EFL League Two Predictions & Tips

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League Two Betting Tips

League Two is a marvel of the English football landscape, and should be embraced as such. With a mixture of ambitious, financially-backed clubs looking to progress through the leagues, former Premier League sides that have fallen on hard times, and traditional lower-league clubs desperate to avoid the drop into non-league, there is so much riding on the fourth tier of English football each and every season.

Unlike the Championship and League One, three teams are automatically promoted from League Two, with a fourth going up via the play-offs.

Last season it was glory for Stockport County, Wrexham, Mansfield Town, with Crawley Town joining them via the play-offs. Relegated from League Two were Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers, with Chesterfield and Bromley replacing them from the National League.

All eyes will be on Chesterfield this season, as they begin the season as favourites to make it back to back promotions, following in the footsteps of Wrexham last season, but it will be an interesting campaign regardless.

Who will be promoted from League Two?

As mentioned above, it is Chesterfield who are the favourites in this market. There is a fairly strong tradition of National League clubs coming into the EFL and beng able to be very competitive straightaway. Wrexham were the most recent example last season, and the financial backing that some clubs have been able to secure in the National League certainly helps them when they arrive in the EFL. Chesterfield built a very strong squad in the National League, and won the title very early in the season, can they now convert that into a League Two promotion?

MK Dons are positioning themselves as a team to watch. Their footballing style under Mike Williamson marks them out as something special, and their recruitment over the summer looks to have strengthened them.

From the relegated League One teams, it is difficult to predict how they may bounce back. Fleetwood could be a dark horse for promotion as they look impressive in pre-season, but Port Vale are the ones most highly fancied to go well.

LEAGUE TWO PROMOTION ODDS

Team

Chesterfield

MK Dons

Gillingham

Doncaster

Port Vale

Bradford City

Carlisle United

Notts County

13/2

8/1

8/1

10/1

10/1

14/1

14/1

16/1

6/1

15/2

8/1

9/1

11/1

12/1

11/1

11/1

13/2

17/2

9/1

10/1

11/1

12/1

17/2

11/1

Odds correct as of 09:00 on 23/07/24

Who will make the play-offs in League Two?

With play-off places going down to seventh in League Two it can often be a bit of a crapshoot to work out  who could fill them.

Last season, there were around ten candidates to get into the 3rd-7th slots with only two games remaining of the regular season.

Clubs such as Bradford, Gillingham, and Doncaster are big clubs for the level and their fans will have a sense of expectancy around their club being able to compete for a top seven position.

However, Notts County will be interesting again this season with their brand of progressive football, and we expect AFC Wimbledon to build on some progress from last season to challenge for these positions too.

Who will be relegated from League Two?

At the other end of the table, Morecambe are most fancied to be relegated. The Shrimps have had to deal with a full turnover of their playing staff over the summer, against a backdrop of potentially losing the club altogether. The bottom of League Two often attracts cases like these.

Bromley are making their debut EFL season, and will have to convince that they are prepared for the jup up. Meanwhile, perennial contenders for the drop, Harrogate Town,  Grimsby, and Newport County, are also in the shake-up.

After many years of John Coleman’s guidance, this is the first time in 20 odd years that Accrington Stanley approach a campaign without him and Jimmy Ryan. This could mean a return to non-league for the Lancashire side if they are not careful.

When do you release your League Two Predictions?

As with all of our tips, we do our utmost to get our predictions live and ready for you at least 48 hours before kick-off time. However, due to fixture congestion, especially with 12 games each gameweek, this is not always possible – but you will find tips here ahead of the games in the lead-up to kick-off.

We are blessed with an abundance of EFL expertise here at Squawka Bet so don’t be fooled into thinking we only know our stuff when it comes to the Premier League and Europe’s major leagues. We pride ourselves on our depth of knowledge of English football too, right down to League Two and even beyond that, plus our extensive access to the data helps us to select the best bets for each round of fixtures.

League Two Inplay betting tips

There are plenty of opportunities for League Two inplay betting nowadays. Whilst placing a mid-match bet used to be very difficult and in some cases limited only to certain matches, it now appears that the vast majority of games across the world are available to bet on as the action unfolds and the English fourth tier is in no way exempt from this, with live, in-play odds available on almost every single Football League match across a 46-game campaign.

Inplay betting has become so popular as it allows a punter to see how the game is progressing and developing and place their bets in relation to that, rather than predicting before kick-off what is going to happen. Some of the most popular In Play bets in League Two include Next Team To Score, Next Player To Score and the Full-Time Result – the latter being particularly useful if you envisage a big comeback after a team have made a slow start for example.

Full Time Results

This remains the most popular way to bet on any football match. All you’re doing with a Full Time Result bet is betting on which team will win the game – or whether it will end in a draw. This is sometimes known as a ‘Match Outcome’ bet or is referred to as the ‘Win-Draw-Win’ market, but the bet you’re placing remains the same.

Of course, you can now combine your result bet with a different bet for every longer odds and sometimes better value. For example you can back a team to win and over 2.5 goals being scored in the match. You can also back the correct scoreline for some much longer odds.

Both Teams to Score

Much like Full Time Result bets, Both Team to Score bets have become very popular with multiple backers in recent years. The reason for this is that the bet can ride all the way until full-time – a couple of last minute goals are never out of reach.

For the best League Two BTTS bets, you need to check which teams are the highest-scoring and the highest-conceding in the division. Notts County were the team to watch in this market last season, with 89 goals being scored and 86 conceded.

Sky Bet are not the sponsors of the Football League without good reason and they offer some of the best odds within these kind of markets on League Two.

BTTS & Win

Of course, much like with the Match Result and Over 2.5 goals bets, you can also combine a both teams to score bet with a full-time result bet, which can offer excellent value for the punter if both teams involved in a match are high-scorers – but one is in better form or looks stronger on paper than the other. Odds on these bets tend to be quite long, so you may prefer to back them as singles or multiples with fewer selections.

BTTS in Both Halves

One to remember if both teams are really strong going forward but particularly leaky at the back. Both teams to score in both halves is pretty self-explanatory – you’re betting on both teams to find the net either side of the half-time whistle. This isn’t a bet you will find coming in on a regular basis, so save it for those games when you’re anticipating a real goal-glut.

Over 2.5 Goals

Unders and Overs lines are worth knowing about for a whole raft of markets, but the one that’s most often-used is the Under or Over 2.5 goals line. Again, it’s worth noting which high-scoring teams are facing off if you’re looking for an overs bet, whereas strong defensive sides are the ones worth backing on your Unders bets. Odds on these bets are usually relatively low, so it could be worth combining several for a League Two accumulator.

Anytime Goalscorer

An easier bet to research, anytime goalscorer allows you to back a player to get themselves on the scoresheet at any point of the match. Of course, the top scorers are always worth checking in this league and with Macauley Longstaff departing the league for Championship side, Millwall, all eyes will be on Matt Smith of Salford, Davis Keillor-Dunn of Mansfield Town and Will Evans at Newport County.

Bookings

It’s not necessarily true that the lower leagues are dirtier or more combative than the league’s above, although the stats do suggest that some teams are dirtier than others. You can back certain players to be carded, or you can back one team to pick up more booking points than their opponents, or even the total amount of cards shown in the game. Seven sides ended the last season with 100 or more bookings, with Salford finishing bottom of the fair play table having received 101 yellow cards and nine red cards.

Corners Taken

Corner bets have become a key component of match betting in recent years too, with plenty of markets available in terms of which team will win the most corners and how many corners will be taken in the game.

This Week’s League Two Predictions

After the latest in the way of League Two betting tips? We’ve got you covered right here at Squawka Bet. We pride ourselves on our knowledge of football not only at the highest level here in England, but across all of the European major leagues and across all three divisions of the EFL too.

With the statistics we have on hand, we study the form each and every week and look to have our League Two tips and predictions ready in advance of matchday, so every week you will find our best bets for the week’s fixtures in the English fourth tier right here with all the tools you need to place your bets.

Priceboosts

You may think you will struggle to find League Two betting offers with it being the fourth tier of football in this country, but the bookmakers are always keen to offer their punters a little extra value and we make sure we bring you the best in the way of pre-match priceboosts and enhanced accumulators.

It’s rare you will find huge enhanced odds for new customers on League Two fixtures, so you’re better off making use of some free bets to get your account up and running and then you can check back for matchday price boosts and enhanced accas on a regular basis.

League Two Accumulator

What’s an accumulator we hear you ask? Well, it’s quite simple really. To place an accumulator, you have to combine bets from several different games for a longer-odds multiple selection bet. This can be on the same market – such as Win-Draw-Win, or you can combine bets from several different markets and competitions – and even different sports if you so wish.

Best Bookmakers for League Two

There really are pros and cons to every single bookmaker when it comes to placing your bets. Given that the English fourth tier isn’t the most popular league in the world, it may be worth checking what League Two markets are available with the bookmaker of choice but there are plenty of other things to consider too, such as their customer service, In Play odds and of course the value available with their prices.

You’ll find League Two odds and priceboosts with any bookmaker worth their salt these days, but we’ve settled on the following five as our particular favourites for betting on these games:

• Bet365
• Sky Bet
• BetMGM
• Midnite
• BetUK

Which other competitions do you offer tips for?

We aren’t just focused on English football of course. Although we do offer tips for every one of England’s four fully professional leagues, we also offer odds on the Champions League and Europa League as well as all major European leagues.

• Champions League
• FA Cup
• League Cup
• Europa League
• Bundesliga
• Serie A
• La Liga
• League One
• League Two
• Championship
• World Cup 2022

League Two Offers & Free Bets

Looking for some League Two betting offers? Although not many bookmakers will offer new customers the chance to get the kind of enhanced odds you’d find on the Premier League every weekend, you will often find plenty of other ways to get extra value on your bets, including matchday price boosts and accumulator enhancements.

If it’s some League Two free bets you’re after, then it’s worth scouring the betting markets for the best available new customer offers around as many bookmakers will be keen to offer new punters the chance to get their betting underway with some free bets – but be sure to check the T&C’s before you start building that League Two accumulator!