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Sunderland will be looking to edge loser to automatic promotion with a win when they take on Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on at the weekend. The visitors are on a blistering run of form that sees them unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions, winning four of their last five games in the league. The Black Cats could only manage a draw against fourth-placed Lincoln last time out, but are still just two points off second-placed Peterborough and five off league leaders Hull, with two games in hand over the Tigers and one game in hand over the Posh.

The hosts, on the other hand, have lost their last three games in a row, after a defeat at home to Swindon in a West Country derby on Tuesday night. This leaves Joey Barton’s side struggling in the relegation zone, two points from safety having played more games than most of the teams around them.

There looks set to be more misery for the Gas when a red-hot Sunderland visit on Saturday. Charlie Wyke has been on fire in front of goal for Lee Johnson’s side as of late, scoring four goals in his last five league games. It takes his tally up to 22 for the season, the joint highest in League One.

The odds are 5/2 for Charlie Wyke to score and win with Skybet.

Another side that have been in great form recently is Blackpool, who’ll continue their battle for a play-off place when they entertain Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

The Tangerines have won two games in a row and are unbeaten in their last ten. Neil Critchley’s men enjoyed a huge win in midweek, impressing in a 3-1 win at home to second-placed Peterborough. They can make three wins on the bounce by picking up another three points at home to Argyle this weekend. Plymouth find themselves in 16th place in the table, looking relatively safe fourteen points above the drop zone.

The South West outfit got a win last weekend, with the triumph over Bristol Rovers ending a run of five straight league defeats. They will be very much fancied to taste defeat again, however, when they face a strong Blackpool side fighting for the play-offs.

Only Sunderland have conceded fewer goals than the seaside outfit this campaign in League One and odds are 15/8 for Blackpool’s defence to keep a clean sheet and win to nil against Plymouth.

Table-topping Hull could extend their lead at the top with a win. They come up against a good Gillingham side who are one of many teams sniffing around close to those play-off spots.

The Tigers go into the weekend’s action three points clear of Peterborough after winning five of their last six league games – including against their title rivals earlier this month. The draw away to Shrewsbury last weekend ended their five-game winning streak, but Grant McCann’s side will be hopeful of returning to winning ways when they host Gillingham at the KCOM Stadium. The Gills won’t be easy customers though, currently in ninth place and just two points off the play-offs.

The South East outfit have been in decent form lately, winning three of their last five league games and losing just one of their last seven. That record will be hard to hold onto when they face the league leaders, asoth teams have some talented players on show, so a high-scoring game could well be on the cards.

Hull to win with over 2.5 goals is a price of 15/8.

Peterborough face Accrington at the Weston Homes Stadium in one of the other 3pm kick-offs, needing a return to winning ways. Their opponents could do with the three points to keep their name in the play-offs picture. The 3-1 loss away to Blackpool was the Posh’s third defeat in their last five games, a run in which they’ve won just once. Darren Ferguson’s side need to start picking up wins again or risk falling behind the rest at the top.

Accrington are one of the other teams involved in the scramble for the top six, sitting 12th on 53 points – three points away from sixth-placed Blackpool. Their win last time out against Wigan put an end to a three-game losing streak.

Jonson Clarke-Harris has been key to Peterborough’s success so far, with the talisman notching up 22 goals in the league and the odds are 6/5 for the marksman to get on the scoresheet again and help his team to a win on Saturday.

After a poor few weeks that spelled the end of Kenny Jacket’s reign at Fratton Park, Portsmouth gear up for a new era under Danny Cowley as they attempt to break into the play-offs and finally earn promotion from League One.

The former Lincoln City and Huddersfield manager, along with his brother and assistant Nicky, got off to the best possible start with a win over Ipswich in their first game in charge of Pompey – just 24 hours after taking charge. On Saturday they face a Shrewsbury side who are looking comfortable but not entirely free from the threat of relegation, in 17th place and four places away from the drop zone.

Town are a healthy 12 points clear of the bottom four, with an even healthier two or three games in hand on the teams around them. We’ve gone for Pompey to get a second win under Cowley, with odds of 11/10.

By Jordan Edmonds