AFC Wimbledon v Notts County: 11/4 Jatta can inspire Magpies on the road

AFC Wimbledon and Notts County are both top-five teams in League Two as they prepare for their clash at Plough Lane on Saturday lunchtime but both teams have form concerns as they look to get back in the hunt for an automatic promotion place.

The Dons have an excellent home record, with 11 wins and three draws from 17 league matches in front of their own fans and only 10 goals conceded, but they have lost their last two games and have not won any of their last four outings.

County are one place better off in fourth and travel well enough, with only four defeats in 17 away league games, but they are also coming off a defeat after a 2-1 home loss to Barrow on Tuesday and have won only one of their last five matches.

AFC Wimbledon v Notts County free betting tips and predictions

Notts County - 2/1

Notts County won the first meeting between these teams this season 1-0 at Meadow Lane in October and rate a value bet to complete a double.

County dominated possession in that game but the Dons had more chances, failing to score despite having 15 shots, and another close contest is likely.

The teams have similar profiles, with Wimbledon having a formidable home record before a recent setback - winning five straight league games to nil at home before losing 1-0 to awayday specialists Bromley last weekend.

County had been going really well on the road, with four successive away league wins in which they scored a total of 12 goals before taking only one point from their last two trips.

Wimbledon compounded the smash-and-grab loss to Bromley by going down 1-0 at relegation-threatened Morecambe on Tuesday night and they are hard to have any faith in as favourites after losing to a team who had lost nine of their previous 11 matches.

The Magpies dominated possession in their midweek 2-1 loss to Barrow, as they regularly do, and merit support to record a second success against the Dons.

Over 2.5 goals - 23/20

Wimbledon usually play in low-scoring matches while County have both scored and conceded more goals than their hosts this season.

The first match between the teams produced only one goal but with an odds-against price available for over 2.5 goals in this game it could pay to back the second meeting to be higher-scoring.

Both teams have scored in only one of Wimbledon's last eight games, but there have been goals for both sides in each of County's last four matches, so something has to give.

The Dons have scored only two goals in their last five games but they are too good a team for that trend to continue much longer and County may need to get two goals to secure victory.

They are certainly capable of that after scoring in 14 of their last 15 matches including nine games with multiple goals.

Alassana Jatta anytime goalscorer - 11/4

This match features two of the three forwards who lead the League Two top-scorer standings as Matty Stevens of Wimbledon and Alassana Jatta of County have each netted 16 league goals this season.

Stevens' form has cooled off with only three goals in his last 10 appearances, but Jatta is showing few signs of slowing down and has found the net in two of his last three matches, with his team's second goal in the recent win over Tranmere and a late equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Fleetwood.

The Gambian scored in five consecutive matches at the start of the season and it was reported that his club turned down a bid from a Championship club for his services in the last transfer window. He has the quality to add to his tally at Wimbledon.

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AFC Wimbledon v Notts County odds

AFC Wimbledon - 11/8
Draw - 21/10
Notts County - 2/1

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