Matthew O'Regan has picked out a massive accumulator covering the EFL fixtures on Saturday.
Leyton Orient vs Wycombe Wanderers
Dom Ballard To Score – 2/1
After narrowly missing out on promotion via the play-offs last season, Leyton Orient were stripped of several key players who returned to parent clubs or departed permanently. The disruption has seen Richie Wellens’ side flirt with relegation for much of the campaign. However, a timely run of three consecutive wins has moved them four points clear of danger, coinciding with a resurgence from their attacking talisman.
Orient continue to build a strong reputation for striker recruitment. After Charlie Kelman claimed the Golden Boot on loan last season, Wellens moved swiftly to replace him with Dom Ballard - a move that looks inspired.
Signed from Southampton in the summer, the 21-year-old has struck 21 goals from 31 starts, averaging 0.71 goals per 90, alongside 2.46 shots and 1.08 on target. He comes into this fixture in electric form, scoring five times in his last three appearances, including a hat-trick in the statement win over AFC Wimbledon.
Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City
Joe Taylor To Score – 9/4
Gary Caldwell’s Wigan welcome his former club Exeter, with both sides entrenched in a relegation battle. The visitors arrive in dreadful form, winless in 12 matches and having conceded ten goals across their last four outings - a run that has dragged them down to 19th, just one point above the drop zone.
Wigan, meanwhile, have been the embodiment of inconsistency this season. Yet recent home victories over Huddersfield and Bradford have reignited belief, aided by the arrival of Joe Taylor.
After netting 21 goals during the 2023/24 campaign for Lincoln and Colchester, Taylor struggled to meet expectations at Huddersfield. A January loan move to the Latics has sparked a revival, with the 23-year-old scoring eight goals in ten league starts. Against a fragile Exeter defence, that return makes 9/4 look generous.
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Gillingham vs Bristol Rovers
Tommy Leigh To Score – 9/2
For long spells this season, Bristol Rovers appeared destined for a second successive relegation. However, just one defeat in their last six has eased the pressure, moving them ten points clear with eight games remaining.
Steve Evans’ January recruitment has quietly addressed several shortcomings. The arrival of target man Joe Quigley has flown under the radar, but his presence has transformed the attacking dynamic, creating space for others to thrive.
One of the main beneficiaries has been Tommy Leigh. The Bradford loanee had seen his career stall after prolific spells at Accrington Stanley, but this move has reignited his spark. Deployed by Evans in a roaming number ten role, Leigh is encouraged to arrive late in the box -a tactic that has paid dividends with four goals in his last three starts.
Against a Gillingham side already on the beach, having lost three straight games while conceding 12, Leigh looks overpriced at 4/1.
Notts County vs Cheltenham Town
Isaac Hutchinson To Score – 6/1
Isaac Hutchinson’s season has taken a winding and unexpected path. After featuring heavily for Bristol Rovers during their relegation campaign last year, the midfielder was loaned to Cheltenham late in the summer window, where he quickly became integral to their attacking play.
With Rovers dragged back into a relegation scrap, Hutchinson was recalled in January -only to be afforded just 57 league minutes before being sent straight back to Cheltenham. Since returning, he has been nothing short of outstanding.
Now settled and central to the Robins’ resurgence, Hutchinson has scored six goals in nine starts, often arriving late into dangerous areas. While Notts County boast one of the league’s strongest defensive records, conceding just 37 goals, Hutchinson’s role as penalty-taker for a rejuvenated Cheltenham side makes the 6/1 price look far too big to ignore.
Isaac Hutchinson To Score – 6/1
Isaac Hutchinson’s season has taken a winding and unexpected path. After featuring heavily for Bristol Rovers during their relegation campaign last year, the midfielder was loaned to Cheltenham late in the summer window, where he quickly became integral to their attacking play.
With Rovers dragged back into a relegation scrap, Hutchinson was recalled in January -only to be afforded just 57 league minutes before being sent straight back to Cheltenham. Since returning, he has been nothing short of outstanding.
Now settled and central to the Robins’ resurgence, Hutchinson has scored six goals in nine starts, often arriving late into dangerous areas. While Notts County boast one of the league’s strongest defensive records, conceding just 37 goals, Hutchinson’s role as penalty-taker for a rejuvenated Cheltenham side makes the 6/1 price look far too big to ignore.
