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League Two leaders Cambridge United make the trip to the North West to face a struggling Barrow side who sit ominously close to the relegation zone this weekend.

Cambridge have made a very positive start to 2021 after a stuttering run through November and December, earning four wins and two draws from their last six. Even though the goals have dried up slightly for the league’s top scorer Paul Mullin, the frontman has continued to contribute with assists for Mark Bonner’s men during January, and former Irish international Wes Hoolahan’s class has shone through in a league which is clearly below his level, even at 38.

After picking up just two points from eight games in late 2020, Barrow have recovered slightly to move out of the relegation zone, but they still sit 22nd and will face a stern test in the form of the league leaders. Out of the 11 head-to-head encounters, Cambridge have won nine, and lost only once, 12 years ago.

Our tip is for Cambridge to take three points from Holker Street this Saturday, and you can back them at odds of 9/5 with Sky Bet.

Prenton Park plays host as Tranmere Rovers face Port Vale this weekend in League Two.

Most signs points towards goals in this game, so look no further when considering which matches to include in a both teams to score accumulator this weekend. Four of Tranmere’s last six have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals, and they also won all four of those games, so a Tranmere win and BTTS (10/3) or with over 2.5 goals (9/4) could be wise markets to go for.

Despite being 15th, only three teams have scored more than Port Vale’s total of 39 so far, but only the bottom two and Oldham Athletic have conceded more, so it is no surprise to see that there have been over 2.5 goals in four of their last six games.

The reverse fixture saw Tranmere come out victorious in a seven-goal thriller, winning 4-3, and we are expecting another game with goals here. Our tip is both teams to score with over 2.5 goals in the match at 6/5.

Walsall will play their first match in two weeks when they travel to Roots Hall this Saturday to face League Two’s bottom side, Southend United.

Darrell Clarke’s side have been inactive since a 3-1 win at Pot Vale on 23rd January and this win meant their last five wins have now all seen both teams score. 11th is exactly where you would expect a team with form like Walsall to be in the table. They have five points from their last five games and have enjoyed and endured a four game-winning run and a four-game losing run already in the league this season.

A resurgence in form in December for Southend has now quickly turned into another rut, as four losses in a row mean they have slipped to bottom of the table, but despite being the lowest scorers in the division, the fact they have scored in three of those four losses points towards where the problem lies.

With both sides involved in plenty of games where both teams have scored recently, our tip is for Walsall to beat bottom-club Southend with both teams to score in the match, boosted to 10/3 with Sky Bet.

Two teams at both ends of mid-table meet in the capital, as tenth-place Leyton Orient welcome Colchester United, who are 18th, to Brisbane Road.

Goals may be hard to come by in this fixture on Saturday as Orient’s previous 11 games have seen under 3.5 goals and Colchester’s last 12 have seen the same.

Colchester’s recent form will not fill their supporters with much confidence going forward, with no wins in nine games, they also have one of the poorest away records in the division, collecting just nine points in their 13 matches on the road.

On the other hand, only the top two, Carlisle United and Cambridge United, have amassed more points on their home turf than Leyton Orient’s 23 in League Two this season, and the majority of those points have been picked up in wins, as there has not been a single draw in their previous 19 matches in all competitions.

Orient’s lack of draws and Colchester’s inability to win swings the odds in favour of a home win here, and a low-scoring one based on the recent scoring records of both sides. Leyton Orient to win with under 3.5 goals scored in the game is 15/8 with Sky Bet.

Promotion-chasers Forest Green Rovers will look to end a rough patch of form away to Mansfield Town this weekend, with the mid-table hosts favourites to overcome their opponents who sit third.

The Gloucestershire-based side made a very strong start to the 2020-21 season, but are now clinging onto an automatic promotion spot by their fingertips after a disappointing run of results which has seen them pick up just five points from five games, with only one win in six.

Mansfield are on the opposite trajectory and are now looking up at promotion push rather than over their shoulder at a relegation battle, thanks to five consecutive wins in League Two, and with games in hand on many teams above them, the eight-point gap between them and the playoff places could be cut short if they continue their current purple patch.

Out of the 10 wins Mansfield have enjoyed this season, seven have been by a scoreline of 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1, so our tip is this score group in favour of the home team, priced at 9/4 with Sky Bet.

By Andrew Delaney