate them in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday. Leicester, who have moved into the top half, can come away with a point at Newcastle, whose 1-0 home win over Wolves last Friday virtually guaranteed their safety. Raith, fifth in the Scottish Championship, do better away from home and I fancy them to hold Partick, who are just above them. In Scottish League Two, Stranraer, 5-0 winners at Albion last Saturday, can, like Stirling last weekend, halt the progress of clear leaders Kelty Hearts. Real Madrid, the runaway Spanish League leaders, were tested to the limit by Chelsea when taken to extra time in their midweek Champions League quarter-final and may have to settle for a draw at Sevilla on Sunday.
Away days: Brentford have beaten West Ham (2-0, home) and Chelsea (4-1, away) in their past two Premier League matches, so they might not be too inconvenienced at second-from-bottom Watford, who have already lost 12 home games this season. A repeat of the way Coventry played when winning 3-1 at Championship leaders Fulham last Sunday will probably reward them with maximum points at Birmingham. Fulham will want to get straight back in the saddle after that shock result and they visit Derby, who seem doomed to relegation. Bolton, 11th in League One, are expected to increase Doncaster's worries near the foot of the table. Montrose, of Scottish League One, should confirm their superiority over Clyde and Edinburgh, in Scottish League Two, are tipped to do likewise at basement club Cowdenbeath.
Homes sweet homes: Crewe's relegation from League One was confirmed last weekend - hardly surprising after losing 15 of their last 16 matches - but a change of manager this week may bring a change of luck and they are worth a punt against Wimbledon, who could also go down. It's Scottish Cup semi-final weekend. Hearts, third in the Scottish Premiership, defeated Hibernian 3-1 in the Edinburgh derby last Saturday and I believe they'll prevail again. Celtic are six points clear of Rangers at the top of the table, having won at Ibrox two weeks ago, and I'm tipping them to come out on top again on Sunday against their fierce Glaswegian rivals.
Pools info: I got six draws out of ten last weekend and three of my five best draws were correct: Gillingham 1 Wycombe 1; Tranmere 1 Bristol Rovers 1 and Montrose 2 Airdrieonians 2.
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