We had success getting against Exeter in a relegation six-pointer last weekend, and can do so again on Saturday. The Grecians are dropping like a stone in the League One standings and having barely laid a glove on Wigan in a 2-0 defeat last time out, now sit above the drop zone on goal difference alone. The loss of manager Gary Caldwell appears to have hit the Devonshire club hard with them suffering five straight losses and now staring relegation in the face. 

Like Wigan, Leyton Orient have put together a strong recent run which has dragged them six points clear of the bottom four. Richie Wellens side will see this game as an opportunity to secure their status as a third tier club for next season and after four consecutive wins, including beating play-off chasing Wycombe and Stevenage, they should have a renewed assurance coming into this game. 

Their away form has been an issue all season but after winning three of their last four on the road, they should be able to avoid defeat at an Exeter team completely devoid of confidence.

Port Vale’s defeat at Doncaster in midweek means that any hopes of a miracle survival bid under Jon Brady have been all but extinguished. The Valiants have two games in hand on most sides around them but with an 11-point gap to safety, they look doomed to drop to League Two.

Brady has overseen an improvement in performance levels, but with the wind taken out of their sails by their most recent loss, they can be forgiven for a lack of motivation for this game. Vale have the fourth worst away record in the division and even under their new boss, they’ve been beaten in their three of their last four games on their travels. 

By contrast, hosts Wycombe have everything to play for as they come into this tie just four points adrift of the play-off places. Many of their competitors in the race for the top six are without games this weekend and so this also represents a great opportunity to get points on the board and put pressure on the sides around them.

Before a disappointing 2-1 reverse against Luton a fortnight ago, Wanderers had won four straight games at Adams Park and seemed to be hitting their straps under Mike Duff. Nothing less than three points against the worst side in League One will do if they’re to maintain their hopes of extending their season beyond 46 games.

Crewe won 0-4 away at Shrewsbury last weekend to keep their play-off push on track, as they attempt to bridge the two point gap to 7th spot. They’re a good side for a both teams to score bet, with only three teams seeing a higher percentage of matches where both teams have found the net in the division. Lee Bell’s side have only failed to score in two of their last 12 outings, and have conceded in three of their last four games on home soil.

They host an Oldham side who are top of the League Two form table over the last 10 games, and who also have their eyes set on a play-off place. They’re unbeaten in 10 games and they’ve kept clean sheets in eight of those 10, which is not an obvious point to start at for this bet, but facing a Crewe side who are in such good nick in front of goal, I don’t think they can look to win the game without conceding a goal.

It's another big game in the promotion battle, as 6th placed Salford host 2nd placed MK Dons. Both sides have identical records over the last five games, four wins and one loss in their most recent game, so both will be looking to bounce back.

Salford have scored in six of their last seven homes games, with over half of their home games this season covering this bet (10/19). They still have three of the top four to play at home, and so if they back themselves, they may still have a hope of reaching the automatic spots.

MK Dons were favourites to win League Two before the weekend defeat at home to Barnet, despite being a couple of points behind Bromley. They are the strongest away team in League Two over the course of the season, avoiding defeat in 16 of 19 games on the road, and have scored in 18 of those 19 games.