FA Cup 2nd Round
FA Cup 2nd Round Betting Preview
The FA Cup may not have the critical acclaim it once held back in the 60’s and 70’s golden generation of football but that’s not to say it has lost its magic. The FA Cup has now just been rebranded and allows a way for the teams in the lower leagues to dream, if just for a little, for a piece of glory and maybe even a spot on Match Of The Day! FA Cup betting can definitely be a very profitable form of football betting.
The first pick of the first round replays in the FA Cup is Morecambe v Carlisle, Mark Duffys late goal for League Two struggles Morecambe rescued a draw for his side after going 2-0 down in the first round tie. They will have to show more of the same battling spirit if they want to progress to the next round and they may have to do it without skipper Jim Bentley after the defender suffered a calf injury during the weekend win at Crewe. The only doubt for League One side Carlisle is Marc Bridge-Wilkinson who injured his knee in training on Monday but recent poor results mean this game is close to call and could end in a stalemate after 90 minutes, the best odds for this result can be found over at Bet365 and BetFred at 12/5.
The next game to look at involves one of the last remaining Blue Square Premier teams Stevenage, the team currently sitting just above Kettering in second place will be looking to join their rivals in the next round of the FA Cup by beating League Two side Port Vale. Charlie Griffin earned Stevenage a second bite at the cherry as his injury-time goal secured a draw at Port Vale in their FA Cup first-round game. Stevenage outplayed their League Two opponents for long spells during an entertaining first game tie and Stevenage boss Graham Westley is expected to name an unchanged side. He will be hoping Charlie Griffin continues in the form that saw him hit a hat-trick against Gateshead at the weekend in the 5-3 win. Luke Prosser is now banned adding to Port Vale’s defensive problems after being sent off at against Rotherham on Saturday meaning an upset is on the cards, the best odds on Stevenage to secure a home win can be found over at Skybet.com at 11/10.
Leyton Orient host managerless Tranmere Rovers in a game that both sides will be vying to win. Both teams have had a fruitless campaign thus far in League One with both sides struggling for form. Tranmere have had off field problems after an ill-fated spell with John Barnes at the helm resulted in the ex-Liverpool man being sacked after just 11 games and a form book that read just 2 wins. Leyton Orient have not won in their last four games and on-loan pair Andros Townsend and Luke Summerfield will miss the replay to avoid being Cup-tied. Highly-rated defender Tamika Mkandawire could make a possible return and with the replay being played at Brisbane Road, Leyton look likely to edge a close tie, odds on them to win can be found over at Paddypower.com at 10/11.
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