Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers have a chance for some silverware as they square off in the EFL Trophy final on Sunday. A closely fought encounter is expected but Peterborough have fared better than their rivals lately and should have the upper hand here.
It has been a solid EFL Trophy campaign for Peterborough United, who are currently on a four match winning run in the competition. They claimed a 3-0 victory over Blackpool to book their place in Sunday’s final.
The fine EFL Trophy showing is part of an overall solid campaign for Peterborough this season. Darren Ferguson’s men are in the mix for the promotion playoffs in League One and currently sit fourth on the standings.
Peterborough United continue to impress in recent weeks with six wins from their last eight matches across all competitions. They head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory at Leyton Orient in a League One fixture last Monday.
Wycombe Wanderers have enjoyed an even better EFL Trophy campaign as they are yet to taste defeat in the competition. A 1-0 win at Bradford City was enough to earn Matthew Bloomfield’s team a place in Sunday’s clash.
While things have been good for Wycombe Wanderers, the competition has served as a welcome distraction from their struggles in League One. They are not in playoff contention currently in the bottom half of the standings.
Wycombe Wanderer will head to Wembley winless in their last two matches. First they were beaten 3-1 at home by League One leaders Portsmouth before playing out a 0-0 draw with Blackpool in their previous fixture.
How the bookies view it
Peterborough have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at evens by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Wycombe Wanderers is valued at 11/4 by Betfred while a draw is set at 13/5 by Paddy Power.
Head to head
Wycombe Wanderers have a 14-9 advantage with seven draws from 30 previous matches against Peterborough United. Peterborough claimed a 5-2 victory in the League One meeting between both sides back in February.
Players to watch
Ephron Mason-Clark netted the winner against Leyton Orient last Monday and could be worth keeping an eye on for Peterborough United. The forward has also found the net in two of the last three EFL Trophy matches and is priced at 11/5 by Paddy Power to find the net on Sunday.
Dale Taylor has caught the eye for Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy and could be the one to watch on Sunday. The forward has three goals in the last four matches in the competition and is priced at 3/1 by William Hill to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers have quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 8/13 with William Hill. Given the high scoring outcome of their last meeting, over 3.5 could be considered at 7/4 with Paddy Power while over 2.5 goals is valued at 7/10 by bet365.
Peterborough have scored in both halves in three of their last four EFL Trophy matches and a repeat is priced at 7/4 with bet365.
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