Comparative big guns Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle and Doncaster Rovers were all promoted from EFL League Two last season along with Blackpool, like Doncaster making an instant return to League One, and that’s given the League Two title race a relatively open affair this season.
Several questions needs answering. Can Coventry City arrest their alarming slide and bounce back at the first time of asking after relegation last year? The Sky Blues won the Checkatrade Trophy last season but that was small consolation to their long-suffering fans. They’ve made nine new signings over the summer, however, and are looking for a fresh start – certainly, a venue like the Ricoh Arena deserves better than League Two football and City can be backed at 12/1 with BetVictor to win the basement division this year.
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Luton Town have bought 20-goal Crawley striker James Collins to team up with Danny Hylton and will be hoping to avoid the agony of the play-offs this season. The Hatters are a stand-out 8/1 with bwin to win EFL League Two in the 2017/18 season with only Mansfield Town (a best 6/1) preferred by bookmakers.
Steve Evans has a formidable record when it comes to getting teams promoted and the larger-than-life Scot has been predictably busy in the transfer market again on the Stags’ behalf this summer, though it may take time for his new team to gel. That was a problem for Exeter City last season but Paul Tisdale’s team recovered from being bottom in November to reach the play-off final and the Grecians have to go on the short-list (a best 17/1), though have lost star striker Ollie Watkins.
Lincoln City reached the FA Cup quarter-finals last season as well as winning the National League (formerly the Conference). The Imps have turned Sincil Bank into a fortress and are no forlorn hope at a general 12/1 to win back-to-back titles as long as they can keep hold of talented coach Danny Cowley.
Forest Green, the UK’s most environmentally-conscious professional club, are 33/1 with BetVictor to win League Two at the first attempt – but will the lack of meat pies put off visiting fans in the coming months? Most bookmakers are offering each-way betting at one quarter odds for teams to finish in the first three. Cash-strapped Morecambe are the early favourite for relegation at 9/4 with Crawley Town and Newport County also expected to struggle.
EFL League Two Winners Current Best Odds
Mansfield Town 6/1
Luton Town 8/1
Lincoln City 12/1
Coventry City 12/1
Swindon Town 14/1
Exeter City 17/1
Carlisle United 20/1
Cambridge United 20/1
Notts County 22/1
Chesterfield 25/1
Colchester United 25/1
Wycombe Wanderers 30/1
Forest Green Rovers 33/1
Port Vale 33/1
Accrington Stanley 33/1
Stevenage 33/1
Grimsby Town 40/1
Crewe Alexandra 45/1
Cheltenham Town 50/1
Barnet 66/1
Yeovil Town 66/1
Newport County 100/1
Crawley Town 150/1
Morecambe 250/1
