Back Tranmere (8/11, Blue Square) to beat Yeovil
Those who followed the selections last week would have read
my write-up on Tranmere. The pros and
cons to their team, and why I rate them so highly this season – those of you
who haven’t read last week’s preview, I advise you to do so. I can’t speak
highly enough of the job Ronnie Moore is doing at Tranmere and the way his team
are playing. I don’t expect the winning
run to end this weekend, they have too much class for a Yeovil side who leak
goals.
Yeovil stopped the rot last weekend with their first win in
7 matches, a 3-1 home win against a Colchester side who don't travel well,
winning once in 15 away fixtures. The
one concern I have tomorrow is Yeovil know where the back of the net is,
scoring 17 goals this season. However
they don’t have a star striker up front and Tranmere possess the best defence
in the league, conceding only 6 goals.
Nothing here to suggest the Tranmere Rovers Express will
slow down anytime soon. Another home win and goals to add to the 13 they have
already scored in 5 home games this season.
Back Gillingham (7/10, Bet Victor) to beat Aldershot
Unfancied preseason for promotion, Gillingham are at the summit
of League 2, and rightly so. Martin Allen is well known for leasing new life
into teams when he initially takes charge as manager but it doesn’t always last.
He gets the best out of his players, he makes training fun and creates a great togetherness
in the dressing room. Only the other week when they played away "Mad
Dog" Allen let a female post office worker, a fan he meet when leaving the
team bus, deliver his team talk! I believe Allen's Gillingham will last the
season at the hefty heights and gain promotion.
Not only do they have a good manager, they have good squad depth with
many talented players. A solid defence and two good young midfielders. Upfront
they have the lot, Danny Kedwell is the out and out striker who puts the ball
in the net (8 in 11). Former premiership
striker Deon Burton pulls the strings, at 35 Burton still looks divisions
better than league two, picking his passes creating many chances and helping
out with his fair share of goals (4 in 10).
Robbie Findley the speed demon has to make do with a position on the
bench, such is their strength.
Aldershot are 2nd from bottom with 8 points to their name
after 11 games. With 2 wins, 2 draws and
7 losses. They have scored a lowly 10 goals this season and have relied heavily
on Craig Reid to score them (6 this season). Aldershot have lost their last 5
games in a row, conceding 10 goals in those fixtures and 17 goals in total this
season. On that kind of form they will be in trouble against the league
leaders.
I don’t see Aldershot’s losing streak ending today.
Gillingham have too much strength and too many options in the team not to win
this games. Another disappointing coach journey home for the away side.
Back Fleetwood Town (4/6, William Hill) to beat Wycombe Wanderers
2 teams that are heading in different directions meet at
Park Avenue on Saturday. Fleetwood
gained promotion last season as Conference Champions. This is their first season in the football
leagues and they have started well.
Wycombe were relegated from League 1 last season and have started the
new season very poorly. Fleetwood are 3rd in League 2, collecting 21 points
from 11 games, Winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 2. Fleetwood have a wealth of
strikers to choose from upfront with all 4 strikers in good form so far this
season. Ball, Gillespie and Mangan have each scored twice and football league
veteran John Park has scored 3 times.
They have goals throughout the team, scoring 18 goals this season, only
conceding on 10 occasions. Fleetwood haven't lost in their last 4 matches and I
expect them to beat a poor Wycombe side at home.
Things haven't got any better for Wycombe since being relegated
last season. They are one place above
the relegation zone thanks to a goal difference of -6 and have only picked up 8
points with 2 wins, 2 draws, 6 loses.
They have played one less game than the rest of the league, having only
played 10. Wycombe are averaging a goal
a game, having scored only 10 goals, with their strikers struggling with 2
between them. Wycombe have won their last 2 games, at home in the league to
Torquay and away in the Football League Trophy at Portsmouth. Don’t let those
wins fall you, Wycombe are not a good side, having won before once in 20 games!
Expect Fleetwood to keep marching on in this one and for
Wycombe to get back to losing ways.
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