Monday’s expert EFL predictions and free football tips: Wycombe on the charge

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Monday's EFL matches.

When to bet

3pm Monday

Best bets

Wycombe
3pts 10-11 bet365, BoyleSports, Hills

Blackburn Rovers
1pt 21-20 bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes

Bournemouth
1pt 29-20 bet365, Coral, Betfred

AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe

Gareth Ainsworth has proved a master at galvanising his Wycombe teams to finish seasons with a flourish and they have a good opportunity to strengthen their grip on a League One playoff spot at Wimbledon.

The Chairboys extended their unbeaten run to nine matches with a deserved 2-0 victory over Plymouth on Friday to move into the top six, but with Sunderland and Oxford in hot pursuit, there can be no let up from Ainsworth's men, who have won three of their last four.

A 24-game winless run has pushed Wimbledon to the brink of relegation and boss Mark Bowen admits they may struggle to recover from Friday’s 3-1 loss to basement boys Crewe.

The Dons are four points from safety and with a host of attacking options missing through injury, they are likely to struggle to hurt a Wycombe side with five clean sheets from their last seven games.

Blackburn v Stoke

Blackburn’s surprise 2-1 defeat to Peterborough on Friday means they have little room for error if they are to sneak into the Championship playoffs but they can get back to winning ways at home to Stoke.

The only positive to come from the trip to London Road for Rovers was a first goal for topscorer Ben Brereton Diaz since his injury lay-off and with the Chilean striker firing again, they have a chance against most second-tier teams.

No outfit have collected more points from their home games than Blackburn and they will hope for a maximum return from the visit of a Stoke side with little to play for.

The Potters have lost five of their last nine away games and boss Michael O’Neill has one eye on next season having handed a few youngsters a chance in Friday's 1-0 loss to Bristol City.

Coventry v Bournemouth

Bournemouth’s automatic-promotion push has stalled after three games without a win, but are still worthy of support at Coventry.

The Sky Blues have won back-to-back games to stay in the Championship playoff mix after coming from behind to win at Birmingham on Friday. However, the quick Easter turnaround is unlikely to work in their favour with Mark Robins’ squad stretched to the limit through injury and illness.

Scott Parker has far more resources to freshen his Cherries team and the south coast side have proved reliable on the road with only Fulham having collected more points on their travels.

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