A big weekend for Leagues One and Two as they take centre stage with the EPL and Championship on an international break, and here are our thoughts with the Who Care EFL Football League Predictions League One and Two Weekend.
Each matchday we will try to bundle up the EFL Football League into a tight package for those who sort of care, but not too much. It’s our mission statement to convert as many people to the EFL Football League as possible. At this stage we must admit to being a loyal Ipswich Town fan.
As much as we love the Premier League with our weekly predictions, our first true love is the 72 teams below the big money, hence the return of our Who Cares EFL Football League Predictions League One and Two Weekend.
Why do we say a Who Cares preview? Mainly because it is a league often ignored by the sport masses, and our previous weekly previews were literally read by no one, they may not care until promotion season, but we certainly do all season. And we’ve got to be different to the big websites previews.
Of course you could get a better preview elsewhere with more in-depth stats like from Who Scored, but we’re trying to give just enough information to stay in touch with a minimum of effort.
Quick Who Cares EFL Football League Predictions League One and Two Weekend. For most of the information you will need to care just a little.
Don’t forget it is also Non League Football Week as Non League Day is on Saturday in the UK.
Who Cares EFL Football League Predictions League One and Two Weekend
To kick off our EFL Football League preview we’ll go through the good, bad and ugly of each division, with the barest minimum of stats to help you find a winner or impress a friend.
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Championship is on a break, and Sheffield United have snuck to the top of the pile. West Brom are winning the relegated team battle by securing second place. They overtook Leeds who are now third and Middlesbrough a point further back after being beaten by Nottingham Forest whose boss Karanka took revenge on the club he was sacked from.
Talking of Forest, there are just three points between them in fifth down to 14th on the table. The Championship is as close and unpredictable as ever.
Three of the bottom five won, including a first win of the season to Ipswich. Preston got their first since the first weekend.
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LEAGUE ONE
Portsmouth lost their unbeaten record but not their top spot for League One last weekend and still remain three points above Peterborough. Accrington Stanley’s long unbeaten run since Matchday 1 also came to an end, but they did lose their spot in the top 6.
Gurgler hero Adebayo Akinfenwa also scored his 200th Football League goal. We salute the Beast.
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GOOD
Plymouth got their first for the season. Southend are climbing nicely up the table too.
Best Last 6 Form – Doncaster 12pts Sunderland and Barnsley both won leaving the relegated sides third and fourth.
Biggest Current Unbeaten Streak – Blackpool – 9 Games
Biggest Current Winning Streak – Luton 2 wins
Best Home Form (Current) – Luton 14pts
Best Away Form (Current) – Peterborough / Portsmouth 16pts
BAD
Sadly our club AFC Wimbledon lost their 4th game of five and the drop zone awaits.
Worst Last 6 Form – Oxford 2pts
Biggest Current Winless Streak – Oxford 7 Games
Biggest Current Loss Streak – Burton, Wimb, Charlton, Doncaster) 2 Games
Worst Home Form (Last 6) – Oxford 3pts
Worst Away Form (Last 6) – Burton 1pt
UGLY
Burton have lost two games in a row and are now 18th. They need to find winning ways if the club wants to avoid suffering back to back relegations.
Most draws last 6 -Blackpool – 4 draws
Most draws for season – Blackpool – 7 draws
Fewest Goals scored (Last 6) – 4 Teams (Wimb, Plymouth, Oxford, Blackpool) – 3 Goals
Most Goals Conceded (Last 6) – Rochdale -12 goals
LEAGUE TWO
Our pick for League Two winners Lincoln are doing the job for us at the top of the fourth tier, and they along with Exeter and Newport already have a gap to the play off places of a game at the moment.
Just three points covers 4th to 11th in another tight top of the table battle.
At the bottom Macclesfield are still without a win, and need a new manager.
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GOOD
Harry Kewell is starting to work his magic at Notts County with three wins in a row and up to 17th. Forest Green Rovers are still the only unbeaten side of League Two with lots of draws.
Best Last 6 Form – Exeter 14pts
Biggest Current Unbeaten Streak – Forest Green 12 Games
Biggest Current Winning Streak – Notts County 3 wins
Best Home Form (Last 6) – Lincoln 15 pts
Best Away Form (Last 6) – Lincoln 13 pts
BAD
Doesn’t get any worse than being winless and last team of the Football League for poor old Macclesfield. Cambridge’s winless streak isn’t far behind, they’ve lost five of six.
Worst Last 6 Form – Cambridge 1pt
Biggest Current Winless Streak – Macclesfield 12 Games
Biggest Current Loss Streak – Cambridge 3 Games
Worst Home Form (Last 6) – Cheltenham 2pts
Worst Away Form (Last 6) – Crewe/Macclesfield 2pt
UGLY
Nothampton and Cheltenham have already sacked their managers, but it has not brought more wins.
Most draws last 6 -Forest Green Rovers 4 draws
Most draws for season – Forest Green Rovers 8 draws
Fewest Goals scored (Last 6) – Northampton 2 Goals
Most Goals Conceded (Last 6) – Cambridge 15 Goals
Who Cares EFL Football League Predictions League One and Two Weekend
Here we put our money where our mouth is and include the top six EFL Football League League One and Two include into Multis/Accumulators.
PORTSMOUTH to beat AFC Wimbledon
SOUTHEND to beat Gillingham
DONCASTER to beat Rochdale
EXETER to beat Swindon
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Who Cares EFL Football League League One and Two Weekend TV Games & Key Fixtures
Here’s the list of TV Games for those who love their EFL Football League in Australia. This week sees a good top 6 battle and a great local rivalry from the north.
TV GAMES IN AUSTRALIA ON BEIN SPORTS
SAT 21:55 AEDT – BEIN SPORTS 2 – BARNSLEY v LUTON
SUN 055 AEDT – BEIN SPORTS 2 – AFC WIMBLEDON v PORTSMOUTH
MON 0:55 AEDT – BEIN SPOTS 2 – COLCHESTER UTD v CRAWLEY TOWN
Who Cares EFL Football League Manager-Go-Round
It wouldn’t be the EFL Football League without a pile of sacked managers, and we’ll try and keep up below.
LATEST SACKINGS
No new sacking but Brentford’s Dean Smith has accepted the vacan Aston Villa job, and will have John Terry as his number two.
That leaves a great job at Brentford open to whoever thinks they can continue the good work. They looked excellent against Leeds.
Mark Yates at Macclesfield is gone too who are now the only winless tam left in the Football League.
IN REAL DANGER
Joe Dunne at second last League Two side Cambridge must be worried. Nigel Adkins at Hull too.
SOME REPLACEMENT ODDS
All courtesy of the Sack Race.
NEXT BRENTFORD MANAGER
Thomas Frank (current number two) 1/4
Danny Cowley 12/1
Michael Appleton 14/1
Mark Warburton 16/1
Nathan Jones 16/1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 16/1
Sam Allardyce 16/1
Steve Bruce 16/1
