Nothing says Easter like 72 Games of UK Football squeezed into the period of Good Friday and Easter Monday, and with four days off from the daily grind, there’s never been a better time to get involved in the UK Football League Easter Weekend Festival.
Yes, we said back in October that we weren’t going to talk Football League for the rest of the season, because no one was reading our weekly previews, and ironically not one person read that goodbye article in a nice funny twist, but with such a big football offering we couldn’t resist.
Good time to reconnect too with the titles up for grabs and the first trickling of clubs being promoted and relegated. And Ipswich continue their guaranteed mediocrity with a lower midfield position, although they have threatened at time to break out of that and be just plain awful.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED THUS FAR?
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United have been relegated, and
LEAGUE ONE
Sheffield United have been promoted.
LEAGUE TWO
Doncaster Rovers have been promoted.
WHAT COULD HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND?
With two games in quick succession for this UK Football League Easter Weekend Festival, a lot could happen by Easter Tuesday, and here are the highlights.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Both Newcastle Untied and Brighton could confirm promotion to the EPL this weekend.
Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic could be relegated.
LEAGUE ONE
Sheffield united could be confirmed as League One Champions.
Bolton Wanderers could be promoted back to the Championship at the first attempt.
Both Coventry and Chesterfield could go down.
LEAGUE TWO
Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth could confirm promotion and Doncaster Champions.
Leyton Orient relegated back to Non League.
TV GAMES for the UK Football League Easter Weekend Festival
Time for EST and Foxtel Channels in Brackets
FRIDAY 23:25 BEIN 3 (515) L2 PORTSMOUTH V PLYMOUTH
FRIDAY 23:55 BEIN 2 (514) BRISTOL CITY v QPR
SATURDAY 01:55 BEIN 2 (514) WOLVES v BRIGHTON
SATURDAY 04:40 BEIN 3 (515) NEWCASTLE v LEEDS
MONDAY 21:10 BEIN 1 (513) SHEFFIELD UTD v BRADFORD
MONDAY 23:40 BEIN 1 (513) FULHAM v ASTON VILLA
MONDAY 23:55 BEIN 2 (514) IPSWICH v NEWCASTLE
TUESDAY 01:55 BEIN 2 (514) DERBY v HUDDERSFIELD
UK Football League Easter Weekend Festival Super Bets
GOOD FRIDAY FIVE O THE BEST
Here’s our best 5 bets for Good Friday.
BRIGHTON to beat Wolves
BRADFORD to beat Oxford
WIMBLEDON to beat Swindon
LUTON to beat Leyton Orient
WYCOMBE to beat Mansfield
$1 pays $46
RESULT – 2/5 – pissweak
GOOD FRIDAY SUPER GOODNESS
If we couldn’t get five tips correct why wouldn’t we take a 30+ leg of all the games in celebration of the UK Football League Easter Weekend Festival.
Adebayo Akinfenwa to score anytime for Wycombe v Mansfield
Both Teams to Score Stevenage v Morecambe
Under 2.5 Goals – Newport v Yeovil
Luton Town to beat Leyton Orient
DRAW or CARLISLE v Hartlepool
DRAW or CAMBRIDGE v Grimsby
DRAW or EXETER v Barnet
Either CREWE or NOTTS COUNTY to win (no Draw)
Both Teams won’t Score – Crawley v Cheltenham
DRAW or DONCASTER v Colchester
BLACKPOOL or ACCRINGTON to win (No Draw)
Both Teams to score – Portsmouth v Plymouth
BRADFORD or DRAW v Oxford
CHESTERFIELD or SOUTHEND to win (No Draw)
COVENTRY or CHARLTON to win (No Draw)
GILLINGHAM or BRISTOL ROVERS to win (No Draw)
MILLWALL or DRAW v Northampton
MILTON KEYNES or SCUNTHORPE to win (No Draw)
PETERBOROUGH or FLEETWOOD to win (No Draw)
SHEFFIELD UNITED or DRAW v Port Vale
Both Teams Won’t Score – Shrewsbury v Walsall
DRAW or WIMBLEDON v Swindon
DRAW or BOLTON v Oldham
Both Teams Won’t Score – Rotherham v Birmingham
Both Teams to Score – Brentford v Derby
Tammy Abraham to score anytime – Bristol City v QPR
HUDDERSFIELD or DRAW v Preston
NORWICH or FULHAM to win (No Draw)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST or BLACKBURN to win (No Draw)
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY or DRAW v Cardiff
BRIGHTON or DRAW v Wolves
NEWCASTLE or DRAW v Leeds
OVER 2.5 GOALS – Burton v Ipswich
ASTON VILLA or DRAW v Reading
$1 will pay $131,274
Odds from William Hill Australia
RESULT – 21 / 34 – very average.
EASTER MONDAY ON OUR MINDS TOP 5 BETS
Here’s our best 5 bets for Easter Monday
PORTSMOUTH to beat Notts County
BOLTON to beat Bury
FULHAM to beat Aston Villa
READING to beat Rotherham
BRIGHTON to beat Wigan
$1 for $9
MANIC MONDAY MEGA MULTI
And again, why wouldn’t you attempt to pick every single result when you got 21/34 on Good Friday.
UNDER 2.5 Goals – Cheltenham v Grimsby
DRAW or EXETER v Cambridge
ACCRINGTON or DRAW v Crawley
CARLISLE or DRAW v Stevenage
MORECAMBE or DRAW v Colchester
UNDER 2.5 Goals – Yeovil v Crewe
DRAW or PORTSMOUTH v Notts County
PLYMOUTH or DRAW v Newport
LEYTON ORIENT or HARTLEPOOL (No Draw)
ADEBAYO AKINFENWA to score anytime – Wycombe v Barnet
DRAW or BLACKPOOL v Doncaster
MANSIFELD or LUTON (No Draw)
OVER 2.5 Goals – Sheffield Utd v Bradford
SCUNTHORPE or DRAW v Chesterfield
OXFORD or DRAW v Port Vale
UNDER 2.5 Goals – Fleetwood v Millwall
UNDER 2.5 Goals – Charlton v Gillingham
WALSALL or DRAW v Swindon
SOUTHEND or MILTON KEYNES (No Draw)
NORTHAMPTON or DRAW v Shrewsbury
BRISTOL ROVERS or DRAW v Oldham
WIMBLEDON or DRAW v Peterborough
ROCHDALE or COVENTRY (No Draw)
BOLTON to beat Bury
OVER 2.5 Goals – Fulham v Aston Villa
OVER 2.5 Goals – Blackburn v Bristol City
PRESTON or NORWICH (No Draw)
LEEDS or DRAW v Wolves
BRIGHTON to beat Wigan
READING to beat Rotherham
CARDIFF or DRAW v Nottingham Forest
DRAW or NEWCASTLE v Ipswich
DRAW or BURTON v Birmingham
OVER 2.5 Goals – Barnsley v Brentford
OVER 2.5 Goals – QPR v Sheffield Wednesday
UNDER 2.5 Goals – Derby v Huddersfield
$1 “pays” $746,949.00
