The League Two promotion chase has been fantastic and everything, from the title itself, to the final two play off spots in the division are still to be settled on Sunday. So it is going to be a fascinating and interesting day up and down the country without question on Sunday.
League Two Title Race
Plymouth 86
Doncaster 85
Portsmouth 84
Plymouth: They have all gained promotion, so it is a three-way battle for the title and what makes this even more fascinating is that they all have winnable matches on the cards as well. Leaders Plymouth probably have the toughest game as they go off to visit mid-table Grimsby. The Pilgrims are unbeaten in nine away games in the league though, but were hammered 3-0 at home by Grimsby back in November. Plymouth are 11/12 at Bet365 to pick up the win. If Plymouth draw then they would need Doncaster and Portsmouth to both fail to win their games to claim the title. Similarly if they lose, they would need the other to both fail to win.
Doncaster: Second-placed Doncaster are out on the road as well, but they have a game against the relegation-threatened Hartlepool who are desperate but who also are winless in eight games. Doncaster are on a three-match losing streak themselves at the moment though which makes this interesting. Hartlepool has to win and hope that Newport fails to do so in their game, to stay up. Hartlepool are 3/1 to take the home win with Donny coming in at Even money. Doncaster will win the league with a win if Plymouth loses. If Plymouth loses and Doncaster draw, Doncaster gets the title, as long as Portsmouth don’t win.
Portsmouth: Third-placed Portsmouth have what looks to be an easy enough game against Gloucestershire club Cheltenham who are just above the drop zone, but safe. So their opponents have nothing at stake in this one. The only way Pompey win the title is if they collect three points and Plymouth and Doncaster both fail to win. Out of the three sides going into the final day with a shot at the League Two title though, Pompey are in the best form with a W5 D1 record in their last six played. Portsmouth are 5/12 at Bet365 to take the home win over Cheltenham who are around 7/1 to show up and win.
League Two Play-Off Race
4th) Luton 74
5th) Exeter 71
6th) Carlisle 68
7th) Blackpool 67
8th) Stevenage 67
9th) Cambridge 66
10th) Colchester 66
11th) Wycombe 66
12th) Mansfield 65
4th & 5th: The only things settled in the top twelve then, is the top three being guaranteed promotion while Luton and Exeter will finish in the fourth and fifth spots. Luton goes into the final day carrying some good form of W4 D2 in their last six and they host bottom half of the table side Morecambe, who have won just one of their last six. Luton are likely to hold on to fourth, even if they lose. Exeter are three points back of them and have a five-goal deficit in the goal different to make up Luton. Exeter have a tougher game because they host play-off hopefuls Carlisle who need a win to try and stay in the top seven.
League Two Top 7 Finish Betting odds
Blackpool 2/7, Stevenage 6/4, Carlisle 11/8, Colchester 10/3, Cambridge 11/2, Wycombe 8/1, Mansfield 33/1
So there is the situation of Luton and Exeter occupying two of the play off spots and that leaves an almighty seven-team scrap for the other two spots. As we mentioned, sixth-placed Carlisle go off to face Exeter in a tough match for them and Carlisle are 18/11 to take the win there with Exeter trading at 6/4. That should be a tight battle. Carlisle took a 3-2 win earlier in the season against Exeter. Crazily, if they lose, they can be caught by everyone down to 12th placed Mansfield.
Blackpool are just handing on top the final play-off spot heading into the weekend and they have the easiest game of the play-off contenders, as they take on bottom side Leyton Orient at home, who have already been relegated. Blackpool also have the best goal difference (by a huge margin) of all the teams left in play-off contention in League Two. Blackpool are 3/10 to win on Sunday and they are value at 4/1 to gain promotion. Stevenage are the only side outside of the play-off zone going into Sunday, who could get in with a draw.That would require Carlisle losing their game though. Stevenage are 5/6 odds-on at Bet365 to win their game against Accrington who can finish no higher than 12th.
11th placed Wycombe play host to 9th placed Cambridge in a big showdown. Obviously, they both need to take a win in that one and hope that everyone above them fails to take a win. Wycombe are 6/4 to win that one, with Cambridge at 7/4 and that should be a great battle. Colchester host the out-of-sorts Yeovil and therefore have a great shot at three points and they are 4/6 at Bet365 to win that game. While Mansfield are 5/6 favourites at home against Crawley who are just above the drop zone but safe. Mansfield have the biggest hill to climb, needing a win and a loss for either Carlisle or Blackpool and for no-one else above them to snatch a win.
League Two Promotion Betting odds
Luton 15/7, Exeter 11/4, Blackpool 4/1, Carlisle 12/1, Stevenage 12/1, Colchester 22/1, Cambridge 25/1, Wycombe 40/1, Mansfield 200/1
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