Got your eye on some juicy underdogs ahead of the EFL Cup first round? You have come to the right place as we have taken a look at three sides not fancied to progress by the market, producing an 11/1 shot EFL Cup underdog accumulator. You can also check out our 7/1 EFL Cup goals acca for more value selections.

Squad rotation will be at play even though no Premier League teams are involved in the first round of the competition. This is something that only used to happen just for the bigger sides, but the size of squads is much bigger all down the football league pyramid in the modern game and so it can be difficult to ascertain how each manager will play it.

The additional extra time we saw at the weekend will also impact decision-making in the EFL Cup. Extrapolating the extra time played as compared to last season across a whole campaign would mean the equivalent of a further six matches of time being played. Regarding how this may affect the EFL Cup, there is surely only more encouragement for managers with their eyes on other things to rotate to a greater extent in this competition. With that in mind, there are a few underdogs on the card this midweek that look to be smart bets to outperform how the market rates them.

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