5 League One & League Two Tips - 6/8/22

Bolton host Wycombe at the University of Bolton Stadium this Saturday, with the hosts looking for a win after their 1 - 1 draw with Ipswich on the opening weekend of League One.

Wycombe travel to Bolton with an opening weekend win, a 3 - 0 victory over Burton Albion, looking to build the momentum that they had last season, going all the way to the Play-off Final, where they lost 2 - 0 to Sunderland.

The two clubs have actually only met four times in their history, all coming within the last three years. Wycombe have won all four of the encounters, something that is highly likely to be repeated this weekend.

In all of these meetings, there have never been more than two goals scored, all courtesy of Wycombe, with three of the clashes ending 2 - 0. This, therefore, suggests that the meeting this Saturday will also be a low-scoring Wycombe win.

Charlton Athletic welcome League One newcomers Derby to The Valley this weekend. The Addicks will be hoping to secure their first win of the season at home after a 2 - 2 draw with Accrington Stanley, where Accrington won the point with a 96th-minute equaliser.

Derby’s first game in League One ended in a hard-fought 1 - 0 victory over Oxford United, an 80th-minute Conor Hourihane goal securing the win.

A draw is most likely between these two clubs, who have met 87 times in total. Despite Derby having a slightly better record against Charlton, with 37 wins to Charlton’s 30, a draw is still more likely.

This is due to the mixture of consistent poor defensive play by Charlton, where The Addicks conceded 59 goals last season, and Derby’s impressively poor away form last season, with only three away wins all season.

Burton Albion host Bristol Rovers at the Pirelli Stadium Princess Way this Saturday in a clash that could see Burton claim their first win of the season.

Burton had a rough start to the season with a harsh 3 - 0 loss to promotion hopefuls Wycombe, but as the side with more experience in League One, finishing a safe 16th place, they are still the most likely side to win this clash.

Bristol Rovers lost their first game in League One 2 - 1 to fellow promotion winners Forest Green Rovers, falling victim to a last-minute winner.

The two sides have only met 11 times in their history, all coming after 2011. Burton have a marginally better record, with five wins compared to Rovers’ three, with three stalemates. The most recent clash back in March, with a 1 - 0 Burton win, with this weekend’s meeting most likely following this trend.

Doncaster Rovers and Sutton United meet this weekend at the Eco-Power Stadium, with both teams looking to recover from opening weekend draws.

Donny, who finished 22nd in League One in the 2021/22 season and were relegated, drew 0 - 0 to Bradford City on the opening weekend. Both teams limped to full time with only ten men, Lee Tomlin being dismissed in extra time of the first half for Doncaster and Kian Harratt being shown a red in the 99th minute for Bradford.

Sutton United finished a strong eighth last season, only one point off of the Play-offs. On the opening weekend, Sutton drew 1 - 1 with Newport, Omar Bugiel with Sutton’s one goal.

Doncaster and Sutton have never met in competitive football, so a result can’t be called based on historical results. However, the number of goals in the fixture could be predicted. For this clash, there’s likely to be under 2.5 goals, this is further proven by the respective performances, i.e. the 0 - 0 and 1 - 1.

Newport County meet current League Two leaders Walsall at Rodney Parade, with visitors Walsall looking to extend their early lead.

Newport, after finishing in a solid 11th place in League Two in the 2021/22 season, could only muster a 1 - 1 draw with Sutton on the opening weekend, failing to find the back of the net in the second half.

Walsall, who finished a disappointing 16th last season, started their League Two campaign with a bang. The Saddlers thrashed Hartlepool 4 - 0, with a goal from Brandon Comley and an impressive hattrick by Danny Johnson.

Newport and Walsall have met 68 times in their history, the two sides very closely matched. Walsall have won 23 of the meetings, whereas Newport have won 27 of them. This is a trend that this weekend is likely to follow, though it is also likely that both teams will score, something that has already happened so far this season.