Home and Away: Yeovil to extend impressive run in play-off six pointer

19Mar 2013

Betfair

Jonno Turner looks to build on a value win in Germany yesterday with two more picks - this time from League One.

We're off to Somerset for our first pick of the day - and it's a massive game in the League One play-off picture, as sixth placed Yeovil Town host fifth placed Swindon at Huish Park.

The home side have lost just one of their last 13 outings, and that will give them much confidence ahead of the final push, as they eye a final place in the top six.

Boss Gary Johnson will be delighted with his side's consistency of late - and eight wins from their last nine on their own patch puts them in pole position to take maximum points from this clash, against a Swindon side which has been wobbling in recent weeks.

The Glovers have been in lethal attacking form in recent weeks, and 21 goals scored in their last eight in front of their own fans suggests that they have more than enough quality to overcome their visitors here.

And Johnson has strengthened his squad further - bringing in Latvia international midfielder Vitalijs Maksimenko from Brighton and Charlton striker Jordan Cook - who are both expected to play a part this evening.

Swindon travel to Yeovil under a bit of a cloud, with ex-boss Paolo di Canio having walked out on the Robins, and sparking a downturn in form.

Kevin MacDonald is the new man tasked with leading the away side to success, but there is much confusion around the club at the moment - with a transfer embargo meaning that they can't bring players in - and that threatens to derail their whole season.

Just one win from five - and a 2-1 loss at Brentford in their last outing on the road - isn't the kind of return that the Robins will need to show if they are to secure their place in the play-offs.

But Swindon have slipped so much that they are now within catching distance of 10th place - and anything but a win here will put them at real risk of dropping out of the leading pack completely.

MacDonald will be without influential midfielder Alan Navarro, who is injured - and he has had to turn to the youth players to make up a full squad for this clash.

Bet 1: Yeovil Town (HOME) @ 2.98

Staying in the third tier now, as MK Dons travel to Staffordshire to face Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road - and Karl Robinson's side will be desperate to build on an impressive 3-0 victory over Tranmere last weekend.

The Dons go into this tie sitting 12th in the table - and that will be a disappointment to them as they would have been looking to make an impact on the play-offs as a minimum this year.

But so tight is this division that a win could lift the visitors to 57 points - and with a couple of wins of the top seven, with the end of the campaign in sight.

Robinson's side have certainly hit form at the right time, and just one loss from their last seven suggests that they have a determination about them that makes them very hard to beat.

And the away side have lost just two of their last nine on the road - an enviable return at any level.

Hosts Crewe line up for this clash sitting two below their guests in 14th, and look set for mid table obscurity this season.

Steve Davis' charges are 12 points off the play-offs and 15 points off the relegation zone, which suggests that, although they have nothing to play for, they have nothing to worry about either.

And no wins from four on their own patch indicates that the Alex may struggle in this encounter, as they welcome a Dons side full of momentum.

Davis will be without teenage starlet Max Clayton, who has been called up to the England U19s squad, and will be looking for his attackers to step up to the plate tonight - having not scored more than a single goal in any of their last five home games.

Bet 2: MK Dons (AWAY) @ 2.54