Tuesday 13 October 2015 13:25, UK
Jeff Stelling offers up his critique of the the most popular selections in Soccer Saturday Super 6 this weekend with £250,000 up for grabs.
The international break means that Sky Bet League 1 provides us with the fixtures on Saturday, leaving the majority of us in need of some advice.
Soccer Saturday host Stelling, who was named honorary president of his beloved Hartlepool on Friday, is on hand to offer up his expertise and, as always, plenty of stats...
Punters predict: 32% say Barnsley 2-0 Crewe
Well people probably realise that I like Barnsley. They've got some quality players and they've got goals in them from all over the pitch. Beating Gillingham was a really impressive result as they're one of top sides in the division. As for Crewe, well it's typical Crewe really. They can't keep the ball out of the net, which is a season-by-season-problem, and I'm going for an even more emphatic home victory.
Jeff predicts: 3-0
Punters predict: 20% say Bury 1-1 Wigan
I'm also going for a draw and I can see the logic for both teams scoring. One thing that is just about guaranteed is goals. Bury also have goals from everywhere and you can disregard their midweek result as they rotated heavily. Any side that can afford to leave Tom Pope on the bench mean business in this league. Wigan have plenty of attacking quality as well, which is why I'm also going for a score draw but with even more goals in it.
Jeff predicts: 2-2
Punters predict: 20% say Chesterfield 1-2 Gillingham
Well I'm with them this time. Gillingham are unquestionably major contenders for automatic promotion. They've bounced back from their blip and have scored 10 times in last three in all competitions. Chesterfield, on the other hand, are a club in a transitional period really, having lost their manager Paul Cook. They've lost a lot of their better players over last two seasons and struggled to replace them. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is used to playing at higher level but has struggled to adjust to life in League. I fear it might be quite a difficult season for the Spireites and I'm also going with an away win.
Jeff predicts: 1-2
Punters predict: 24% say Fleetwood 1-2 Coventry
I'm going against the grain here. Obviously Graham Alexander has gone and I think he was unlucky. I was at Fleetwood earlier this season and was told there's a change of policy, trying to bring the kids through. It's a shame Graham didn't get longer as he's be a big part of development. The one thing that was clear is that they lacked firepower and that's been pretty obvious this season, although they are quite sound defensively. With a new manager I think maybe they could maybe get a result and I'm backing a narrow home win.
Jeff predicts: 1-0
Punters predict: 21% say Shrewsbury 1-1 Colchester
Well Colchester have been a real surprise package this season. Like a lot of people I had them down for a relegation fight. However, they've scored 10 goals in their last four away games with George Moncur in the goals. Shrewsbury on the other hand, who normally build their success on home form, have been deserted by results at the New Meadow, and I think that will continue with Colchester continuing to upset sides.
Jeff predicts: 1-2
Punters predict: 19% say Southend 2-1 Port Vale
I'm also going for a Southend win but I don't see as many goals in this one. Southend have done very under Phil Brown despite selling their top scorer, Barry Corr. They don't score many but are sound defensively. Meanwhile, Port Vale have struggled on the road, failing to score in four of their six trips in all competitions. One goal looks like it will decide this one and I'm going with Southend to nick it.
Jeff predicts: 1-0
