Interested in some football pools betting tips ahead of the weekend’s games? You’ve come to the right spot! But first, we feel it’s important to quickly clarify how this unique form of betting works, as we’ve done for other types such as first goalscorer betting.
To get right to it – football pools betting is a form of betting involving a pool of players (hence the name). Each prediction you enter into the pool comes with fixed costs, which vary based on your chosen platform. However, ‘score draws’ relate to games that end in a draw in which both teams find the back of the net.
Each successful pick earns points that lead to prizes in your chosen pool. Points are typically awarded as follows:
- Score draw: 3 points
- No-score draw (0-0): 2 points
- Home or away win: 1 point
With this system now explained, let’s shift the focus and get into our pools betting tips ahead of the weekend.
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Our expert football pools betting tips
After analysing plenty of options which to include in our weekend football pools tips, we’ve landed on the following games:
Peterborough vs Rotherham (League One)
Kicking off our football pools betting tips for score draws this weekend we have Peterborough vs Rotherham. Both teams are lagging in League One right now, sitting in 14th and 17th place, respectively. As for why we’ve picked this encounter, one of the last four meetings between these two finished as a score draw.
Peterborough United in action – Photo by Imago
This alone might not be super convincing, but the last two times they played at Peterborough, the home team only narrowly edged the win with a 2-1 scoreline. Of course, this means a score draw is certainly possible.
Chesterfield vs Notts County (League Two)
Moving to League Two now, we feel that Chesterfield vs Notts County has a strong chance of ending in a score draw, too. Notts County are higher in the standings at 5th in League Two, while Chesterfield is ranked 12th right now. That said, Chesterfield’s last two league games have ended as score draws.
Notts County in action – Photo by Imago
Additionally, Notts County is one of the top-scoring teams in the league, with 17 goals in just 10 games. This gives them a high scoring average per game, which adds to the possibility of both teams scoring but unable to pull ahead of the other.
Tranmere vs Bradford (League Two)
Tranmere will host Bradford City this weekend, also in League Two, and this one deserves inclusion in our weekend football pools tips for a few reasons. Firstly, Tranmere have drawn their last three league games – two of which finished as score draws. Secondly, Bradford City have scored in all of their away fixtures in League Two this season.
Bradford City in action – Photo by Imago
Yet, because Tranmere is seemingly weaker than Bradford based on the latest standings, we believe a 1-1 scoreline could materialise here.
Doncaster vs Crewe (League Two)
Doncaster is one of the top-performing teams in League Two, sitting in 4th place at the moment. However, while they’ve scored 15 goals in 10 games, they’ve also conceded 12, which is one of the highest GA figures among the leading teams. Subsequently, this opens the door for Crewe to justify the addition of this game into our pools betting tips.
Doncaster Rovers in action – Photo by Imago
In Crewe’s last six league games, they have managed to find the back of the net at least one time in all of them. Therefore, a score draw has every potential of emerging here.
Harrogate vs Newport County (League Two)
The final game for our football pools betting tips this weekend is Harrogate vs Newport County. The home side are far lower in the standings than their opponents at 18th, but they’ve produced big results on home soil. As for Newport County, they’ve scored 6 goals in their last 3 league games.
Harrogate Town in action – Photo by Imago
This alone shows that Newport County could find the back of the net against Harrogate, but the hosts won’t lie down without a fight! They’ve shown this in games against higher ranked teams before, such as Doncaster and Bradford – both games finishing with a Harrogate victory.
