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Goal Sheet Rating - 8.40 

Alkmaar saw 65 goals across their 17 home matches in the Eredivisie last season (3.82 per game).

Den Haag earned promotion from the Eerste Divisie last campaign, notably losing just four of their 19 away matches and seeing 60 goals across these games (3.15 per game).

Goal Sheet Rating - 8.23

Each of the last four head to head meetings between these sides, stretching back to 2024, has seen 3+ goals.

PSV only lost two of their 17 home games in the Dutch top flight last season, scoring 58 goals (3.41 per game) - suggesting that they could cover this line on their own.

Only two sides in the Eredivisie conceded more goals than Fortuna Sittard last season (63 - 1.85 per game).

Goal Sheet Rating - 7.55

Preston have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 15 matches, including all four of their friendlies.

Preston conceded more goals than they scored at home in the Championship last season (28-30), working out to an average of 2.52 goals per game.

Huddersfield have seen BTTS in both of their friendly matches against Birmingham and Blackburn ahead of the new season.

Huddersfield saw exactly 3.0 goals per game across their 23 away matches in League One last season.

Goal Sheet Rating - 7.70

Rochdale earned promotion to the EFL in dramatic fashion last season, beating Boreham Wood on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

That was the same scoreline and method they posted to reach this round of the cup, having seen off Tranmere on penalties in their EFL Cup qualifying match.

This will be a free hit for Rochdale against a Bradford side who will have other priorities as they look to escape from League One after falling short against Bolton on the playoffs last season.

Goal Sheet Rating - 8.18

Each of the last six head to head meetings between these sides, stretching back to 2022, have seen 3+ goals.

Bodo Glimt are currently in a tense title race against the side that beat them to top spot last season in Viking.

Bodo Glimt have seen 26 goals across their eight away matches in the Eliteserien (3.25 per game).

Valerenga have seen 27 goals across their eight home games in the Eliteserien this term (3.37 per game). 

The Championship can be a bit of a tricky league at times, but I do think West Ham have more than enough to come straight back up to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

That isn’t their focus here in the early stages of the EFL Cup, but it is a good opportunity to face off against a fellow Championship side and allow Nuno Espírito Santo to get a gauge for where West Ham are at after losing some key players to big money over the summer.

Portsmouth finished just eight points clear of the drop zone in the Championship last term, and are tipped to struggle again at the bottom of the table this campaign. 

They only managed to win six of their 23 away matches, notably conceding 41 goals across these games - only Sheffield Wednesday (45) conceded more away goals than Portsmouth in the Championship last season. 

There was a 32 point gap between these sides in League Two last season, and I think we’ll see that disparity in this cup tie with Salford looking even stronger than they did last term.

Salford finished just one point below an automatic promotion spot last term and are one of the favourites to go up this season after seven seasons stuck in League Two.

Only Bromley and Cambridge, who both earned promotion last season, picked up more points at home than Salford in League Two last campaign. Salford won 14 of their 23 matches (60%) and notably only conceded 24 goals across these games. 

By contrast, only Crawley (15) picked up fewer points on the road in League Two last term than Shrewsbury (16) with this translating to just four wins from their 23 outings.

MK Dons maintained the best away record of any side in League Two last season, losing just four of their 23 away matches and netting 45 goals in the process (1.95 per game).

This is an obvious step up in quality for Paul Warne’s side, but they’ll fancy themselves to make a bit of a statement with there being plenty of optimism around MK Dons’ chances of being competitive in League One this term.

Norwich really struggled to keep sides out at Carrow Road in the Championship last season, conceding more goals than they scored (28-27) and only winning nine of their 23 home matches.

Norwich are the favourites here, but I think MK Dons can cause problems and get on the scoresheet to make this an entertaining contest. 

Cardiff earned promotion back to the Championship from League One last season and were quite entertaining to watch in doing so.

Brian Barry-Murphy has a very interesting style of play which comes from the Manchester City academy and it does open up the Welsh side to be involved in high scoring matches.

Cardiff netted 50 goals across their 23 home games in League One last term (2.17 per game), only Lincoln (53) scored more goals at home than the Bluebirds.

Both of their official friendly matches produced 3+ goals, with Cardiff losing 6-0 to Midtjylland and coming away 4-1 winners over Roma. 

Swindon’s 23 away matches in League Two last season produced 64 goals (2.78 per game), and both of their friendly matches against Crystal Palace and Bristol City have also produced 3+ goals. 

Sporting finished second in Liga Portugal last season, eight points behind the eventual league champions in Porto. 

A similar domestic battle is likely to take place this season and Sporting should be able to start strongly judging by their performances in pre-season and strong away record last term. 

Sporting have won all four of their friendly matches ahead of the new season, beating the likes of Celtic, Strasbourg, Monaco and Nottingham Forest in these games.

Sporting didn’t lose a single game away from home in Liga Portugal last season, winning 12 of their 17 matches - only Porto (43) picked up more points on the road than Sporting last year.

Nijmegen were one of the standout performers across Europe last season, finishing third in the Eredivisie and sitting just six points behind Feyenoord.

Only PSV (101) scored more goals than Nijmegen (77) in the Eredivisie last season, so they’re also one of the most entertaining sides in the division and that scoring power should see them over the line against Telstar here.

Nijmegen only lost three of their 17 home games in the Eredivisie last season, while Telstar only recorded four victories across their 17 matches on the road - notably only scoring 18 goals across these games.

Viking find themselves in a title race with Bodo Glimt again after beating them to the trophy last year in a close battle.

They’re one of the most dominant teams in the Eliteserien having won 12 of their 15 matches, notably winning all six of their home games - scoring 23 goals across these matches.

Sarpsborg sit mid table but are likely to struggle to match the scoring power of Viking seeing as they’ve only scored 10 goals across their eight away games, winning two of these matches. 

Bodo Glimt have a one point lead at the top of the Elitserien, notably losing just one of their eight away matches so far.

Bodo Glimt have won each of their last five league matches heading into this one as they look to maintain their spot at the top of the division. 

They’ve won all of these games to nil, so they carry real momentum into this game against a Valerenga side who they have beaten in eight of the last 10 head to head meetings.

PSV have won each of the last four head to head meetings between these sides, stretching back to 2024. 

PSV are quite clearly the best side in the Eredivisie, they won the title by 19 points last year - building on their triumph in the 24/25 season when they edged out Ajax by a point on the final day.

PSV unsurprisingly picked up the most points at home of any side in the division during the 25/26 campaign, winning 13 of their 17 matches and netting 58 goals in the process. 

Porto won the league title last season, finishing six points clear of Sporting and only losing two of their 34 matches domestically.

Porto didn’t lose a single game at home last season, winning 14 of their 17 matches. They scored 33 goals across these games (1.94 per game) and should get the better of an Alverca side who only won three of their 17 away games last term.

Alverca conceded 29 goals across those away matches and will struggle to contain the attacking talent of Porto given that they were particularly poor on the road last term.

Two of the last three head to head meetings between these sides have seen BTTS, with the exception of Twente’s 5-0 win over Heerenveen in the most recent meeting which is a real anomaly.

Heerenveen finished just seven points behind Twente in the Eredivisie last season, notably scoring 33 goals across their 17 home games (1.94 per game). This tally represents 57% of their total goals from last term, so they’re clearly capable of getting on the scoresheet at home.

Twente were competitive on the road last season, losing just three of their 17 away matches. Those games produced 54 goals, working out to an average of 3.17 goals per game.

BTTS has landed in each of the last two head to head meetings between the sides, including the most recent clash back in January where Zulte-Waregem came away 2-1 winners with an xG of 2.31.

Genk only managed to win eight of their 20 away matches in the Belgian Pro League last season, notably scoring as many goals as they conceded across these games (31), working out to an average of 3.1 goals per game. 

Zulte-Waregem have seen BTTS in both of their friendly matches in the build up to the season, coming away 3-2 winners over Sparta Rotterdam. Their home games last season saw an average of 2.72 goals per game.

Lillestorm’s recent results may look alarming, but they have played the top two sides in the Eliteserien across recent weeks and now have a more favourable matchup against Rosenborg.

Lillestorm sit fourth in the Eliteserien, seven points clear of their opponents here. Lillestorm have a pretty black and white record at home, winning four and losing three of their games in front of their own supporters so far.

However, Rosenborg have really struggled on their travels with just one win from their seven away games domestically - scoring just five goals and conceding 12 in the process.

Rosenborg have failed to beat Lillestorm as the away side in each of the last six head to head meetings between the sides.

Goal Sheet Rating - 8.18

Each of the last six head to head meetings between these sides, stretching back to 2022, have seen 3+ goals.

Bodo Glimt are currently in a tense title race against the side that beat them to top spot last season in Viking.

Bodo Glimt have seen 26 goals across their eight away matches in the Eliteserien (3.25 per game).

Valerenga have seen 27 goals across their eight home games in the Eliteserien this term (3.37 per game). 

There was a 32 point gap between these sides in League Two last season, and I think we’ll see that disparity in this cup tie with Salford looking even stronger than they did last term.

Salford finished just one point below an automatic promotion spot last term and are one of the favourites to go up this season after seven seasons stuck in League Two.

Only Bromley and Cambridge, who both earned promotion last season, picked up more points at home than Salford in League Two last campaign. Salford won 14 of their 23 matches (60%) and notably only conceded 24 goals across these games. 

By contrast, only Crawley (15) picked up fewer points on the road in League Two last term than Shrewsbury (16) with this translating to just four wins from their 23 outings.

Goal Sheet Rating - 7.55

Molde have seen BTTS in each of their last eight matches across all competitions.

Two of the last three head to head meetings between these sides have seen BTTS.

Goal Sheet Rating - 7.00 

Twente saw an average of 3.17 goals per game on the road in the Eredivisie last season.

Two or the last three head to head meetings between these sides have seen BTTS.

Goal Sheet Rating - 9.48 

St Gallen have seen 3+ goals in both of their league games so far this season.

St Gallen saw 56 goals across their 19 home games last season (2.94 per game).

Each of the last two head to head meetings between these sides have finished 2-2.

Goal Sheet Rating - 8.18 

The most recent head to head meeting saw exactly three goals, as Zulte came away 2-1 winners. 

Genk saw an average of 3.1 goals per game across their away matches in the Belgian Pro League last term. 

Zulte saw five goals in their final pre-season friendly, coming away 3-2 winners over Sparta Rotterdam. 

Goal Sheet Rating - 8.33

Both of these sides have seen 3+ goals in both of their league matches at the start of the Swiss Super League season.

Lugano boasted the best home record of any side in the Swiss Super League last season, seeing 56 goals across their 19 matches (2.94 per game).

Zurich saw the exact same number of goals (56) across their 19 away games. 

BTTS has landed in each of the last two head to head meetings between the sides, including the most recent clash back in January where Zulte-Waregem came away 2-1 winners with an xG of 2.31.

Genk only managed to win eight of their 20 away matches in the Belgian Pro League last season, notably scoring as many goals as they conceded across these games (31), working out to an average of 3.1 goals per game. 

Zulte-Waregem have seen BTTS in both of their friendly matches in the build up to the season, coming away 3-2 winners over Sparta Rotterdam. Their home games last season saw an average of 2.72 goals per game.

Two of the last three head to head meetings between these sides have seen BTTS, with the exception of Twente’s 5-0 win over Heerenveen in the most recent meeting which is a real anomaly.

Heerenveen finished just seven points behind Twente in the Eredivisie last season, notably scoring 33 goals across their 17 home games (1.94 per game). This tally represents 57% of their total goals from last term, so they’re clearly capable of getting on the scoresheet at home.

Twente were competitive on the road last season, losing just three of their 17 away matches. Those games produced 54 goals, working out to an average of 3.17 goals per game.

I think Aberdeen look well placed to come away from their clash away at Dundee on Saturday with at least a point.

While the season is still in its infancy, Stephen Robinson's side appear to be building some real momentum, having won all four of their Scottish League Cup group stage matches before claiming a dramatic 2-1 victory over Hearts in their opening Scottish Premiership fixture last weekend.

Aberdeen will therefore head to Dens Park in high spirits and with a large travelling support behind them.

Dundee, meanwhile, put in a spirited display during a 1-0 defeat against Celtic on Monday night. They are very much a team in transition after losing several key performers from last season.

With Aberdeen having already given themselves plenty to feel positive about at the start of the new campaign, the visitors look a solid selection on the double chance.

I'm keen to back Ayr to score at least once against Dunfermline on Saturday.

Ayr have made an excellent start to the season under new manager Gary Naysmith, qualifying for the knockout round of the Scottish League Cup impressively by winning all four of their group stage matches. That included an eye-catching 1-0 victory away at Scottish Premiership side Falkirk.

Naysmith's side carried that momentum into their Scottish Championship opener last weekend, beating Arbroath 2-0.

Therefore, Ayr shouldn't be fazed by a trip to a Dunfermline side who were held to a 0-0 draw by Inverness last weekend.

Neil Lennon's side kept a clean sheet in that match, but that's something they failed to do during the Scottish League Cup group stage against the likes of both East Kilbride and Dumbarton, further strengthening the case for the visitors to strike at least once on Saturday.

Backing over 2.5 goals in games involving East Kilbride was one of my favourite angles of attack last season, and I don't see any reason to abandon it this term.

Mick Kennedy's newly promoted side made a real statement of intent last week by thrashing Queen of the South 5-1 in their opening game of the season.

There was also no shortage of goals during East Kilbride's Scottish League Cup group stage campaign either, with all four matches featuring over 2.5 goals and three of those fixtures producing at least five goals.

While Airdrie were held to a goalless draw away at Cove last Saturday, three of their four Scottish League Cup matches also featured over 2.5 goals, including both of their home fixtures.

Everything points towards another entertaining encounter here, with over 2.5 goals looking well within range and both teams more than capable of contributing to the scoring.

Hamilton got off to a flyer last week with a 5-0 win away to Montrose.

Montrose are no mugs either. Last year they finished 6th and had started the season fairly positively in the League Cup with wins against both Dundee United and Arbroath.

However, Hamilton ran out comfortable winners, racking up nine shots on target in the game.

It was also their second 5-0 win in a row after also beating Elgin 5-0 the week before in their final League Cup game.

Alloa are a well organised team under Andy Graham and finished 4th in League One last season.

However, they didn’t get off to the best of starts last week, drawing 0-0 with East Fife, one of the sides tipped to be in and around the relegation zone this season.

I can’t get match stats from the game, but from reading the reports it sounds like Alloa had plenty of the ball without creating too much or really causing East Fife problems.

That could be where they struggle against Hamilton. Accies have been very solid defensively so far, conceding just twice across their four League Cup games, with one of those goals coming from the penalty spot.

Ross County are heavy favourites here and rightly so. They’re the title favourites with the biggest budget in the league and will be expected to make it two wins from two when they host Montrose on Saturday.

Montrose were thumped 5-0 at home by Hamilton last week, conceding nine shots on target while managing just two themselves.

Ross County had a very impressive League Cup campaign, winning their group with three wins and a draw and scoring 11 goals in the process.

They carried that form into the opening weekend with a 1-0 win away to Peterhead. The stats suggest it was a fairly comfortable victory too, with Ross County having 13 shots to Peterhead’s eight and five shots on target to three.

With Roy McGregor’s backing, Ross County are building a squad that could compete in the Championship, never mind League One. There looks to be a big gap between these two sides, and I think Ross County will win this comfortably on Saturday.

Sirius are the surprise runaway league leaders in Allsvenskan, having finished 8th, 9th and 9th (in a 16-team division) in the last three seasons.

They have a 14-point cushion at the top at the halfway stage of the season, they're also top on expected points.

Bromm are only four points above the relegation spots, in 12th, and lost 2-1 at home to Sirius in early July.

Sirius are 1.10 to go on and win the league title, they've been the best side in the league by a distance and are a short price to get the job against Bromm.

That said, it's a nice price to take into our double on Monday evening's action in Sweden.

The visitors are six games without a win.

Vasteras have scored in all but one of their eight home league games this season.

They're only four points behind Djurgarden, with the visitors sitting in 3rd.

Djurgarden have scored in five of six league away games and are odds-on favourites to win the game.

Vasteras will be out for revenge after losing 6-0 to Djurgarden last time out, they still generated over 1 xG themselves in that game.

The hosts have scored eight goals in their last three at home and need a result to keep themselves in touch with the European spots.

Four of seven Vasteras home league games have seen both teams score, and if their recent home finishing run continues, they'll have no problems finding the net.

It may not be as straightforward as the pre-match odds suggest, but I do think Celtic will get the job done at Rugby Park on Sunday.

Martin O'Neill's win record across his two spells since returning to Celtic last season has been mightily impressive, with the Hoops storming their way to the title by winning each of their final seven matches before getting their defence up and running with a 1-0 win over Dundee.

It should also be noted that Celtic staged a stunning comeback to claim a 3-2 victory at this venue back in February. 

Notably, Kilmarnock also came up short when going up against Rangers under Neil McCann's watch last season, while their defensive frailties were exposed again last weekend as they shipped four goals away to newly promoted St Johnstone. 

That only strengthens the case for backing Celtic to come out on top here.

While I'm backing Celtic to collect all three points on Sunday, I do think Kilmarnock could contribute to the scoring.

Since taking over at Rugby Park at the turn of the year, Kilmarnock have only failed to score in four of the 18 Scottish Premiership matches that Neil McCann has been in charge of.

Across that sample, BTTS has landed on nine occasions, including in last season's corresponding fixture and Kilmarnock's 4-3 defeat at St Johnstone last Sunday.

Although Celtic kept a clean sheet against Dundee last weekend, it's worth pointing out that both teams scored in each of their final five league victories last season, as well as their subsequent Scottish Cup final win over Dunfermline.

Kilmarnock's front two of Joe Hugill and Tyreece John-Jules are more than capable of causing problems for the Celtic defence, and I think the hosts can find the net here, even if it ultimately proves to be nothing more than a consolation.

Celtic are a side that I have long favoured in the team corner markets, and I think five or more should be within range for the Hoops in Ayrshire on Sunday. 

Martin O'Neill's men may have to work hard for all three points, much like they did against Dundee last time out when they racked up nine corners. 

Indeed, the Hoops have been strong corner performers domestically for a number of seasons now, averaging just under seven per game last term.

Notably, Celtic earned five or more corners in all three of their meetings with Kilmarnock last season, hitting seven on each of their two visits to Rugby Park.

Given that Neil McCann's side were forced to defend six corners against newly promoted St Johnstone last Sunday, I would be surprised if Celtic fail to force five or more corners here.

Look for Callum McGregor to commit a minimum of one foul against Kilmarnock on Sunday. 

The Celtic captain tends to do the majority of his side's dirty work in the middle of the park, which naturally sees him fall foul of the referee from time to time. 

That was the case against Dundee on matchday one, with McGregor committing one foul during that contest. 

Looking further back, the 33-year-old averaged 1.04 fouls per game in the Scottish Premiership last season.

McGregor should be kept busy on Sunday, with the Celtic captain likely to come up against Kilmarnock duo Aaron Tshibola and Tom Lowry, both of whom were fouled during last week's defeat to St Johnstone. 

With all that in mind, one or more fouls from the Hoops skipper looks a solid selection.

I fancy both teams to score at Ibrox on Sunday. 

Rangers have looked shaky at the back across their first two competitive matches under Derek McInnes, with both teams scoring in each of those contests. 

I can, therefore, see them struggling to keep out a Hibernian side that carries plenty of firepower and attacking threat in the final third. 

However, the visitors are hardly renowned for being watertight at the back themselves, as we've already seen this term. 

Hibernian lost 2-1 to Motherwell last weekend before failing to keep a clean sheet in their 2-1 victory over Shkendija on Thursday night.

There were goals at both ends when Hibernian won at Ibrox in the penultimate round of Scottish Premiership fixtures last season.

I think Hibs look well worth backing to earn a minimum of three corners at Ibrox on Sunday. 

The visitors are not the type of side that will come to Ibrox and park the bus.

They'll look to get forward and make their mark, which should give them opportunities to add to their corner tally. 

Moreover, David Gray tends to set his side up in a back three, which allows them to play with plenty of width and naturally creates opportunities to force corner kicks. 

That knack for racking up corners was on display against Motherwell last Sunday when Hibs won the corner count 9-2. 

It's also worth noting that the Hibees have comfortably delivered three or more corners in each of their three Conference League qualifiers this season.

Rangers conceded five corners against Dundee United in their opening Scottish Premiership game of the season.

I expect Hibernian to pick up at least a couple of cards at Ibrox on Sunday. 

There's little love lost between these two teams, and Hibs should spend long periods on the back foot at Ibrox. 

David Gray's side picked up just one card in their defeat to Motherwell last weekend, but they've clocked up multiple bookings in each of their three European contests this season. 

What's more, the capital club collected a minimum of two cards in each of their four meetings with Rangers last season.

It's also worth pointing out that Rangers' opponents were averaging just over two yellow cards per game in the Scottish Premiership this season.

Shankland endured a frustrating night against Dundee United last weekend, with a lack of service leaving him largely starved of opportunities.

He was then restricted to a substitute appearance in Thursday's Europa League qualifier 2-1 loss against Jagiellonia Bialystok. 

Shankland is expected to return to the starting XI on Sunday, and it's surely only a matter of time before he gets off the mark, having bagged 20 goals for Hearts last season.

One of those goals came against Hibernian, and Shankland could make his mark against them again, with the visitors having failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their four competitive matches this season. 

There's also appeal in backing the new Rangers captain to be carded, given that he likes to throw his weight around when leading the line. 

Notably, Shankland was booked in three of his final five Scottish Premiership appearances last season, with one of those cautions coming against Hibs.

The top four race looks really open this season and Chelsea have a real advantage by not being in Europe. 

Chelsea are not as far away from the Champions League spots as their 10th placed finish last year would suggest.

The Blues pretty much tanked their season after Enzo Maresca left the club and were around the top three positions while he was still in his role. 

Chelsea have signed Morgan Rogers as well as Marco Palestra already this summer and are heavily linked with a move for Maxence Lacroix at the time of writing. 

These additions add to the likes of Emegha and Quenda who had already secured moves to the West London side.

These signings signal a shift from Chelsea’s previous obsession with only securing young talent. Most of these players are also very tall and physical, an aspect that Chelsea desperately fell short for last year. 

Xabi Alonso is clearly a very capable manager having won the league title with Bayer Leverkusen and maintaining a 71% win percentage as Real Madrid boss.

He’s coming into an environment where the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City, the two powerhouses of the last 10 years, have new managers - a terrain which could be perfect for Alonso to finally make this Chelsea side competitive in the Premier League with only one game per week.

Stockport faced heartbreak in the League One Play-Off Final at the end of last season as they were beaten 4-1 by Bolton at Wembley. 

That was the second consecutive season in which Stockport have finished third and gone out in the playoffs, which tells me that they are a club that are doing a lot of things right at this level and should have a decent stab at getting out of League One at the third time of asking.

Stockport really didn’t do much wrong when you look at their underlying numbers from last season, they ranked within the top 5 sides for most key metrics and also had one of the league’s top scorers in Kyle Wootton.

Stockport were a similar price to register a Top 6 finish last year and I think the market is underestimating their chances again as a side that now understands League One quite well. Stockport are priced at 5.50 to earn promotion this year, which is a price also worth looking at. 

Barnet are definitely a side worth keeping an eye on this year after finishing eighth at the first time of asking after winning promotion to the EFL.

They finished just two points below a spot in the playoffs last year and notably had the second best away record of any side in the division. It was their inconsistent home form which saw them fall short of a Top 7 finish.

Barnet are third favourites to be promoted from League Two this term, only sitting behind Salford City and Bristol Rovers. We’ve got some insurance by backing them for a Top 7 finish even if they slightly underperform from pre-season expectations.

The Championship extending the number of playoff spots down to eighth is a really significant change this season and Wrexham could easily benefit.

Phil Parkinson’s side finished seventh last season, just two points away from Hull who eventually earned promotion to the Premier League via the playoffs. 

That finish would be enough this year for Wrexham to have a chance of promotion and I think we’ll see the Welsh side battling in the top half of the Championship again this term.

Wrexham have a really deep squad with a wealth of Championship and EFL experience that can aid them in a push for the playoffs this year. 

I think there’s a decent price on this when considering that the likes of Norwich, Sheffield United and Birmingham are shorter than Wrexham to secure a Top 8 Finish - I’d back Wrexham to be just as competitive as those sides.

Hamilton got off to a flyer last week with a 5-0 win away to Montrose.

Montrose are no mugs either. Last year they finished 6th and had started the season fairly positively in the League Cup with wins against both Dundee United and Arbroath.

However, Hamilton ran out comfortable winners, racking up nine shots on target in the game.

It was also their second 5-0 win in a row after also beating Elgin 5-0 the week before in their final League Cup game.

Alloa are a well organised team under Andy Graham and finished 4th in League One last season.

However, they didn’t get off to the best of starts last week, drawing 0-0 with East Fife, one of the sides tipped to be in and around the relegation zone this season.

I can’t get match stats from the game, but from reading the reports it sounds like Alloa had plenty of the ball without creating too much or really causing East Fife problems.

That could be where they struggle against Hamilton. Accies have been very solid defensively so far, conceding just twice across their four League Cup games, with one of those goals coming from the penalty spot.

Ross County are heavy favourites here and rightly so. They’re the title favourites with the biggest budget in the league and will be expected to make it two wins from two when they host Montrose on Saturday.

Montrose were thumped 5-0 at home by Hamilton last week, conceding nine shots on target while managing just two themselves.

Ross County had a very impressive League Cup campaign, winning their group with three wins and a draw and scoring 11 goals in the process.

They carried that form into the opening weekend with a 1-0 win away to Peterhead. The stats suggest it was a fairly comfortable victory too, with Ross County having 13 shots to Peterhead’s eight and five shots on target to three.

With Roy McGregor’s backing, Ross County are building a squad that could compete in the Championship, never mind League One. There looks to be a big gap between these two sides, and I think Ross County will win this comfortably on Saturday.