EFL League Two Predictions & Betting Tips 2026/27

Dean Smith Northampton have kept three clean sheets in 10 games and their best afternoons have come in tight, low-scoring contests rather than shoot-outs. Colchester are the draw specialists of the division, banking six of their 12 points from stalemates, yet they have failed to win on the road all season and managed just six goals across six away trips. The Cobblers nudge the market at 21/20 at Sixfields, and with the visitors so light up front away from home, backing Northampton to come through without conceding makes plenty of sense at a shade over 2/1.

Dean Smith Goals have been scarce for Northampton Town, with just six in 10 League Two games, so it makes sense to follow the man who has scored a third of them. Joseph O’Brien-Whitmarsh is their top scorer with two goals, one in the 1-0 win over Newport County and another in the 1-1 draw at York City. He started Tuesday’s game against Tranmere Rovers in midfield. Colchester United have conceded 11 goals in six away games, and Ladbrokes go 9/2 on him scoring at any time.

Dean Smith Charlie McCann has quietly become Cheltenham’s most important attacker, top-scoring with seven goals in 11 appearances from an advanced midfield role. That record makes 10/3 for him to score anytime look a tempting price, especially against a Newport defence that has conceded 10 goals in six away games this term. Cheltenham have scored 13 at Whaddon Road already and their fixtures rarely stay quiet, with 43 goals flying in across their 12 matches. McCann is heavily involved around the box and arrives in the area as well as anyone at the club, so he is a logical pick to find the net here.

Dean Smith Cheltenham Town games have rarely been quiet. Nine of their 12 League Two matches have produced three or more goals, and both teams have scored in 10 of them, with Cheltenham conceding 22 to go with the 21 they have scored. Newport County have gone over 2.5 goals in half of their 12 games and have conceded 10 in six away matches. With Charlie McCann among the division’s top scorers and the Cheltenham defence so open, bet365’s 9/10 on at least three goals stands out.

Dean Smith Aaron Drinan has scored eight of Swindon Town’s 13 League Two goals, which makes him the division’s joint top scorer alongside Barnet’s Kabongo Tshimanga. He arrives in form, with a brace in Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Barnet and a goal in the 1-1 draw with Walsall before that. Bristol Rovers have conceded nine goals during their four-game losing run, including five in their last two home games. Ladbrokes’ 23/10 on Drinan scoring at any time is the best way to back Swindon’s main threat.

Dean Smith Swindon Town are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Bristol Rovers, winning three, and they have won on each of their last three visits to the Memorial Stadium, including a 3-0 win in December 2025. Rovers arrive on a four-game losing run, with home defeats by Barnet and Salford City in their last two games here. Swindon have won only one of six away games, so draw no bet hands back the stake if they only take a point. Sky Bet’s 3/1 is the bigger-price play.

Dean Smith Ollie Pearce has been York’s talisman this season, sharing top billing in their scoring charts with six goals in 11 games as the focal point of a side that has turned the LNER Community Stadium into a fortress. York are unbeaten at home, where they have scored 14 goals in six matches, and they face a Port Vale team that has been dreadful on the road, taking zero wins and scoring just twice in five away trips. With Vale likely to sit deep and soak up pressure, Pearce should get chances, and 29/20 for the striker to score anytime is a fair price given his form.

Dean Smith Port Vale have struggled for goals on their travels, scoring just twice in five away games and failing to score in three of them. They have not scored more than once in any league game this season. York City are unbeaten at home, with four wins and two draws, and kept clean sheets in their 4-0 and 3-0 home wins. With Ollie Pearce leading the line, York should find a way through, and 10bet’s 51/20 on them winning without conceding is the bigger-price option.

Dean Smith Rotherham sit 22nd but their goals have a single, reliable source. Paul Mullin has six of the club’s 14 league goals, has started 10 of 12 matches and leads the line every week, so he is the obvious route into this market. Shrewsbury have shipped 17 goals already and conceded 11 in their six away trips, hardly the profile of a defence that shuts strikers out. With Rotherham drawing four of six at home and leaning heavily on their talisman to deliver, Mullin to find the net at least once reads as the percentage call at a fair 9/5.

Dean Smith Shrewsbury Town’s goals have started to flow through George Lloyd. He has four in League Two, all in their last six games, and has scored in three of his last four, including a penalty in the 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers and one in Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Crawley Town. Rotherham United have conceded 12 goals in six home games, so the visitors should get chances at the New York Stadium. Ladbrokes’ 3/1 makes him our bigger-price pick alongside Paul Mullin.

Dean Smith Rochdale’s attack runs through Dajaune Brown. The striker has four of the club’s 15 league goals, has started all 12 matches and racked up more than 1,000 minutes, so his involvement is guaranteed in a way few League Two forwards can match. Accrington arrive without an away win all season, having drawn three and lost three on the road, and have conceded nine goals in those six trips. We have swerved the fancied Emmanuel Dieseruvwe here, as he is still waiting on his first goal of the campaign, with Brown at 29/10 the smarter anytime play against a defence that travels so poorly.

Dean Smith Josh Woods is Accrington Stanley’s top scorer with six League Two goals and arrives in form. He scored twice in the 3-1 win over Gillingham on Saturday and again in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at York City, and he has found the net in three of his last five games. Rochdale have conceded eight goals in six home matches, while Accrington have scored in nine of their 12 games. bet365’s 5/2 on Woods scoring at any time sits well alongside our Rochdale scorer pick.

Dean Smith Ronan Hale is Gillingham’s top scorer with five League Two goals and remains their most reliable route to goal. He scored twice in the 4-1 win at Rotherham United and again in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Port Vale, so he has three goals in his last three games. Two of his five have come from the penalty spot. Grimsby Town have conceded nine goals in six away games and are still without an away win. Ladbrokes’ 12/5 on Hale scoring at any time is the price we want.

Dean Smith Gillingham have been hard to beat at Priestfield, losing once in six home games, keeping three clean sheets and conceding just five goals. Grimsby Town have not won in five and are still waiting for a first away win, with four draws and two defeats on the road. They have scored seven away goals, but Gillingham’s home record suggests chances will be scarce. bet365’s 5/1 on Gillingham winning without conceding is our bigger-price play.

Dean Smith Exeter have turned St James Park into a fortress, conceding just once in six home games and keeping seven clean sheets across the campaign. Each of their three home wins has arrived without conceding, so the shut-out is baked into the way they win rather than being a happy accident. Fleetwood travel badly, with one win in six on the road and 11 goals shipped in the process, and they have failed to score twice already this season. At 7/2, Exeter to win to nil rewards a defensive profile among the best in League Two against an opponent who struggles to find the net on its travels.

Dean Smith Exeter City matches have been low on goals all season. Only one of their 12 League Two games has produced more than two goals, with just 14 scored in total, and they have conceded only once at home. Fleetwood Town’s games have stayed under 2.5 goals in eight of 12. Exeter have scored just eight goals themselves, so even a home win is likely to be narrow. bet365’s 4/5 on two goals or fewer fits the pattern of both sides’ seasons.

Dean Smith Crawley Town prop up League Two on five points from 10 games and are still without a home win, having shipped 11 goals in five outings at Broadfield. Tranmere Rovers arrive in far steadier shape, 11 places and 10 points above their hosts and fresh from a 1-0 success at Northampton Town. Rovers have also won the last two meetings between the pair, including a 2-0 at this ground last season. Draw No Bet hands us our stake back if the hosts dig out a point, and at a touch of odds-on it looks a sensible route into a Tranmere win.

Dean Smith Crawley Town have struggled, but Dylan Morgan has kept scoring. He has four of their 11 League Two goals and has found the net in three of his last five games, including the last two against Salford City and Shrewsbury Town. Crawley have scored in each of their last three, conceding plenty but always finding a goal of their own. Backing a Crawley scorer sits comfortably alongside our Tranmere pick, with Ladbrokes offering 27/10.

Dean Smith Chesterfield have scored 18 goals in 12 games and found the net in all but two outings, with much of that threat running through Lee Bonis. The striker has four goals from 11 starts and leads the line for a home side that has already banged in 11 at this ground. Crewe Alexandra travel with a tidy defensive record, yet they were beaten 2-0 at Exeter City last time out and have kept only four clean sheets all season. Against a Chesterfield front line in confident mood, Bonis at a shade over evens to find the net looks a fair starting point.

Dean Smith Crewe Alexandra’s best route to goal is Jordan Gibson. He is their top scorer with five League Two goals, four of them in his last five games, including a brace in the 3-2 win over Rochdale. Chesterfield have kept just two clean sheets all season and have conceded eight goals in six home games. Both teams have scored in eight of Chesterfield’s 12 matches, so Crewe should get chances. bet365’s 7/2 on Gibson scoring at any time adds a bigger price alongside Lee Bonis.

Dean Smith Barnet have scored in every single League Two game this season, racking up 23 goals in just 10, and Kabongo Tshimanga is the man who makes them tick. The striker already has eight goals from 10 starts and faces an Oldham Athletic defence that has been dreadful on the road, conceding 10 goals across six away games without a win to show for it. With Barnet strong at home bar one slip and the visitors leaking regularly, Tshimanga at 17/10 to add to his tally is one of the more dependable scorer prices on the entire card this weekend.

Dean Smith Barnet have scored in every League Two game this season, with 23 goals in 10, and they have scored three or more in five of those matches. Oldham Athletic have conceded two or more in four of their five away games, including a 3-0 defeat at Walsall on Tuesday. With Kabongo Tshimanga and Charlie Lakin sharing 14 goals between them, Barnet have the firepower to go past two again. Betfair Sportsbook’s 13/5 on Barnet scoring at least three is the bigger-price play.

Dean Smith Walsall are the only unbeaten side in League Two 11 games in, and their home form is the real eye-catcher: three wins and two draws at Bescot, with only two goals conceded. Six clean sheets across the campaign tell their own story about how hard they are to break down. Salford City arrive top and in red-hot form on six straight wins, but they have leaked nine goals in six away games and were far from watertight at the back on their travels. It is a bold shout against the leaders, yet Walsall grinding out a clean-sheet win at 6/1 holds real appeal.

Dean Smith Aaron Pressley has scored seven of Walsall’s 16 League Two goals, which puts him joint third in the division’s scoring charts. He scored twice in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Oldham Athletic, one of them a penalty. Salford City have conceded nine goals in six away games, so he should get chances at Bescot. With Walsall needing goals to beat the leaders, bet365’s 11/4 on their top scorer finding the net is a natural partner for our win-to-nil pick.