Smart Acca Picks: League Cup Should Provide Plenty of Goals

The first tip on this list sees Stockport County host Leicester City at Edgeley Park in a massive game for under-fire Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers.

Stockport have lost both of their last two matches by 2-1 scorelines against Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers after earning back-to-back 1-0 victories against Colchester United and Harrogate Town. Before this sequence of results, County had also been beaten 2-1 away at Stevenage.

Leicester are without a win this season having blown a 2-0 lead on the opening day to Brentford as they only drew 2-2, before being beaten 4-2 and 2-1 by Arsenal and Southampton.

Next up sees Bradford City go up against Blackburn Rovers at Valley Parade as Mark Hughes looks to get one over his former side in the League Cup.

The Bantams come into this match in decent form having won three of their last four games since their 3-2 loss away at Barrow; since then, they have beaten both Hull City and Newport County by 2-1 and 2-1 scorelines, before losing 1-0 to Colchester United and beating Hartlepool 3-1 where Andy Cook scored a brace.

Blackburn’s good start to the season has come crashing down in recent matches following back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Sheffield United and Reading after beating West Brom 2-1, Hartlepool United 4-0 and Swansea City 3-0.

Crvena Zvezda goes head to head with Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday night in what could be an entertaining Champions League qualifier.

The home side trails the Israelis 3-2 from the away leg, meaning they will have to go for the win. In the initial round of qualifiers, Crvena had beaten Pyunik 7-0 0n aggregate.

On the other hand, Maccabi defeated Apollon 4-2 on aggregate in the last round after managing a stunning 4-0 away at Olympiakos following a 1-1 home draw with the Greek outfit.

Newport County hosts an in-form Portsmouth side at Rodney Parade on Tuesday.

The Exiles have managed just two wins in their last five, following 2-1 and 3-2 victories against Tranmere Rovers and Luton Town on either side of 3-2 and 2-0 losses to Salford City and Bradford City. Before this, they had suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Walsall.

Danny Cowley’s men have won all of their last four matches following their 0–0 draw with Lincoln City earlier this month, having hammered Cardiff City 3-0 in the last round of this competition, as well as beating Cheltenham 2-0, Cambridge 4-1 and Bristol Rovers 3-1.

The final tip on this list comes from the Lamex Stadium, as Steve Evans’ Stevenage goes up against Peterborough United in a clash between two in-form sides.

Stevenage have won four of their last five, having beaten both Stockport County and Reading via 2-1 scorelines before drawing 1-1 with Walsall, since then, they have gone on to defeat both Rochdale 1-0 and Carlisle United 2-1.

Peterborough thrashed Lincoln City 4-0 last time out off the back of an impressive 2-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday. Prior to these victories, Grant McCann’s men had lost 2-0 to Plymouth in the league after beating Argyle 2-0 in the EFL Cup. Posh had also comfortably beaten Morecambe 3-0 at London Road.