EFL Betting Tips with Gab Sutton
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EFL expert Gabriel Sutton will continue to bring you his betting tips and EFL predictions for every round of the new season here on Free Bets.
His knowledge and insight on everything from the Championship to League One and League Two is unrivalled, so expect detailed betting tips and analysis from all three competitions.
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Gab Sutton’s EFL Predictions & Betting Tips
EFL pundit Gab Sutton picks his best bets for this weekend's EFL action.
Barnsley v Reading
Barnsley have enjoyed a splendid start to the season, winning four of their first six games, putting last year’s midtable underperformance firmly behind them.
Conor Hourihane may be a rookie, but he’s already proving a very detail-driven coach with great people skills, and a healthy understanding of the modern footballer at this level.
The Irishman has already overseen the Reds’ transformation into an effective pressing side, that also plays good football and can create chances.
With Caylan Vickers impressing on loan from Tottenham, and Davis Keillor-Dunn bringing class and poise in the final third, Tarn look a promising side.
Whereas, visitors Reading are yet to convince, and seem too easy to play against, even in the 1-0 victory over Port Vale at the end of August.
Coventry v Norwich
Coventry and Norwich have two wins to their name apiece this season, and both are fancied to be in and around the top six, so it’s surprising that one of them goes into the game as heavy favourites.
In fact, it’s possible to back the visitors to avoid defeat at odds-against quotes, which seems disproportionate with where both teams are at.
Yes, Coventry have been free-scoring this season, netting a whopping 14 goals in four, but they’ve also six and are very light in central defence.
Whereas, Norwich have delivered rock solid away performances at Portsmouth and Blackburn, much more resolute than they were last season.
Plus, you could also argue that the Canaries have the edge in terms of squad depth.
Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard, for instance, had 15 minutes of normal time for his side to find a winner in a 2-2 draw at Oxford, and he only made one change with three minutes to play.
Whereas, by contrast, the Yellows have been able to bring Kenny McLean, a model of consistency in previous seasons, off the bench, as well as Denmark international Mathias Kvistgaarden, and his prodigiously talented compatriot Oscar Schwartau.
Mansfield v Stevenage
Mansfield lost 2-0 at Wycombe last weekend, and were all over the place positionally.
Nigel Clough’s side were without their two influential midfielders, Jamie McDonnell and Regan Hendry, which meant they were chasing shadows in the middle of the park.
Their task at Adams Park was made even harder by first-half injuries to defender Baily Cargill and winger Luke Bolton, with Clough making his third substitution by the start of the second half.
So, there’s reason to think the Stags might not be at their strongest this week, depending on availability, and the timing of the fixture may suit Stevenage, who have begun with five wins in six.
After beginning the campaign with four straight league wins, the Boro went down 1-0 at Huddersfield, before bouncing back with victory over Wycombe by the same scoreline, and then a 5-1 EFL Trophy thumping of AFC Wimbledon on their own turf, in which they played some lovely football.
And that’s what we can expect from Alex Revell’s side: the rookie has built on the positive aspects ingrained into the team under Steve Evans, putting his own stamp on things with a more aggressive press, and a bit more football on the deck.
It’s not an easy balance to strike, but Revell has certainly found it, and seems to have kicked his managerial career into life.
Exeter v Port Vale
Shrewsbury have endured a nightmare start to the season, taking just two points from their first six games, both of them being goalless home draws.
Michael Appleton’s men have just two goals to their name, and have looked all at sea defensively, especially in away trips to Tranmere and Notts County.
Appleton doesn’t have the personnel who are suited to playing the way he wants, whereas Dean Brennan at Barnet is much further down the line of establishing a style of play, and it’s a smooth fit for his team.
Even when the Bees have looked error-prone, they’ve always been capable of creating a high-volume of chances in their games, because they push their wing-backs so high up the pitch, and always find great positions to dink crosses into the box.
So, there’s a fair chance that Barnet, with their aggressive style, force Shrewsbury onto the back-foot right from the off, and take control of the game.
The North (of) London outfit started slowly, but Callum Stead’s return to fitness has helped them, allowing Ryan Glover to do serious damage on the left, which is where he’s at his best.
Gillingham v Notts County
Gillingham continue their annual tradition of winning lots of games early in the season, without necessarily playing teams off the park.
It happened under Neil Harris, it happened under Mark Bonner, and now it’s happening under Gareth Ainsworth.
The former Wycombe boss is a stunning man manager and motivator, ably assisted by the more technical Richard Dobson, and it’s hard to see one of his teams at this level falling too far off course.
Plus, they have some solid defensive foundations, in a back-three of Sam Gale, Robbie McKenzie and Andy Smith, with the trio protected superbly by Ethan Coleman.
Going forward, meanwhile, the Gills use the target man presence of Josh Andrews, and the running power of Elliott Nevitt.
1-0 could be a common scoreline for Gillingham this season, because they’ll keep a lot of clean sheets without scoring too many goals, whilst always being one of the better teams in the division.
Visitors Notts County, on the other hand, have a decent defence but aren’t as strong in midfield as they’d like to be, which means they could struggle to give Alassana Jatta and Matthew Dennis the service they require against such a strong rear-guard.
EFL Betting Tips from Gabriel Sutton
You've got Gab Sutton's EFL betting tips for this week, but how about for the whole season?
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About Gab Sutton
Known for offering an expert opinion on all things EFL, Gab Sutton is a man to listen to when he talks about the Football League.
Every week, he brings his best picks in the form of Sutton’s Acca to mark your card for the weekend action.
On top of this, Gab also delivers a huge amount of insight into the EFL via his Twitter feed, so if you want to keep on top of what’s happening away from the Premier League then give Gab a follow on Twitter.
What is the EFL?
The EFL covers three of the four English leagues, consisting of the Championship, League One and League Two.
Each league has promotion and relegation, with the main goal for clubs being to get out of the Championship and up into the Premier League.
Coverage of the Premier League is everywhere, but here at Freebets, we want to focus on more than just top flight football. Thanks to the incredible knowledge Gabriel has, we’ve got an expert on hand to guide us through the Championship, League One and League Two every week of the season.
From battles at the bottom to those fighting for promotion, with three leagues, there is sure to be plenty of excitement in the season, and we'll always combine that with odds from the best betting sites who cover the EFL.
Championship Betting Tips
The second tier of English football, and the league often referred to as the toughest to gain promotion from in the world.
The prize is big, a place in the Premier League, arguably the greatest football league in the world.
But of course, everyone wants to get there. That makes the Championship highly competitive, and the new season could well be the most competitive ever given the line up we have. The Championship will feature heavily in our football tips, as we put together selections in the second tier.
League One Betting Tips
League One comes in the middle of the pack, but has been home to a number of bigger names in recent years, and the coming season is no different.
Some big clubs are down here and have records that show they can compete much higher, so once again, a tight finish to the season is expected, but that won't stop us giving our betting tips for the games taking place.
League Two Betting Tips
League Two almost always offers a competitive environment at the top, with four teams promoted up into League One.
There’s plenty of focus points, as teams look to battle it out and escape the fourth tier of English football, moving up the pyramid to where they think they belong.
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