EFL Betting Tips & Accas: Matthew O'Regan's Best Bets on Saturday & Sunday

Coventry vs West Brom: Coventry Win- 4/5 – 1 point – Various

Coventry look unbeatable in a relatively weak and open Championship, sitting five points clear at the top of the table. The Sky Blues only lost came away at Wrexham, picking up 34 points from a possible 45 this campaign.

At home, they have been impenetrable, winning five of their seven home games, scoring 19 goals and conceding just four. On top of this, Frank Lampard is yet to lose at home to a non-promoted side (Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland).

West Brom have had a slow start under rookie manager Ryan Mason, sat 14th . The Baggies have a mixed away record, winning three and losing five of their eight games, including four away defeats in a row.

QPR vs Hull: Both Teams To Score – 4/5 – 1 point – various

Julien Stephan has had a disappointing start to life in England with his QPR side sat 16th after four games without a win. The R’s had a strong transfer window in the attacking department, as shown by them only failing to score once at Loftus Road.

Hull have been the league entertainers. Only Southampton (12) have overseen BTTS more often this season than Hull’s 11/15 – QPR are just behind with 10/15. Sergej Jakirović is an attacking minded coach, with Hull seeing 21.21 xG after 15 games and a league high 29.07 xGA at the other end.

Derby vs Watford: Derby Draw No Bet – 4/5 – 1 point – Coral

A slow start to the season piled pressure on John Eustace, particularly after a relatively big summer outlay. However, five wins on the bounce has catapulted The Rams into the top half and playoff contention. Derby games have been low margin, allowing them to see out games.

While no team has picked up more points than Watford at home, no team has picked up fewer than the three (3D, 4L) they have picked up on the road. Javi Gracia replaced Paulo Pezzolano as manager in October and has seen a slight improvement. However, he has taken just one point from three away games – a match at Portman Road in which they were outclassed.

Leicester vs Stoke: Stoke Double Chance – 4/5 – 1 point – Bet365

Stoke have been the perennial underachievers in the Championship since their relegation in 2018. Their seven seasons in the second tier have seen them finish no higher than 14th and no lower than last campaigns 18th place finish where they survived by just two points.

However, now under the stewardship of the much-adorned Mark Robins, there is genuine hope at the Bet365.com Stadium that a long overdue promotion to the Premier League is on the horizon. Stoke sit third in the league, just two points off the automatic places. They have also conceded the fewest goals in the league, making them hard to beat. On the road, The Potters have taken more points than at home so head to the KingPower full of confidence.

With potential financial issues and unrest off the pitch, Leicester are in danger of following in Stoke’s footsteps if they do not get promoted in the next two years. The Foxes are mid table after a late 1-2 win over Norwich – their first win in five games. No side has drawn more than Leicester’s six, with Marti Cifuentes’ side perhaps lacking the cutting edge to turn one point into three.

Due to unrest off the pitch, The KingPower is often despondent – something that clearly affects performances on the pitch. Leicester have won just two home games this campaign with one coming against ten-men basement boys Sheffield Wednesday.

With Stoke likely to look to frustrate, a low-scoring draw is expected in East Midlands.

Doubles – Barnsley vs Luton & Swindon vs Grimsby

Over 2.5 Goals in Barnsley vs Luton & Swindon vs Grimsby - 3.24- Bet365 – 0.75 points

Over 3.5 Goals in Barnsley vs Luton & Swindon vs Grimsby – 8/1 – Skybet – 0.5 points

Over 4.5 Goals in Barnsley vs Luton & Swindon vs Grimsby – 30/1 Sky bet – 0.25 points

Goals and Barnsley go hand in hand. In Conor Hourihane’s 30 games in charge, 20 have seen at least three goals, 14 have seen at least four goals and nine have seen at least five. The Tykes have also kept just one clean sheet, so their games aren’t shy of entertainment.

Luton had a slow start to the season under Matt Bloomfield after back-to-back relegations. Rookie manager Jack Wilshere looks to have turned a corner and has his side unbeaten in five. The Hatters have been more free flowing in his spell, beating Brighton u21 3-1, Forest Green 4-3 and (then) table toppers Stockport 0-3.

Both teams will fancy their chances of a result on Saturday, so expect a high-scoring affair at Oakwell.

The second highest scorers in the division (Grimsby) host the fourth highest scorers (Swindon) with both sides also conceding 21 goals. When the sides met last season, there were four goals in both games.

Both sides have seen over 2.5 goals click in 5/8 h/a respectively, so high-scoring games are common. With Ian Holloway far from a popular figure amongst the Grimsby faithful, he will want revenge at home to his former side.