The EFL Trophy group stage reaches its conclusion this week and it's the usual minefield for punters.

Liverpool's Academy team make the trip to Port Vale for Sky Sports' live match tonight. The Reds' Under 21 squad have struggled so far in the tournament, losing and conceding four goals in each of their other matches against Bolton and Rochdale so no surprise to see them as 4/1 outsiders here.

Remember, all Academy teams in the competition play their matches away from home so they're immediately disadvantaged but the kids haven't done too badly against their more experienced opponents. In 41 matches featuring Under 21 teams, fifteen have won (36.6%) inside 90 minutes.

Aston Villa's kids have fared best with three wins from three while Wolves and Chelsea have already booked their place in the next round. Liverpool, Man City, Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Brighton's teams can still qualify if results go their way.

Matches are averaging 3.36 goals per game so goals bets could be the best option. Unfortunately Skybet don't have any of their Total Goals Specials available but it's worth keeping checking.

Leicester City's youngster have shipped nine goals in two games and face Barrow tonight so that one could be good for goals. Add in that Port Vale v Liverpool match and you can have an Over 2.5 Goals Double at 129/100

Over 2.5 Goals Double

  • Barrow v Leicester City U21s
  • Port Vale v Liverpool U21s
  • Pays 129/100 at Bet365

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51 Comments
  1. Avatar of John Mulhern
    spursman 3 years ago

    What’s everyone’s thoughts on Under 2.5 in betting? It’s not popular I know but I’m thinking of trying it on some singles

    1
    • Avatar of TheMaster
      TheMaster 3 years ago

      It’s good if you can find games under 2.5 🤣

      Nobody likes betting for boring games, we all want to cheer on goals, but it’s definitely an option in some leagues when defence is king.

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    • Avatar of TheMaster
      TheMaster 3 years ago

      Countries like Kenya etc

      1
    • Avatar of Bruce Oriaran
      tipseebone 3 years ago

      Sad thing is when i place a bet for unders it becomes go galores🤣

      4
    • Avatar of InterYerNan
      interyernan 3 years ago

      Hate unders… soon as you go unders it ends up a goal fest. 😭😭😭😭

      3
    • Avatar of paul bickham
      bixieupnorth 3 years ago

      yep same here, everytime i go unders or btnts it’s a goal fest and the bet is down within minutes! at least with overs and btts the bet lasts until the final whistle, and then loses!!

      4
    • Avatar of Kyle B
      kyle b 3 years ago

      I used to be a fan of doing Under 3.5 at around odds of 2/5 and doing doubles or trebles to be a bit more on the safe side. It’s All about picking the right teams that keep themselves defensively solid as a priority.

    • Avatar of HarryB
      HarryB 3 years ago

      As bixie said, I don’t particularly like it because your bet can be dead at half time and sometimes even sooner. With overs, your bet is still kicking at the 80th minute unless it’s still 0-0, and even then there’s still a tiny possibility of it winning. It’s more enjoyable and generally less frustrating to bet overs.

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    • Avatar of mark edley
      maccathered 3 years ago

      Spurs will be a good team for Unders under Conte,defend but don’t score.

      1
  2. Avatar of Deano86
    Deano86 3 years ago

    I could count on 1 hand the amount of unders bets I’ve ever done , looking out for your bet and wanting no action to happen just doesn’t do it for me

    5
    • Avatar of Talkin Sence
      Talkin Sence 3 years ago

      Punters want action they want things to happen, goals, bookings, corners , thats why they are usually underpriced

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    • Avatar of old al
      old al 3 years ago

      For me it’s all about the thrill of the chase.

  3. Avatar of John Mulhern
    spursman 3 years ago

    Punters want things to happen so back them and in my humble opinion it creates value for Unders…..betting is about making a few quid so I was just wondering what people think of backing some games that could possibly lack goals.

    Tranmere v Oldham
    Under 2.5 goals 4/5

    Going to give it a shot with this one

    🙂

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    • Avatar of Talkin Sence
      Talkin Sence 3 years ago

      of course it does remember 96% of punters lose

      1
    • Avatar of Bruce Oriaran
      tipseebone 3 years ago

      There u go 1-2 HT🤣

      1
  4. Avatar of Peter McFadden
    kf 3 years ago

    1:00 Coventry U23 v Crewe U23
    >2.5 match goals
    1:00 Peterborough U23 v Sheff Utd
    >2.5 match goals
    1:00 QPR U23 v Ipswich U23
    >2.5 match goals
    1:00 Al Rayyan v Umm Salal
    BTTS

    @4.64 (Betway) 4-fold & L15…GL…👍

  5. Avatar of bigwigg
    bigwigg 3 years ago

    Over 1.5tgs double @ touch over 19/20 (skybet)nap
    Port Vale
    Farnborough

    Smaller stakes
    Port vale over 2.5tgs @ 6/4 (skybet)

    Farnborough over 2.5tgs @ 6/5 (skybet)

    Double @ 9/2 (skybet)

    Both bets down on Sunday but like the look of these, can see both teams netting a few , port vale already mentioned and Farnborough on a good run against a leaky beaconsfield.

    Good luck all 🤞

  6. Avatar of Craig Alves
    Alves 3 years ago

    Small stakes again for me for an interest tonight.

    Featured bets wi Skybet. 19.00 KO

    Sunderland (v Bradford)
    Sheffield Wednesday (v Harrogate)
    Ipswich (v Colchester)
    Tranmere (v Oldham)
    Port Vale (v Liverpool U21)

    GIBH & 3+ corners each half – 50/1

  7. Avatar of mark edley
    maccathered 3 years ago

    Thursday 11 Nov
    Australia v Saudi Arabia
    Over 2.5 goals at 11/10
    Over 3.5 goals at 3/1
    Over 4.5 goals at 8/1
    Best of luck

    4
  8. Avatar of danny higgins
    cockerspaniel 3 years ago

    Doing a couple of Skyspecials in the six 7-45 EFL ko
    30 + booking points in each match 33/1
    40 + booking points in each match 500/1
    Small stakes for interest .

  9. Avatar of HullShaker
    HullShaker 3 years ago

    Afternoon gents,

    Luqueno let the Nap down last night but Olimpia grabbed a last minute penalty to grab a 4th and net the Nb!

    Looking at this game tonight and fancy a few goals at a fair price in the Northwest – ought to be an evenly matched game with both sides capable of some relatively decent attacking football:

    ASHTON UNITED VS. RACCY BOROUGH
    (7.45pm)

    OVER 2.5 GOALS
    (1/1, bet365) NAP ⭐⭐⭐

    OVER 2.5 GOALS
    OVER 9.5 CORNERS
    (11/4, bet365) NB ⭐⭐

    OVER 2.5 GOALS
    OVER 9.5 CORNERS
    FULL TIME RESULT = DRAW
    (25/1 bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐

    Best of luck!

    • Avatar of Bruce Oriaran
      tipseebone 3 years ago

      Radcliffe right?

    • Avatar of HullShaker
      HullShaker 3 years ago

      Yes!

  10. Avatar of William Guild
    williegee 3 years ago

    Afternoon Guys,
    One from me today, comes from Romanian 2nd Division game kicking off at 18:30
    Concordia Chiajna vs Astra Giurgiu

    Astra to score 1+ team goals 11/10 at Skybet – 10 points staked

    Astra have scored in all bar 1 of the 19 H2H’s between these clubs, scoring 2+ in the last 6 away H2H’s
    Although results this season have not been favourable for Astra, they have managed to find the net in
    18 of last 24 fixtures.
    Good luck with all bets tonight!!!

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    • Avatar of fitzythegypsy
      fitzythegypsy 3 years ago

      Good man Willie 👍

  11. Avatar of Elvis Parsley
    elvis parsley 3 years ago

    TEATIME DABBLE

    Willigee already posted this game but will post anyway 💥

    🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴
    Concordia Chiajna v Astra Giurgiu
    18:30
    Romania Liga II

    Astra to score 11-10 @ SKYBET.

    Astra scored in 11 of the 12 league games so far in this phase of the league and in all 5 away games.
    They scored v leaders petrolul in their last outing.

    Astra are 2nd bottom with 2 points but have had a 14 point deduction to deal with and would be mid table otherwise.

    Concordia only conceded 4 in 12 games which doesn’t read well but hopefully Astra have enough players left to continue their scoring run.
    Concordia did concede home to Brasov last time who have less points than Astra taking into account the 24 point deduction.
    🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴

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    • Avatar of Alan Laing
      sasaharv62 3 years ago

      Astra Evs on Hills Elvis,but BTTS is 5/4,,i’ll give it a go,,cheers

      1
  12. Avatar of Alan Laing
    sasaharv62 3 years ago

    Anyone looking to do a season long Acca for a bit of interest,this shouldnt be far away.
    EPL Newcastle Top Half Finish 20/1
    Championship Birmingham Top Half Finish Evens
    EL1 Ipswich To Make Play-offs 7/4
    EL 2 Harrogate To Make Play-offs 3/1
    SPL Celtic To Win Outright 6/4
    Acca 1154/1 @ Hills

    1
    • Avatar of Peter McFadden
      kf 3 years ago

      struggling to find where these are on hills website…

    • Avatar of Alan Laing
      sasaharv62 3 years ago

      kf,go onto competitions,then onto outrights on each league.

    • Avatar of mark edley
      maccathered 3 years ago

      Newcastle top half finish but how

    • Avatar of Alan Laing
      sasaharv62 3 years ago

      Macca,they’re only 10 points away,anything can happen.

    • Avatar of Peter McFadden
      kf 3 years ago

      cheers

  13. Avatar of Elvis Parsley
    elvis parsley 3 years ago

    TEAM TO SCORE DOUBLE.
    7pm.
    Liverpool under 21 to score at port vale 8-15.
    Doncaster to score at Sconthorpe 4-11.
    Pays 11-10 at HILLS.
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    1
  14. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    Farnborough over 1.5tgs
    Salisbury btts

    Double 11/10
    Over 3.5mgs double 9/2

    Good luck

    1
  15. Avatar of Baggy6870
    Baggy6870 3 years ago

    EFL TROPHY
    Barrow v Leicester U21 19.45
    Over 3.5 Match Goals.. 11/10 NAP
    ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
    Penalty scored.. 7/4 NB
    ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
    Over 4.5 Match Goals.. 5/2
    ☀️ ☀️
    Both Teams to Score in Both Halves.. 6/1
    ☀️
    SKYBET…… Good Luck…… 🤞
    Going all out.. 😅

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  16. Avatar of John Mulhern
    spursman 3 years ago

    Oldham 2-0 up, I can safely say my first shot at an Unders bet is going to be a loser

    • Avatar of John Mulhern
      spursman 3 years ago

      Actually make that 1-2 😂😂😂

      2
    • Avatar of Bruce Oriaran
      tipseebone 3 years ago

      Told ya

  17. Avatar of Alan Laing
    sasaharv62 3 years ago

    Boomtime Elvis & Williegee,,cheers boys 😎😎😎

    3
    • Avatar of Elvis Parsley
      elvis parsley 3 years ago

      Cheers and well done with your BTTS sasaharv 🍺.

      Williegee deserves most credit for this as he posted a good write up earlier, always helps when you add a bit of thought process to a tip,
      I just added some more reasons to his write up.

      5
    • Avatar of William Guild
      williegee 3 years ago

      Cheers Guys, glad some folks got on.
      Thanks Elvis for the kind words, it’s always good when others back up your thinking.

      3
    • Avatar of HullShaker
      HullShaker 3 years ago

      Smashing stuff Willie/Elvis 👍👍

      1
  18. Avatar of malcolm hannaby
    goalden oldie 3 years ago

    both teams to score treble
    confianca v nautico
    cruzeiro v brusque
    santiago wanderers v curico unido
    william hill 6/1
    NAP

    4
  19. Avatar of danny higgins
    cockerspaniel 3 years ago

    Only half time in the EFL , but i`m writing off my Skyspecials already . LOSER

    1
  20. Avatar of mark edley
    maccathered 3 years ago

    Brasil Serie B
    Confianca v Nautico
    Over 2.5 goals at 9/10 (NAP)
    Over 3.5 goals at 9/4

    2
  21. Avatar of HullShaker
    HullShaker 3 years ago

    Final score looks to be 3-1 in the Northwest – got the Nap but not the corners but that’ll do!

    ASHTON UNITED VS. RACCY BOROUGH
    (7.45pm)

    OVER 2.5 GOALS
    (1/1, bet365) NAP ⭐⭐⭐ ✅

    Well done all winners 👍

    4
    • Avatar of Peter McFadden
      kf 3 years ago

      Cheers Hull…was on

  22. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    Farnborough over 1.5tgs
    Salisbury btts

    Double 11/10**WON**
    Over 3.5mgs double 9/2**LOST**

    Well done all winners

    1
  23. Avatar of Elvis Parsley
    elvis parsley 3 years ago

    Last 2 efforts in Chile bombed, let’s go for a hat trick 😬

    🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
    Santiago Wanderers v Curicó Unido
    22:00
    Chilean Primera Division

    BOTH teams to score 11-10 NAP 🇨🇱
    BOTH teams to score and over 2.5 goals 13-8 NB 🇨🇱.

    Wanderers are down but seem to have relaxed and are scoring regularly for them, except last time when they let me down v big boys Colo Colo.

    Curicó need points with 4 games left to escape the drop and are very short price to win considering they are crap.
    Maybe it’s because Wanderers have nothing to play for

    ***:Curicó only kept one away clean sheet in 14 games ***

    Prediction over 2.5 match goals
    Hopefully shared between the 2 teams.
    🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇺🇾

    1
    • Avatar of Elvis Parsley
      elvis parsley 3 years ago

      Bets at HILLS……

      And yes that last flag is Uruguayan, the emoji shop ran out of Chile ones 💥

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