Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Saturday’s action, with this one being a decent shot at 55/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a six-fold Match Result accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Championship, League One and League Two.
The first game on this boosted Smart Acca sees Southampton host Sheffield Wednesday at St Mary’s in a clash of third and 22nd in the Championship.
Russell Martin’s men have won four of their last five fixtures, having beaten QPR 1-0, Swansea City 5-0 and Plymouth Argyle 2-1 prior to a 1-1 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road. Last time out, the Saints thrashed Walsall 4-0 in the FA Cup as Ryan Fraser (2) Sekou Mara and Che Adams got on the scoresheet.
Wednesday could be tricky opposition though, as following 2-1 and 2-0 defeats to Cardiff City and Coventry City, the Owls have managed three wins on the bounce, beating Preston North End 1-0, as well as Hull City 3-1 and Cardiff City 4-0.
In League One, second-place Bolton Wanderers takes on 22nd in the table Cheltenham Town.
Ian Evatt’s men come in as firm favourites, having won all of their last three league matches against Lincoln City 1-0, Fleetwood Town 2-0 and Burton Albion 1-0, before managing an impressive 0-0 draw at Luton Town in the FA Cup in the run-up to earning a 3-1 away win at Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy.
Cheltenham are in decent form considering their league position though, having earned 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1 victories over Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Portsmouth in their last five outings while drawing 2-2 with Reading and losing 1-0 away at Northampton Town.
Third-place Wrexham meets 7th-place AFC Wimbledon at the Racecourse Ground in League Two.
Phil Parkinson’s men are in decent form of late, having won four of their last five fixtures, following 2-0 and 1-0 victories over Newport County and Swindon Town prior to their 3-1 loss away at Walsall on 29th December. Since then, Wrexham have thrashed Barrow 4-1 and dumped League One outfit Shrewsbury Town out of the FA Cup via a 1-0 victory at Croud Meadow.
The Dons have been inconsistent of late, as before their 2-0 win over Oxford United in the EFL Trophy, they suffered 3-1 and 1-0 defeats to Ipswich Town and Sutton United on either side of a 5-3 victory at home to Colchester United and a 1-1 draw away to Forest Green Rovers.
Heading back to the Championship, 9th-placed Cardiff City go head-to-head with fourth-placed Leeds United.
The Bluebirds have only won two of their last five matches, as following 2-1 victories over Sheffield Wednesday and QPR on either side of a 2-2 draw with Plymouth Argyle and a 2-0 loss at Leicester, Cardiff were thrashed 4-0 by the Owls at Hillsborough in the FA Cup.
Leeds have managed to refind their form of late, as following an impressive 4-0 win over Ipswich Town at Elland Road, the Peacocks suffered 2-1 and 1-0 defeats to Preston North End and West Brom. Daniel Farke’s men have since won two on the bounce, beating Birmingham City and Peterborough United by 3-0 scorelines.
20th placed Birmingham City faces 16th in the table Swansea City at St Andrew’s in what will certainly be an interesting clash with both sides recently making managerial changes.
Tony Mowbray’s side are winless in their last five outings, with four of these fixtures coming under Wayne Rooney’s tenure, having drawn 3-3 with Plymouth and 0-0 at home to Bristol City, while suffering 3-1 and 3-0 losses to Stoke City and Leeds United. Last time out, the Blues drew 1-1 away at Hull City in the FA Cup.
Luke Williams got off to an ideal start as manager of the Swans, beating Morecambe 2-0 in the FA Cup. Alan Sheehan had previously managed to oversee 2-1 and 1-0 victories over Preston and West Brom on either side of a 5-0 loss at Southampton and a 2-2 draw with Coventry.
The final game on the Smart Acca comes from League One with Northampton Town versus Wigan Athletic.
Northampton are ninth in the table and have won three of their last four matches since drawing 2-2 with Carlisle United on 16th December, having suffered a 3-0 loss to Stevenage on Boxing Day in between 2-1 victories over Oxford United and Lincoln City as well as a 1-0 win at home to Cheltenham Town.
Wigan were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United in the FA Cup on Monday night after previously drawing 1-1 with Barnsley and earning a 2-0 home win over Carlisle United. Before the aforementioned results, the Latics had been beaten 1-0 by Derby County and 2-0 at Reading.
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