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Championship Acca Tips: Saturday February 12th

Championship Acca Tips: Saturday February 12th
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England’s second-tier has another full set of fixtures this weekend and we’re back with another set of Championship acca tips. All five of the matches covered in this set of Championship acca tips take place on Saturday 12th February. We’ll see a couple of sides chasing the play-off in action. Bottom side Derby travel north to take on Middlesbrough, fresh after their FA Cup win against Manchester United last weekend. In this article:

  • Birmingham vs Luton Best Bet
  • Hull vs Fulham Best Bet
  • Middlesbrough vs Derby Best Bet
  • Nottingham Forest vs Stoke Best Bet
  • Reading vs Coventry Best Bet

We’ve got more tips. For the rest of out EFL best bets click here.

bettingexpert News Championship Acca Tips: February 12th

Match Selection Odds
Birmingham vs Luton Yes on Both Teams To Score 1.83
Hull vs Fulham Fulham to win and Both Teams To Score 4.00
Middlesbrough vs Derby Middlesbrough -1 (AH) 2.30
Nottingham Forest vs Stoke Under 2.5 goals 1.62
Reading vs Coventry Draw 3.40
Total Acca Odds: 91.73

Best odds available as at 18:30 10th February 2022 Odds may now differ.


Selection 1: Birmingham vs Luton Town Best Bet

The billing

After back-to-back defeats and wins for Birmingham and Luton respectively leave these sides 18th and eighth, just how certain can we be that they will meet in the Championship again next season?

Hosts’ form

The signings of Teden Mengi, Onel Hernandez, Juninho Bacuna and Lyle Taylor might – just – give Blues enough to limber over the survival line, but it doesn’t look like being a pretty 2022 in B9.

Mengi’s athleticism, Hernandez’s direct wing play, Bacuna’s vision and Taylor’s clinical finishing have lifted Lee Bowyer’s side incrementally, but remaining intact is a long-serving core that have been part of numerous dices with the drop.

Visitors’ form

Luton come into this game off the back of a 2-1 victory over Barnsley, which didn’t turn out to be quite as convincing as hoped given the standing of their opponents.

In the absence of key defender Sonny Bradley, the back-three of Reece Burke, Gabriel Osho and Kal Naismith all had shaky moments, likewise goalkeeper James Shea, which would be punished by better quality opposition.

The Tactics Board

Birmingham’s defence could be vulnerable as well as that of their visitors, especially if the injury that saw Marc Roberts miss out in midweek will leave him out for a month.

Roberts has clear limitations, but is at 6’4” better equipped to anchor a three-man defence comprising of two full-backs by trade in Maxime Colin and Kristian Pedersen, than 6’0” Mengi, who has no experience.

George Friend, who would normally be an intelligent operator to bring in, is also injured, so Bowyer’s troops could be vulnerable to a well-coached Luton attack, which still includes top goalscorer Elijah Adebayo.

Prediction & Best Bet

With the defensive issues looming over both teams, it seems likely that defensive mistakes will be a prominent theme at St Andrews and Both Teams To Score can be backed at an appealing 1.83.

More Birmingham vs Luton Town Tips


Selection 2: Hull vs Fulham Best Bet

The billing

A fixture fondly remembered for Giovanni’s spectacular strike on the opening day of the 2008-09 Premier League campaign, will hopefully produce more beauties: especially with the likes of Harry Wilson and Keane Lewis-Potter on the fray.

Hosts’ form

Even in a chaotic, reactionary world of modern football, surely back-to-back defeats cannot quell the buzz around Hull City right now.

The long-term future, finally, looks bright under Acun Ilicili, but the Tigers have work to do on the field after losses to PNE and Derby.

Visitors’ form

The phrase ‘cheat code’ in football can at times seem detestable, but the truth is that the goalscoring brilliance of Aleksandar Mitrovic can so often decide a Championship game.

Unlike Fulham’s last stint at this level, though, in 2019-20, when they were purely relying on sporadic moments of clinical finishing from Mitrovic, the Serb is now a more prominent influence on their games.

The former Newcastle front-man, who scored a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 3-0 trouncing of Millwall, often drops in to link up play superbly, which makes him the perfect foil for Fabio Carvalho, a real livewire who loves to run in behind.

The Tactics Board

After two deeply disappointing showings, Hull need a response, so Shota Arvaladze may turn to the trusted figures of Di’Shon Bernard and Richie Smallwood in a bid to re-solidify his side.

Rather than control possession, the name of the game will be releasing Marcus Foss in behind opposing left-back Antonee Robinson and get the lively Brentford loanee running at Tim Ream: do that and Hull have a chance.

The form they find themselves in, it’s hard to back them to pull it off against such a potent Whites side.

Prediction & Best Bet

Fulham to win and Both Teams To Score can be backed at a tasty 4.0. For all their attacking brilliance, Marco Silva’s side are not defensively infallible, having shipped 11 goals in their last six games in all competitions.

More Hull vs Fulham Tips


Selection 3: Middlesbrough vs Derby Best Bet

The billing

One of these sides could pull off the incredible: Middlesbrough are nine points off the automatic promotion spots, while Derby – having been deducted 21 points – are a mere four shy of safety.

Hosts’ form

Boro have accrued 23 points from their previous 10 league games and a continuation of that form between now and May would see Chris Wilder’s side finish the campaign on 85 points – so who knows what they can achieve?

The Teessiders should be in the top six on points, rather than just PPG, after a 2-2 draw at QPR in which the performance merited victory against their fourth-placed competitors.

Visitors’ form

Lee Buchanan deserves immense credit for the midweek 3-1 victory over Hull which, combined with Reading’s defeat at Bristol City, means the Rams have a fighting chance.

The academy graduate is an energetic, all-action left-back tipped for a bright future, but showcasing the defensive intelligence to not just to play centre-back, but to do so in a back-four, displays incredible maturity.

If Buchanan can find form in that position between now and the end of the season, after Phil Jagielka departed for Stoke, then perhaps he can be the man to cover veteran and aerial specialist Curtis Davies.

The Tactics Board

As well as Buchanan has done for Wayne Rooney’s side, there could be a chasm on their left between Tom Lawrence – an enigmatic wide forward who likes to cut inside – and conservative left-back Craig Forsyth.

With that in mind, the rotations between right-sided defender Anfernee Dijksteel, wing-back Isaiah Jones, midfielder Matt Crooks and striker Andraz Sporar could gain Wilder’s troops some territory on that side of the field and allow them to create chances.

Prediction & Best Bet

The Middlesbrough -1 handicap looks good value at 2.75.

More Middlesbrough vs Derby Tips


Selection 4: Nottingham Forest vs Stoke Best Bet

The billing

12 points stood between 3rd-placed Stoke and bottom side Forest on 11th September. Five months down the line, it’s the Reds who are in the Play-Offs, four points and five places better off…

Hosts’ form

The Trentside turnaround inspired by Steve Cooper has been nothing short of miraculous, with the East Midlanders taking 42 points from 22 games under the former Swansea boss’ guidance.

Yes, Wednesday’s 2-0 win at promotion rivals Blackburn was helped by the red card, but it was the players in red shirts that really got the win and the back-three of the aggressive Joe Worrall, organiser Steve Cook and the assured Scott McKenna looks devilishly difficult to breach.

Visitors’ form

Stoke are hoping the additions of Jonathan Panzo and Liam Moore in defence, plus Josh Maja in attack, can revitalize a Play-Off push for Michael O’Neill’s side.

There is hope that may come to fruition after a 3-0 victory over Swansea, in which the Potters dominated the play against the division’s keep-ball connoisseurs.

Jaden Philogene-Bidace has impressed, with O’Neill claiming he could see the Aston Villa loanee’s talents “from the first day he trained” after glowing reviews from Steven Gerrard, describing him as sharp, dynamic, hardworking and brave.

The Tactics Board

With Cook flanked by Worrall and McKenna for the hosts, then Phil Jagielka protected for the visitors by Ben Wilmot and Taylor Harwood-Bellis, this could be a game in which experienced centre-backs at either end are freed up to lead those around them and head balls out of the box all afternoon.

As much as forwards Brennan Johnson for the Reds, then Tyrese Campbell and Philogene-Bidace for O’Neill’s side, will seek out footraces, they may struggle to get into the kind of one-on-one duals that will allow their respective teams to truly carve open their opponents.

Prediction & Best Bet

Forest have conceded 31 goals in 30 this season and Stoke, 30 in 29, so the safe-bet is a low-scoring encounter between two well-structured sides: under 2.5 goals can be backed at 1.62.

More Nottingham Forest vs Stoke Tips


Selection 5: Reading vs Coventry Best Bet

The billing

Back in 2016-17, Reading were just a penalty kick away from the Premier League while Coventry were relegated to League Two with a whimper. In the subsequent half-decade, it’s fair to say tables are turning…

Hosts’ form

Reading are keeping themselves in the relegation dogfight more than they are being kept in it. Barnsley and Peterborough certainly deserve to go down while Derby have been deducted 21 points, so if one of those teams stay up at the Royals’ expense, it will reflect very badly on their efforts this term.

Veljko Paunovic’s side lost 2-1 at Bristol City in midweek and while some players were applauded for a second-half full of endeavour and an improved attacking display, the head coach is under fire from the majority of the fanbase.

Visitors’ form

Coventry have accrued four points from their last four games when, performance-wise, they have arguably deserved six, seven or eight from that sequence.

The Sky Blues’ struggles to convert competitive showings into chunkier returns should not come as a huge surprise, though, because while they are well-coached by Mark Robins, they are short on proven final third quality.

Their top attacking players, Callum O’Hare and Viktor Gyokeres, are still progressing and it was a missed opportunity, perhaps, not to add an extra option in January, either up top or as a number 10 to pair with O’Hare.

Without a touch more guile, Robins’ side may struggle to find their way back into the Play-Off mix.

The Tactics Board

After making an impact from the bench in midweek and finding the net from the spot, John Swift will surely come into Reading’s XI and be tasked with offering the Berkshire hosts a creative spark.

Swift may be able to find pockets of space between lines, with neither Gus Hamer nor Ben Sheaf – the two midfielders in Robins’ 3-4-2-1 – especially accomplished defensively, so there is a chance the Royals’ nine-goal top scorer can make an impression.

Essentially, this is a poorly-coached side with one brilliant individual up against a well-coached side missing a touch of stardust.

Prediction & Best Bet

Reading to end their seven-game losing streak, Coventry to continue to drop off the Play-Off pace: a draw at 3.40 looks about right here.

More Reading vs Coventry Tips


bettingexpert News League Two Best Bets: February 12th

MATCHES COMPETITION DATE/TIME (UK) SELECTION ODDS STAKES
Birmingham vs Luton Championship Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Both Teams To Score 1.83 8/10
Hull vs Fulham Championship Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Fulham to win and Both Teams To Score 4.00 5/10
Middlesbrough vs Derby Championship Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Middlesbrough -1 (AH) 2.30 6/10
Nottingham Forest vs Stoke Championship Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Under 2.5 goals 1.62 10/10
Reading vs Coventry Championship Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Draw 3.40 5/10
Cambridge vs Burton League One Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Under 2.5 goals 1.85 7/10
Lincoln vs Wycombe League One Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Morgan Whittaker to score anytime 3.60 6/10
Portsmouth vs Doncaster League One Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Portsmouth win to nil 2.20 7/10
Colchester vs Carlisle League Two Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Omari Patrick to score anytime 4.33 5/10
Leyton Orient vs Salford League Two Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Under 2.5 goals 1.62 10/10
Port Vale vs Northampton League Two Sat, 12th Feb, 15:00 Vale to win 2.20 8/10

Best odds available as at 18:30 on 10th February 2022. Odds may now differ


Last Week’s Results for bettingexpert News EFL Best Bets: February 8th

MATCHES SELECTION ODDS STAKES result profit
Coventry vs Blackpool Yes on BTTS 2.06 6/10 WON +6.36
Derby vs Hull Hull to Win 3.65 7/10 LOSS -7
Fulham vs Millwall Fulham -1 (AH) 1.62 8/10 WON +4.96
Luton vs Barnsley Luton -1 (AH) 2.22 8/10 PUSH 0
Stoke vs Swansea Stoke to Win 2.34 6/10 WON +8.04

Best odds were available on 27th January 2022.



What is a Championship Acca?

A Championship Acca is a type of betting that involves combining several selections across different matches with one single stake. An acca or accumulator usually has at least four selections but it can include many many more. A Championship acca is one such bet that only involves matches from the Championship, the second tier of English football. The benefits of a Championship acca are that the odds can be massive with a very small stake as the odds for all selections are multiplied together. Every pick needs to win or your EFL acca will lose.

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Longball 11 Feb 2022 | 14:18
On a hot streak Gabriel. Sticking with your picks this weekend no doubt
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