Notts County vs. AFC Wimbledon: League Two 2024-25 Play-Offs Tips

The League Two play-offs start with Wimbledon travelling to Nottingham to face Notts County on Saturday evening in what should be a great opener.

Ben's Bets for Notts County vs. AFC Wimbledon

At the time of writing this, the lineups were not available to us, so I have tried to make some assumptions about the lineup, whilst only tipping players I think will start. It is worth stating here that I would not advise placing any bets until the lineups are out for both teams.

Play-off games are so difficult to call, so there is still a higher level of risk with each selection. However, I've ran through the trends from the season and feel rather confident with our choices here.

So, without further ado, let's dive into my reasoning.

Under 2.5 Goals

I really don't think there will be much between these two teams in either games, but I think this first game could be especially cagey.

During the season, this fixture finished 1-0 to Notts County, whilst Wimbledon won the reverse fixture by two goals to nil, showing that this is not a high-scoring fixture. For this reason alone, I think the 8/11 price is really quite generous, and I am definitely quite happy to take this one on.

Alassana Jatta To Have 1.5+ Shots on Target

In recent months, we have seen County move to a one-striker formation, rather than the two-striker outfit that they were previously in the season. So, more chances fall to the centralised number 9.

For this reason, I am quite interested in Alassana Jatta to have two attempts on target or more, and once again the price is quite nice here at just above 2/1. The Gambian forward has had the second most shots on target of any player in the division, whilst also scoring the second most, so he will definitely get opportunities to convert.

Match Result to be a Draw

Sticking to this line, I cannot pick between the two teams right now. Neither ended the season with a rich vein of form, winning only three of their final 10 games in the league - something which is rather poor for play-off teams.

Only a point separated the two teams ranked fifth and sixth in the division, and so I think this will be more of a warm-up sort of tie, rather than being the headline game. For this reason, I think backing a draw is rather safe here.

At almost 3/1, it is certainly a very attractive price in my eyes.