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Bradford are doing well in 3rd and have won their last four home games coming into this. Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw is the latest manager to come under pressure after six straight losses. As much as they need a win, they simply aren't playing well enough to get anything out of this.

Two solid BTTS sides, with 2/3 of Chesterfield’s home games ending with both teams scoring, and Colchester having the identical away record. I think both will score.

MI Cape Town got their first win last time, but it doesn't necessarily mean they've turned a corner. JSK were flying after 6 overs, standing at 69/1 before the rain came. The game was reduced to 12 overs, so JSK had to suddenly change their mindset and went too aggressive, hemorrhaging wickets. Cape Town chased it down but were fortunate that so many wild slogs fell safe or fielders fumbled. In a normal 20-over game, I just don't see them beating Super Kings.

Cambridge are going well in League Two, sitting 6th with no defeats in 10. They have an impressive home record of W8 D3 L1 and have conceded only 7 goals. Birmingham are terrible travelers with just 8 points and 8 goals. Given that Cambridge don't concede many at home and Birmingham don't score much away, I can see Cambridge sneaking a low-scoring game.

I just don't trust Grimsby at all. They can dominate games and then, out of the blue, lose concentration and concede. They have the potential to brush Weston Super Mare aside, but on the flip side it's a game they could lose. Weston Super Mare sit 2nd in National League South and are a capable side. They could cause an upset in this one.

Narbonne struggle on the road with 6 defeats from 7. Poitiers come into this having lost 3 of their last 4. However, all the games were against top-half sides and all went to a 5th set.

Mansfield are in peak form in the league, beating Bradford, Barnsley and Bolton in their last three. They scored three goals in two of those games and can trouble what looks sure to be a rotated Sheffield United defence. United really should score against a League One side, so I see goals in this one.

Is the FA Cup really a priority for West Ham? I doubt it. They aren't good enough to win it, so league survival will be their priority. Their recent league form is worrying: losing 3-0 to basement side Wolves and then at home to fellow strugglers Forest. QPR are erratic, but they do have goals in them. I can see them being competitive in this.

Algeria have a soft group, so they should have few problems reaching the knockout stages. They stormed through qualification, topping the group with ease, scoring 24 goals and conceding just 8 from their 10 games. In my opinion, this looks a fairly open tournament, so Algeria are in with a solid shout.