5 League One Goalscorer Tips to Watch This Weekend - Gameweek 2

League One newcomers Hull City got off to the perfect start in their quest for redemption following their relegation from the second tier of English football last season. Goals at the beginning and the end of the game against Gillingham last weekend earned Grant McCann’s side their first league victory on the road since New Year’s Day.

With some level of confidence restored, the Tigers also managed to sweep aside last season’s Championship winners Leeds in the EFL Cup in midweek, eventually knocking Marcelo Bielsa’s side out on penalties.

After coronavirus forced the National League to finish the League Two season early, Hull City’s opponents Crewe gained promotion to League One after a four-year absence, but a 2-0 defeat on the opening day to Charlton Athletic was a bitter pill to swallow having missed several big chances.

Although we don’t expect this to be a goal-fest, Hull do possess more quality than Crewe and two wins in a row is likely to have given them a huge boost going into Saturday’s fixture. Therefore, we’ve gone for Hull to win 1-0, 2-0, or 2-1 at 9/4 - click here to claim this one.

Having lost last season’s League One top goalscorer, Ivan Toney, to Brentford over the transfer window, Peterborough fans would have been worried about where their goals would come from.

However, with Jonson Clarke-Harris coming in from Bristol Rovers, they may have found an adequate replacement. With 16 goals in 32 appearances last season, Clarke-Harris helped Bristol Rovers in their battle to escape the drop, picking up the League One Player of the Month award in March, having scored eight times.

Although Fleetwood will be looking to continue their perfect start to the season following their late victory over Burton on the opening day, we can see Peterborough and Jonson Clarke-Harris snatching an early goal to set up an intriguing contest.

Our pick for this fixture is for him to be the first goalscorer at 4/1, and who knows, at a price of 10/1 he may be in with a chance of finishing with the Golden Boot.

Oxford United narrowly missed out on promotion last season having lost to Wycombe Wanderers in the playoffs, something manager Karl Robinson will want to correct during this campaign.

The U’s kicked off this season with a lacklustre performance against Lincoln, losing 2-0 in a match that many would have predicted to be a straightforward three points.

On the other hand, their opponents on Saturday, Sunderland, came from behind to snatch a draw at home to Bristol Rovers as they look to gain promotion back to the Championship after relegation back in 2018.

With both sides struggling to find their rhythm in their respective opening fixtures, we can see this being a cagey affair. The Black Cats were the third-lowest scoring team away from home last season in League One, so we’ve gone for the correct score to be 1-1 at 11/2 - click here to claim this one.

Both of these teams finished near the lower end of the table during last season’s campaign, and we expect a cagey affair here on matchday two.

Lincoln surprised everyone on the opening day with an assured 2-0 victory over last season’s play-off finalists Oxford, and Michael Appleton’s side will be eager to find that rich vein of form on Saturday.

Milton Keynes managed to walk away with a point last week having trailed for most of the game, eventually sharing the spoils with Doncaster in a hard fought 1-1 draw. Although they were among the top five lowest scoring teams in the league last year, their fixtures were averaging just over two goals a game, which is why we’ve gone for a draw with both teams to score at 7/2.

Despite their disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Plymouth on matchday one, we still have Blackpool down as outside contenders for a play-off place. Having invested heavily in the transfer window and considerably bolstering their attacking line-up with Jerry Yates, formerly of their next opponents Swindon Town, and Bez Lubala, they look a force to reckoned with.

They both finished within the top six scorers in League Two last season and will be looking to get off the mark for Blackpool as quickly as possible.

As for last season’s League Two champions Swindon, they recorded their first win of the season against Rochdale in their opening fixture, running out eventual 3-1 winners. Although they lost their two top scorers in Jerry Yates and Eoin Doyle, they looked impressive going forward - the only worry is how they will fare defensively with the step-up in ability.

With that in mind, we can see both teams pushing for goals come Saturday, with our pick going to over 3.5 goals at 5/2 - click here to have this in your bet slip.

By Charlie Rhodes