The French Connection: Relegation scraps key to this week's treble

The French Connection / Andrew French / 18 March 2010 / Leave a Comment

Four wins from seven games under Peter Taylor have eased Bradford away from the relegation zone in League Two

Back Scunthorpe @ [2.22]; Back Wycombe @ [2.28]; Back Bradford @ [2.54]; The treble pays approximately 12.8

Relegation 'six-pointers' are the norm at this stage of the season, and our multiples expert Andrew French has chosen two of them to form part of his weekend treble.

Leg 1: Scunthorpe at [2.22] to beat Plymouth

It's classic 'six-pointer' time at the foot of the Championship, and I think Scunthorpe can further their own safety cause while hammering a nail in the coffin of Plymouth. Coming into the game on the back of three away defeats, Scunny badly need to make home games count. They are unbeaten in three at Glanford Park, and their home form is comparable with teams in mid-table. Plymouth have lost four of their last six on the road and they have not kept a clean sheet in 11 games since Boxing Day. At [2.22], I'm opening my treble by backing Scunthorpe.

Leg 2: Wycombe at [2.28] to beat Exeter

There's a similar story in League One where the Wycombe v Exeter game is a key fixture in the relegation battle. I like the home side in this one too, as Wanderers have started to show a bit of steel and have lost just once in their last six, a run that included a fine victory over high-flying Millwall at Adams Park. Exeter are without a win in nine games and their away form is even worse: nine without a win since late November, and they have lost seven of that sequence. At [2.28], I'm including Wycombe.

Leg 3: Bradford at [2.54] to beat Hereford

Although it's not been stuff of legend, Peter Taylor has seemingly halted the Bradford slide and turned them around in League Two. Four wins out of seven since he took over have lifted the Bantams in the lower reaches of mid-table, and they have won two of their last three including an impressive away success at promotion-chasing Rotherham. This weekend they visit fellow-strugglers Hereford, who are currently on a run of six defeats in seven games - and they have lost their last four at Edgar Street. I think the Taylor revival can continue and I'm backing Bradford at [2.54].

*The Treble pays around 12.8