League One: Leaders Portsmouth beat Burton 2-1 to remain five points clear
Second-placed Derby beat 10-man Reading 2-1; Bolton thrash Oxford 5-0
League Two: Leaders Mansfield beaten 2-1 at Tranmere
Second-placed Wrexham held 0-0 at home by Harrogate
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Grimsby v MK Dons (19:45 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesWill the Mariners be as Mighty as their mascot against MK?
Fourth-placed MK Dons travel to Grimsby this evening with plenty at stake for both sides at both ends of the table.
MK have won 19 games and are only five points off the top, while the Mariners have won only seven all season and are five points off the relegation zone.
Grimsby’s home form has been eye-watering, taking one point from six matches and conceding 23 goals in the process before a huge 1-0 win over second-bottom Forest Green in their last home game.
MK have lost three of their last five on the road without scoring, but the good news is they have won on two of their three league visits to Blundell Park – the last time was in March 2008 under Paul Ince, a season in which they won the League Two title.
Can Grimsby extend their unbeaten run to five matches or will it be a third straight win for the visitors?
Wrexham v Harrogate (19:45 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesWelcome to Wrexham
In Cheltenham week it seems only appropriate that many eyes will be on the Racecourse tonight.
Wrexham’s home has become a fortress this season, the Red Dragons boasting the best home record in the division with 41 points from just 17 games.
They have lost once in the league since August, winning 10 of their last 11 there, scoring 28 goals in the process and Bradford’s winner in that 1-0 was the only goal they have allowed in their last four.
It’s a big ask for tonight’s visitors Harrogate, although they did come from 2-0 down at home to salvage a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture this season and have also won on their last two visits to Wales, beating Newport 2-1 both times.
For a while Harrogate’s away record was nearly as impressive as Wrexham’s home form, winning seven out of nine on the road between September and January, but they have gone four games without a win on their travels since, shipping 11 goals in that spell.
Can they break that run tonight and close the six-point gap on the play-off places or will third-placed Wrexham take another step towards automatic promotion?
Tranmere v Mansfield (19:45 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesLeague Two leaders Mansfield were made to work hard to remain top of the pile on Saturday as they saw off Swindon 3-2.
They are back on the road tonight as they head to the Wirral, taking with them the division’s best away record - 33 points collected and just 18 goals conceded in 18 matches.
Whisper it quietly but the Stags have lost twice in their last four away games, however, and a trip to Prenton Park is not quite the same proposition it was earlier in the season.
Rovers have won their last two home games without conceding, having taken a solitary point from their previous three, and are only 11 points adrift of the play-off places.
If they are to close that gap, Tranmere will have to end their dreadful record against Nigel Clough’s side, winning just one of their last 11 encounters.
Image source, BBC SportBolton v Oxford (20:00 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesOxford and Bolton have won a combined 16 out of 38 league games since their 0-0 draw in November
Back in November in the reverse fixture, it was a meeting between the top two. However, as the stakes are raised, neither are displaying their pre-Christmas form.
Bolton have just one win in their last five and have needed late equalisers to snatch 2-2 draws in their last two games.
At one point, with games in hand, they looked set to challenge Portsmouth's lead at the top. Now they find themselves one point behind Derby in a battle for second.
Oxford's narrow win over Cheltenham on Saturday was just a second in 11 games - little wonder that run has knocked them out of the top six.
They are only a point behind Stevenage, but three points at the Toughsheet Community Stadium will send the Us back into the play-off spots, with Steve Evans' side not in action until tomorrow when they travel to Peterborough.
Derby v Reading (19:45 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesReading and Derby have been deducted a combined 33 points over the last three seasons
A meeting between two sides for whom the word 'crisis' has followed them around for the last few years.
Derby took their punishment from the EFL resulting in Championship relegation in 2022, but now under new ownership are looking for promotion.
Reading on the other hand remain stuck with unpopular owner Dai Yongge in a loveless marriage with points deductions aplenty last season, and this, and a divorce settlement still not reached.
The Rams are an example of what can happen when the dark clouds are lifted. The Royals are not close to that yet.
Derby, five points behind leaders Portsmouth and one ahead of third-placed Bolton, need points for a Championship return. Reading need them to keep the trapdoor to League Two firmly shut.
Portsmouth v Burton (19:45 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesLeague One leaders Portsmouth are ticking plenty of boxes necessary to get the big promotion prize at the end of April.
Fewest goals conceded, fewest defeats, a 10-game unbeaten run stretching back two months.
As nerves and shock losses have afflicted their rivals, Pompey have stayed strong and resolute to keep picking up points.
Sat on 77, fans will have scanned the fixtures looking at how they can reach a total in the early 90s that should guarantee a Championship ticket.
A match at home to 20th-placed Burton will be on everyone's list as a home banker, especially with games against Peterborough, Barnsley, Derby and Bolton on the horizon.
It is up to John Mousinho to ensure that his players do not turn the visit of the Brewers into a banana skin.
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As their game at home to Doncaster was called-off at 08:00 GMT due to a waterlogged pitch, Colchester could find themselves in the relegation zone tonight if Forest Green are able to win at Bradford, whose pitch passed an inspection from officials a little earlier.
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Image source, RexAs the Cheltenham Festival kicks into gear, we know that we're coming into the turn for home in the League One and League Two seasons.
With everything still to be decided, who is the nap for promotion and relegation? Which bolters are coming up the rails?
Some teams look to be travelling nicely, others may need a crack of the whip to get over the line.
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