League Two Betting Tips

Scotland’s trip to Slovenia on Saturday might not seem an obvious both teams to score selection, but I think there is a strong case for both sides finding the net. 

New Scotland boss Sebastian Pocognoli will be looking to bring his proactive approach to the national side. 

There was no shortage of goalmouth action even before his arrival, with both teams scoring in Scotland’s final four World Cup qualifiers, all of which produced over 3.5 goals. 

The Scots also failed to keep a clean sheet in their 4-1 friendly win over Curacao a few weeks before the World Cup.

As for Slovenia, three of their four matches this calendar year have seen both teams score, including their most recent outing, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Croatia in June. 

Goals at both ends in Slovenia’s two World Cup qualifiers against Sweden only strengthen the case for a repeat in Ljubljana on Saturday.

Wycombe have sprung into life in League One, winning three on the bounce in all competitions after parting company with Michael Duff.

They scored three goals in 47 minutes in a 3-2 win at Leyton Orient straight after the sacking and backed that up with a comfortable-looking 1-0 win at Wigan last time out.

Wycombe have seen BTTS in 6/7 league games this season and they welcome a Reading side who are the 2nd-top scorers in the division, despite having played a game less than most.

Reading had seen BTTS land in three straight games before last weekend and, in Jack Marriott, they have the league’s top goalscorer by three clear goals at this stage, with eight goals in six league appearances already.

The 32-year-old is making up for lost time after a painful few years in and out of the treatment room.

Cheltenham have been one of the surprise packages in League Two so far, sitting 5th after seven matches (3W, 3D, 1L).

They’ve scored two goals per game on average and have seen BTTS land in 7/7 League Two outings.

Chesterfield have scored in 6/7 fourth tier games this term, have seen both teams score in two of their three league away games, and have conceded in five of those seven.

They generated 2.11 xG in an impressive 2-0 win over York last weekend and are more than capable of dominating proceedings at Cheltenham, heading in as clear favourites.

York have maintained a perfect record at home in League Two so far this season, winning all three of their games in front of their own fans - scoring nine goals across these matches.

They welcome a Gillingham side who have only lost one of their opening seven matches, and actually sit above York in the table at this early stage of the season. Gillingham are also unbeaten across their three away games this term, so this won’t be an easy assignment for the home side despite their perfect record.

Both sides have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and look well set to both find the back of the net in this clash of two sides who will be eyeing a promotion push following their strong starts to the campaign.

Oldham have underperformed to score only eight goals from 11.4 xG so far this season, and goals looks on the cards as they host pre-season title favourites Salford City on Saturday evening in front of the Sky cameras.

There isn’t enough history to make this local match a big derby, but the players and fans will still want to get one over the team from down the road.

Both teams have scored in five of their seven League Two outings this season, and there’s serious attacking firepower arriving with the visitors after a summer of eye-watering spending for the level.

Both sides have also kept two clean sheets from their seven, so despite having underwhelming BTTS records, they’re both capable going forward and unconvincing at the back.

Each of the last four meetings between the sides have seen this selection land.

England only kept two clean sheets across their eight matches at the World Cup.

They have the attacking talent to cause Spain problems, as shown by the six goals they put past France in their last competitive match.

Spain were excellent defensively at the World Cup, but outside of tournament football they may play with a more fluid style.

England scored two or more goals in six of their eight games in the World Cup, and scored 2.75 goals per game in World Cup qualifying.

Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal are the top two favourites for the Ballon D'Or at the moment, every game between now and the award being decided is an opportunity to strengthen their case, it wouldn't be a surprise to see both on the scoresheet.

Plymouth enter this game in strong form having won each of their last four matches, scoring at least three goals in all of these wins.

They’ve scored the second most goals of any side in League One (14), notably winning two of their three matches in front of their own fans ahead of the visit of a Burton side who have done their best work at home this season - winning just one of their three games on the road.

Burton’s recent form is also cause for concern with Gary Bowyer’s side only winning one of their last five matches, conceding 2+ goals in three of these games.

Plymouth came away 3-0 winners when these sides last met back in January, dominating the underlying numbers with an xG of 2.38 from 21 shots and also winning the away fixture 4-0. 

There are three teams remaining in League Two with a 100% record at home, Bristol Rovers are one of them.

Rovers were flying before a couple of humbling away days has brought them back down to Earth, in fairness they lost at 3rd-placed Grimsby and 4th-placed Gillingham, not the easiest back-to-back games on your travels.

Exeter have only won one of their seven League Two games so far, beating 21st-placed Accrington at home.

These sides look set to be competing at opposite ends of the table this season, and Rovers’ recent defeats have only improved the odds we’re getting on a home win this weekend.

Fleetwood have been a very stubborn side in League Two so far this season, losing just one of their opening seven matches.

They’re unbeaten at home having drawn two of their three matches in front of their own fans, notably conceding just one goal across these games.

The only team to beat Fleetwood in the league is Barnet, a side who sit top of the table in the early stages of the season and are one of only four sides in the division yet to be beaten.

Rochdale have struggled on the road this season, failing to win any of their three away matches this term. They haven’t even managed to score a goal across these games, being one of only two sides yet to score on the road in League Two.

Grimsby have been shortening this week, but there’s still enough juice to get on them winning at Newport on Saturday.

David Artell’s side are still unbeaten in League Two, pulling off back-to-back 2-0 wins heading into this one, and visit a Newport side who’re winless since the opening day.

Newport have scored just twice in their last four matches, and one of those was from inside their own half, and they are yet to beat Grimsby in the four seasons since the visitors returned to League Two.

This is last season’s 7th-placed side travelling to 20th from 2025/26, and the way things have gone so far this season there could be an even bigger gap between the sides this time around.

Barrow are yet to stop the downward spiral that resulted in their relegation from League Two last season.

Southend are eyeing a return to the EFL, now in their sixth season since dropping into the National League, and they’re going the right way about it with six wins from their opening nine in the league.

Southend have scored two or more goals in each of their last four games, three or more in three of those, and beat Gateshead 6-1 on their travels last time out.

Barrow are yet to win from five league away games, conceding two or more goals in three of those and this is one of the longest away days of the season for them.

Southend could go top with a win and attacking midfielder Sam Austin is one to keep an eye on, having scored four goals in two games last week.

Plymouth enter this game in strong form having won each of their last four matches, scoring at least three goals in all of these wins.

They’ve scored the second most goals of any side in League One (14), notably winning two of their three matches in front of their own fans ahead of the visit of a Burton side who have done their best work at home this season - winning just one of their three games on the road.

Burton’s recent form is also cause for concern with Gary Bowyer’s side only winning one of their last five matches, conceding 2+ goals in three of these games.

Plymouth came away 3-0 winners when these sides last met back in January, dominating the underlying numbers with an xG of 2.38 from 21 shots and also winning the away fixture 4-0. 

Stockport should have really collected all three points against Sheffield Wednesday on the road last time out, having more than double the number of shots as their opponents (18-6) and also winning the xG battle (1.58-1.18).

Stockport’s home form on paper looks weak, with two defeats from their three home games - but they were very unlucky in both matches. The first defeat was against Blackpool on the opening weekend of the season, where they generated an xG of 3.54 to Blackpool’s 1.79.

The other defeat was a bizarre 4-3 defeat against Leicester in which Russell Martin’s side only recorded an xG of 1.21 from nine shots with Stockport once again winning the battle on underlying numbers (2.29 xG from 19 shots).

Peterborough have endured a really tough start to the season, winning just one of their opening seven matches in League One. They’ve only scored four goals across these games, the lowest return of any side in the division.

They lost 3-1 to Stockport when these sides met back in April, with the home side once again dominating the underlying numbers (3.75 xG from 28 shots). They’re also yet to win a game on the road, scoring just once in three matches. 

Fleetwood have been a very stubborn side in League Two so far this season, losing just one of their opening seven matches.

They’re unbeaten at home having drawn two of their three matches in front of their own fans, notably conceding just one goal across these games.

The only team to beat Fleetwood in the league is Barnet, a side who sit top of the table in the early stages of the season and are one of only four sides in the division yet to be beaten.

Rochdale have struggled on the road this season, failing to win any of their three away matches this term. They haven’t even managed to score a goal across these games, being one of only two sides yet to score on the road in League Two.

York have maintained a perfect record at home in League Two so far this season, winning all three of their games in front of their own fans - scoring nine goals across these matches.

They welcome a Gillingham side who have only lost one of their opening seven matches, and actually sit above York in the table at this early stage of the season. Gillingham are also unbeaten across their three away games this term, so this won’t be an easy assignment for the home side despite their perfect record.

Both sides have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and look well set to both find the back of the net in this clash of two sides who will be eyeing a promotion push following their strong starts to the campaign.

Both of these sides have made promising starts to the season and both sit around the playoff places after the first seven games of the season.

Cheltenham have seen BTTS in each of their last 10 matches, including all of their games across all competitions this season. They’re unbeaten across their last five matches, despite failing to keep a clean sheet in these games.

Cheltenham are also unbeaten at home across their three matches this season, scoring seven and conceding five - showing how the same defensive issues tend to be relevant in front of their own fans.

Chesterfield have picked up more points than any other side on the road in League Two, winning two of their three matches and netting four goals in the process. They’ve seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, also avoiding defeat.

The Eerste Divisie is usually worth looking at for this market and there’s a favourable matchup here between two sides that have taken the same amount of points from their opening seven matches (10).

Both sides have only drawn one of these games, offering promise for the result to go either way here. Breda have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches, seeing BTTS & No Draw in four of these games. 

Breda’s three home games in the Eerste Divisie have produced 12 goals (4.0 per game), with none of these three games ending in a draw. They came away 3-0 winners over Eindhoven when the sides last met, though that was a friendly.

Eindhoven have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, with all of these games seeing BTTS & No Draw. They’ve seen eight goals across their three away matches in the Eerste Divisie so far with just one of these games ending in a draw.

It’s been a mixed start to the season for both of these sides who find themselves sitting two points apart in mid-table after seven games.

Rotherham have seen 20 goals across their seven games so far (2.85 per game), with an exact split in the number of goals scored and conceded. Only three of their seven games in League Two this term have ended level.

Crewe have drawn five of their seven games this term, which may be a concern, but four of these draws have seen BTTS with the most common scoreline being 1-1.

Crewe have conceded an xG in excess of 2.0 in three of these games, suggesting that the points they are collecting through draws have been a bit fortunate. They also saw BTTS & No Draw during the week as they fielded a rotated side against Aston Villa’s U21 side in the EFL Trophy, coming away 4-1 winners. 

Maastricht have made a promising start to the season, collecting 13 points from their opening seven games which is a tally that sees them sit in the playoff spots.

They did suffer a bruising defeat against Waalwijk on the road last time out, but that loss saw this selection land as they fell to a 6-1 defeat. They’ve seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, with two of these games seeing BTTS & No Draw.

Helmond have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches, with only one of these games ending in a draw. They’ve lost all three of their away games in the Eerste Divisie this term, but have scored four goals across these games.

That record sets the stage for a home win here, though expect Helmond to offer an attacking threat and get on the scoresheet as they have done often in recent weeks. 

Plymouth enter this game in strong form having won each of their last four matches, scoring at least three goals in all of these wins.

They’ve scored the second most goals of any side in League One (14), notably winning two of their three matches in front of their own fans ahead of the visit of a Burton side who have done their best work at home this season - winning just one of their three games on the road.

Burton’s recent form is also cause for concern with Gary Bowyer’s side only winning one of their last five matches, conceding 2+ goals in three of these games.

Plymouth came away 3-0 winners when these sides last met back in January, dominating the underlying numbers with an xG of 2.38 from 21 shots and also winning the away fixture 4-0. 

Stockport should have really collected all three points against Sheffield Wednesday on the road last time out, having more than double the number of shots as their opponents (18-6) and also winning the xG battle (1.58-1.18).

Stockport’s home form on paper looks weak, with two defeats from their three home games - but they were very unlucky in both matches. The first defeat was against Blackpool on the opening weekend of the season, where they generated an xG of 3.54 to Blackpool’s 1.79.

The other defeat was a bizarre 4-3 defeat against Leicester in which Russell Martin’s side only recorded an xG of 1.21 from nine shots with Stockport once again winning the battle on underlying numbers (2.29 xG from 19 shots).

Peterborough have endured a really tough start to the season, winning just one of their opening seven matches in League One. They’ve only scored four goals across these games, the lowest return of any side in the division.

They lost 3-1 to Stockport when these sides met back in April, with the home side once again dominating the underlying numbers (3.75 xG from 28 shots). They’re also yet to win a game on the road, scoring just once in three matches. 

York have maintained a perfect record at home in League Two so far this season, winning all three of their games in front of their own fans - scoring nine goals across these matches.

They welcome a Gillingham side who have only lost one of their opening seven matches, and actually sit above York in the table at this early stage of the season. Gillingham are also unbeaten across their three away games this term, so this won’t be an easy assignment for the home side despite their perfect record.

Both sides have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and look well set to both find the back of the net in this clash of two sides who will be eyeing a promotion push following their strong starts to the campaign.

Fleetwood have been a very stubborn side in League Two so far this season, losing just one of their opening seven matches.

They’re unbeaten at home having drawn two of their three matches in front of their own fans, notably conceding just one goal across these games.

The only team to beat Fleetwood in the league is Barnet, a side who sit top of the table in the early stages of the season and are one of only four sides in the division yet to be beaten.

Rochdale have struggled on the road this season, failing to win any of their three away matches this term. They haven’t even managed to score a goal across these games, being one of only two sides yet to score on the road in League Two.