Ten draws: Bristol City v Stoke, Coventry v Swansea, Hull v Sunderland, Luton v Millwall, Charlton v Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham v Lincoln, Peterborough v Shrewsbury, Wimbledon v Stevenage, Barrow v Swindon, Ross v St Johnstone.
Best draws: Hull v Sunderland, Luton v Millwall, Peterborough v Shrewsbury, Wimbledon v Stevenage, Ross v St Johnstone.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Watford, Accrington, Ipswich, Salford, Celtic, Dunfermline.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Norwich, West Brom, Barnsley, Derby, Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City, Hartlepool, Stockport, Dundee.
Pick of the draws: As Sunderland tend to falter against Championship teams they should be beating, there's a fair chance that Hull, who are 21st, will deny them three points on Saturday and gain their first home draw this season. Luton's poor results at home have hindered their progress and they may be frustrated again on Sunday when higher-placed Millwall are the visitors. Peterborough have slipped to sixth in League One and could drop another two points against Shrewsbury, who are punching above their weight. The goals have dried up for League Two runners-up Stevenage in their past two matches and I believe they'll have to settle for a point at improving Wimbledon. The Scottish Premiership resumes this weekend after a break for the World Cup and Ross v St Johnstone looks the likeliest stalemate of the five fixtures.
Away days: Watford, in the Championship play-off positions, will surely prevail at bottom side Huddersfield, who are in danger of being cast adrift. Accrington, League One over-achievers, usually pull something out of the bag when it's most needed and they need a good result at Port Vale to stay away from the relegation zone. Ipswich replaced Plymouth as League One leaders last Saturday after defeating Peterborough 2-1 at home. Their form away is even better than at Portman Road and they are worth backing at Wycombe. Salford, 3-0 winners at bottom team Gillingham in their previous League Two outing, look an away banker at Colchester, who are second last. Celtic, prospective Scottish Premiership champions, are expected to see off Aberdeen and Dunfermline, top of Scottish League One, should strengthen their position at Airdrieonians.
Homes sweet homes: Norwich, who boosted their Championship promotion credentials by winning 1-0 at Swansea last Saturday, can beat Blackburn, who are just above them in the play-offs but crashed 4-1 at home to Preston last weekend. West Brom, under new manager Carlos Corberan, have pulled away from the Championship drop zone and will be looking forward to hosting Rotherham, who in their last game went down 3-1 at home to Bristol City. Hartlepool climbed out of the League Two relegation zone with a 2-0 victory at Crawley last Friday - their first away win this season. That will encourage them when they play Newport, who are not the same force as last term.
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