Experts' Best Bets: 129/1 accumulator for Saturday's games!
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With the new EFL season getting underway this weekend, we’ve got our first proper Saturday slate in a few months to look forward to. We’ve tasked six tipsters with selecting their standout bet from the day’s action, and they’ve got a 129/1 sixfold for you.
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129/1 Experts’ Best Bets Accumulator
Ian Wilkerson
Norwich vs West Brom – Norwich at 19/20 with bet365
Norwich’s hopes of getting back into the Premier League were virtually scuppered by a dismal start 12 months ago when they won just two of their opening 17 Championship matches.
However, that should not be an issue this term after they stormed their way up the table to finish ninth, and they will fancy their chances of gaining three points against West Brom, who they beat 5-0 at The Hawthorns in January.
James Morrison’s Baggies scraped together enough points in their last 12 games to stay above the relegation zone, but this looks a difficult game against a side who lost just two of their final ten games at Carrow Road.
Only three teams scored fewer away goals than Albion last season and this looks a difficult opener for the Midlands outfit.
Aidan Perkins
Stoke City vs Swansea City – Stoke City to win @ 11/8 with bet365
Stoke can get off to the perfect start again at home when they face Swansea in the Championship.
The Potters finished down in 17th last season, 18 points off the top six, but have had a decent summer, beating Everton and drawing with Valencia in prestigious friendlies, before they saw off Oldham 2-0 in the EFL Cup last weekend.
Swansea were knocked out of the League Cup by Birmingham so are not approaching the Championship opener in great shape and they have been beaten on their last two visits to the bet365 Stadium, going down 2-1 last December and 3-1 in February 2025.
It’s also worth remembering Stoke usually start the season well. This is the fourth year running they have kicked-off with a home game and they are aiming for a fourth successive victory, having beaten Derby, Coventry and Rotherham in recent years.
Aaron Rogan
Willem II vs NEC Nijmegen – NEC to win and both teams to score at 13/8 with bet365
NEC Nijmegen suffered a surprise home defeat to Telstar in their league opener, but the hosts did rally in the second half of that match after falling 2-0 down within 24 minutes. That game came in between their two Champions League ties with Olympiacos, and they secured a 2-1 win on Tuesday night to progress to the final round of qualifying.
Newly promoted Willem II lost all three home meetings with their fellow top four sides in the second tier last season. The hosts were thumped 4-1 at Go Ahead Eagles in their return to the Eredivisie, and this is an even tougher test.
The visitors managed to keep only one clean sheet on their travels last season, so back them to concede in a victory.
Warren Ashurst
Portsmouth vs QPR – Portsmouth to win at 13/10 with bet365
The last two seasons have seen Portsmouth cement their place in the Championship, with 16th and 18th-placed finishes. They could now take strides forward and should be looking at a top-half finish, after spending over £10million on new additions.
QPR have lost the influential Sam Field and their mix of free transfers and loan signings might take time to gel. Pompey have lost just one of their last five encounters with the R’s and finished last season with two wins and two draws in their last four fixtures at Fratton Park.
Gareth Freeman
Tamworth vs AFC Fylde – Tamworth to win at 21/20 with bet365
Tamworth will feel they are capable of challenging for promotion this season and the early signs are promising. The Staffordshire outfit held Boreham Wood to a 3-3 draw away last weekend and can claim their first win of the season in their opening home game.
AFC Fylde won promotion last term and made a solid start with a 2-2 draw at home to Wealdstone last weekend, but they are facing a Lambs side who claimed 38 points from 23 home games last season and Tamworth should have enough quality to claim the points on Saturday.
Alex Wrigley
Rio Ave vs Porto – Porto to win to nil at 6/5 with bet365
After ending their three-year wait to return to the top of the pile in Portugal last season, Porto have begun the 2026/26 campaign with two routine wins over Torreense and Alverca, and they can secure a third clean sheet on the spin at Rio Ave on Saturday.
Last season’s 15th-place finishers opened their season with a miserable performance at Gil Vicente, generating just 0.19 expected goals and hitting the target only twice in that 1-0 defeat. They lost to nil in both meetings with Porto last season, and a repeat of that looks likely.
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