5 League Two Tips to Watch This Weekend - Gameweek 6

Cambridge bounced back from their first loss of the campaign by holding out against fellow high-flyers Newport County last weekend.

The U’s are the highest scorers in the league so far, while also conceding the second-least, so it has certainly been a scintillating start after a modest 16th placed finish last year.

Scunthorpe find themselves at the other end of the table, and currently sit in 19th place. Despite taking the lead early on against Forest Green last weekend, they were undone by a Jamille Matt hat-trick as they fell victim to a disappointing 4-1 defeat.

We’ve tipped Cambridge to continue their stellar start to this campaign by getting the win in this one, by either a 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 scoreline at 11/4.

Forest Green remain one of the few teams in the league who are yet to taste defeat. Despite this, last weekend saw them register their first win in four games having been held to three consecutive draws.

The first 15 minutes of their 4-1 win over Scunthrope was described by Forest Green manager Mark Cooper as ‘probably our worst performance’. However, new front man Jamille Matt grabbed an impressive hat-trick to hand them the victory over Scunthorpe.

Stevenage have struggled since their single win of the season over bottom of the league, Oldham Athletic, on matchday two. However, they certainly look an improvement on their performances from last season, which saw them narrowly escape relegation on a technicality.

We’ve tipped the home side to get the win here, with Stevenage also getting on the scoreboard at 3/1.

Barrow are among five teams near the foot of the table who are yet to win a game, having drawn three and lost two thus far. Despite creating 22 chances against 10-man Leyton Orient last weekend, they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw.

Their opponents this weekend Harrogate have had a mixed bag of performances despite losing just one game all season. They bounced back from a disappointing loss away to Bolton by walking away with three points against Bradford, albeit by a late single goal from Lloyd Kelly.

We’ve tipped both teams score but the match to end in a draw at 7/2.

Morecambe, who finished 22nd last season, have had a rather sensational start to this campaign. They find themselves top of the league after five games, having lost just one game so far.

Although their record up to now has been near-perfect, there have been several sub-par performances that have been handsomely rewarded with all three points.

It could be a cagey affair come Saturday, but we’ve tipped Morecambe to prevail as the victors by a 2-1 scoreline at 9/1.

Following the sacking of Graham Alexander during the week, Salford have placed former Manchester United legend Paul Scholes in charge as interim head coach, who is now 10/1 to be the next permanent manager.

The Ammies are unbeaten so far this term, but have been held on three occasions, prompting the club to seek out a managerial change to try and challenge for promotion this season. Most recently, they were held by Tranmere in a highly entertaining 2-2 draw, but two goals in the last five minutes saw the three points slip away having controlled the game.

Port Vale have failed to score in each of their last three matches, and we expect this run will continue this weekend. Therefore, our tip goes to Salford to win to nil at 7/2.

By Charlie Rhodes