5 League One Tips to Watch This Weekend - Gameweek 6

Ipswich Town remain the only unbeaten team in League One having won four and drawn one in their opening five fixtures.

The Blues have scored the most goals in the league, and have conceded the second-fewest as Paul Lambert men look to establish themselves as the team to beat in League One.

Although Accrington Stanley will pose a different kind of threat having won their last two matches, they too have had a mixed bag of results so far, including defeats to Oxford United and Burton Albion in their opening fixtures.

However, Ipswich have shown too much quality thus far, so we’ve tipped them to win either 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 at 7/4.

The surprise package of the season, Lincoln City, had the perfect start to their campaign before Bristol Rovers fought back from behind last weekend to win 2-1. The Imps mounted a respectable fightback towards the end of the second half, but a second bookable offence by Adam Jackson made it a difficult final 10 minutes for Lincoln, who could’ve moved to the top of the table with a win.

Their opponents on Saturday, Fleetwood, have had a tough time away from home, with all three of their losses so far coming away from Highbury Stadium.

The Cod Army recorded a spectacular 4-1 victory against third place Hull City last weekend, so we’ve tipped this to be a tight affair, and have predicted the match to end in either a 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3 draw at 7/2. <br/>

MK Dons have endured a tough opening period to this season and they are yet to register a win so far after five games having drawn two and lost three.

This weekend could prove to be yet another tough fixture for MK Dons as they welcome fourth-placed Gillingham. The Gills will be hoping for a serious promotion push this season, and performances so far have impressed, having won three out of their opening five matches.

We expect them to be too much to handle for MK Dons, whose position at the bottom of the table looks to be theirs for another week.

Our tip for this one is Gillingham to get there win, with over 2.5 goals in the match at 9/2.

Two teams with hugely contrasting performances so far this campaign, Peterborough United and Oxford United poses an intriguing clash this weekend.

Peterborough, who will be pushing for a promotion or, at least, a play-off place, find themselves fifth after five games. Oxford, who reached the play-off final last year, may find it hard to reach those heights again if their recent form is anything to go by, with just three points on the board so far.

The Posh have scored in each half in their previous two games, and they are certainly looking a handful going forward. This, coupled with Oxford’s defensive frailties thus far, means our tip for this weekend’s fixture goes to Peterborough to win both halves at 5/1.

After a slow start with a draw and two losses in their opening three games, Bristol Rovers have clawed back lost ground by registering two consecutive wins. Most recently, they halted Lincoln’s 100% record with an impressive 2-1 away victory, while they easily dispatched Northampton the week before that.

Burton, who play Bristol this weekend, have conceded a league-high of 13 goals so far and currently sit second from bottom. Having won on matchday two, Nigel Clough would’ve hoped that his side could replicate their respectable form of last season where they finished eleventh.

However, we expect Bristol to rub salt in the wounds on Saturday and have tipped them to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 at 11/4.

By Andrew Delaney