Macclesfield v Swindon (7.45pm)
Swindon are one of the bets of the weekend at 5/4, as Paulo Di Canio takes his side to the North West to take on a Macclesfield side who prefer to be playing their football away from their beloved Moss Road.

The Robins will be buoyed by their recent 4-0 win over Barnet and seem to have got their season back on track with four wins coming from their last five league games.

The Italian, given his first shot at management at Swindon, had made a slow start to his campaign as boss at the County Ground, however, things seem to be moving in the right direction for the club now, and they are be expected to be in the mix come the end of the season.

Their 3-0 win over league favourites Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium proved they are capable of beating anyone in this league on their day.

Macclesfield on the other hand are going to struggle to progress further than the bottom quarter of the table this season. They were the first side to lose to a struggling Plymouth side last weekend and have only had one win in their last five games.

Macc will struggle to match the class of Di Canio’s side and may just suffer another embarrassing defeat, this time on their home turf, as they go may go down 3-0 to the Robins, the correct score can be backed at 9/1.

Southend v Shrewsbury (7.45pm)
Second takes on third on Friday evening at Roots Hall, as two of the league’s early season fliers have the opportunity of moving up to first place in the league, until Saturday at the least.

There is not much to separate these two sides, and both managers will settle for a draw that can be backed at 12/5.

The Shrimpers have lost just one game at Roots Hall so far this season, after making an unexpected flying start to their campaign.

Shrewsbury travel down to the south coast on the back of their 2-0 win over Torquay.  The Shrews have been pushing for promotion in the past 2-3 seasons now and must have every opportunity of doing so this season. They have experienced the disappointment of the play-offs, therefore the aim for Graham Turner’s side this season is automatic promotion into League One.

The Shropshire side will be boosted by the news that defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff is fit to return to the side. The Australian has a wealth of experience at this level and will offer support at the back, following his hamstring injury.

However, Reuben Hazel is out of the side and must visit a specialist to find out the extent of his knee injury.

If this fixture was played last season, the visitors would be warm favourites, but Southend are playing with confidence, and manager Paul Sturrock has made a remarkable turnaround with the club.

Both teams will probably find the scoresheet in a 1-1 draw which is a price of 6/1.

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