Smart Acca Picks: EFL Could Provide Plenty of Goals

The first tip on this list comes from Exeter against Wycombe at St James Park in a meeting of 11th against 18th in the standings.

Exeter enters this match off the back of a 2-1 loss to Cambridge United following an extraordinary 7-0 win over Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup. Prior to these results, the Grecians had beaten Port Vale 4-0 and drawn 1-1 with Lincoln City.

Wycombe suffered a shock 2-1 loss at home to Shrewsbury Town on the weekend after defeating Northampton Town 2-1 in the EFL Cup. The Chariboys’ first two league fixtures saw polar opposite scorelines, having lost 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers after defeating Burton Albion 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season.

Hartlepool United versus Tranmere Rovers is the next tip on this list following a series of unpredictable results for the pair at the start of the season.

Pools currently sit in 23rd place following a 2-1 loss to Northampton after being thumped 4-0 by Blackburn Rovers. Before this, they had drawn 0-0 with AFC Wimbledon and been hammered 4-0 on the opening day of the season by Walsall.

Tranmere earned a comfortable 3-0 win over Gillingham at Prenton Park on the weekend after beating Accrington Stanley in the League Cup 12-11 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the Crown Ground. These results will have done Rovers a world of good after suffering 1-0 and 2-1 losses to Mansfield Town and Stevenage in their opening two matches.

Rangers hosts Dutch Eredivisie outfit PSV in the final round of Champions League qualifying at Ibrox.

Gers have kicked off their season in good style, having beaten Livingston 2-1, Kilmarnock 2-0 and St Johnstone 4-0 in the Scottish Premiership, whilst also beating Belgian Pro League outfit Union Saint-Gilloise 3-2 on aggregate after being 2-0 down from the away leg.

PSV’s goalscoring form has been impressive, as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men beat Ajax 5-3 in the Johan Cruijff Shield, before going on to hammer Emmen 4-1 and Go Ahead Eagles 5-2. In their previous Champions League qualifier, PSV beat AS Monaco 4-3 on aggregate following a 3-2 home win over the Ligue 1 outfit.

Forest Green faces off against Accrington Stanley on Tuesday night in what could be an entertaining affair at the New Lawn Stadium.

Rovers drew 1-1 away at Lincoln City last time out after beating Leyton Orient 2-0 in the League Cup. Before this, they had lost 2-1 to Ipswich Town and beaten Bristol Rovers 2-1.

Accrington’s last two matches have been goal-fests following a 4-4 draw against Burton Albion after drawing 2-2 with Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup, but exiting the competition 12-11 on penalties. Prior to this, they had scraped a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury Town after drawing 2-2 at home to Charlton Athletic.

The final tip on this list sees top-of-the-table Ipswich Town travel to winless Burton Albion.

Kieran McKenna’s side beat Burton 3-0 at Portman Road when these two sides last met in late February and will be hoping for more of the same here.

Burton drew 4-4 with Accrington Stanley last time out, ending their three-game losing streak at the start of this season having lost 2-0 to Rochdale in the League Cup, following 4-0 and 3-0 hammerings by Bristol Rovers and Wycombe in their other league matches.

Ipswich managed an impressive 3-0 victory over MK Dons at the weekend after going out of the League Cup 1-0 to Colchester United despite of a dominant display. McKenna’s men started the season off with a 1-1 draw against a tricky Bolton side before beating Forest Green 2-1.