Another midweek, and another batch of English Footbal lfixtures that very few people care about, but even if the clubs and players don’t, we still do and offer up our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions.
Some of the EPL sides join the competition at this point, none of the good ones who will be winning anything this year, just the ones who have EPL survival or the last Europa League place to play for, so it will be interesting to see if any of them try. Youth players getting ready for a taste of their respective club’s action.
But we care, which is why we bother with our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions.
Much like our popular Premier League Predictions we will put our tips up against an opponent, like Lawros tips at the BBC. But unlike those predictions against celebrities of varying mainstream awareness, we put our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions up against some different, a stat based opponent, like this week it is all about each team’s current season form.
Here are our our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions, but first…
EFL League Cup Round 2 TV Games
For those in Australia and who have Bein Sports, here are the TV Games for Round 2. Times AEST.
Wed 4:25am – Swansea v Crystal Palace
Wed 4:40am – AFC Wimbledon v West Ham
Thu 4:40am – Nottingham Forest v Newcastle
EFL League Cup Round 2 Points of Interest
- There will be at least four teams from League or League Two in the 3rd Round
- Or at least 13 non EPL sides in the third round.
- The three biggest mismatches (according to current league position) are
- Bournemouth v Milton Kynes
- Brentford v Cheltenham
- Fulham v Exeter
- The closest match up is the all EPL tie between Brighton and Southampton.
The Gurgler’s EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions – The Upsets
Note: these tips and all tips are based on who qualifiies for the next round…
Exeter to beat Fulham
Lincoln to beat Blackburn
Fleetwood to beat Leicester
Macclesfield to beat Walsall
Rotherham to beat Everton
Bristol Rovers to beat Queens Park Rangers
Newport to beat Oxford
Stoke to beat Huddersfield
Nottingham Forest to beat Newcastle United
Our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions – The Home Comforts
Bournemouth to beat Milton Keynes Dons
Brentford to beat Cheltenham
West Brom to beat West Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough to beat Rochdale
Millwall to beat Plymouth
Cardiff to beat Norwich
Wycombe to beat Forest Green
Leeds to beat Preston
Doncaster to beat Blackpool
Swansea to beat Crystal Palace
Watford to beat Reading
Our EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions – The Away Pays
Southampton to beat Brighton
Derby to beat Hull
Wolves to beat Sheffield Wednesday
West Ham to beat AFC Wimbledon
Aston Villa to beat Burton
EFL League Cup Round 2 Predictions – Our Opponent…Tips Based on Current Season Form
Here are all the games with tips based on current season form – on average points per game top even out the fixture volume. In the case of two tie breakers, we used goal difference.
Note: stats are taken from after Sunday’s games.
Swansea to beat Crystal Palace
Brentford to beat Cheltenham
Leicester to beat Fleetwood
Leeds to beat Preston
Doncaster to beat Blackpool
Aston Villa to beat Burton
Derby to beat Hull
Middlesbrough to beat Rochdale
Brighton to beat Southampton
Bristol Rovers to beat Queens Park Rangers
AFC Wimbledon to beat West Ham
Exeter to beat Fulham
Newport to beat Oxford
Norwich to beat Cardiff
Forest Green to beat Wycombe
Bournemouth to beat Milton Keynes Dons
Lincoln City to beat Blackburn
Walsall to beat Macclesfield
Sheffield Wednesday to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stoke to beat Huddersfield
West Bromwich Albion to beat Mansfield
Everton to beat Rotherham
Nottingham Forest to beat Newcastle United
Millwall to beat Plymouth
Watford to beat Reading
