AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County Prediction: 13/2 Goalscorer Tip, Team News & More

AFC Wimbledon and Notts County are one game away from Wembley in the League Two play-offs and they go into Saturday's second leg of their semi-final tie with the Dons holding a 1-0 lead from the first match at Meadow Lane.

Nottingham-born Riley Harbottle scored the crucial goal to give the Londoners the lead after 59 minutes, and the Magpies' task grew even tougher when top scorer Alassana Jatta was sent off in added time, which means he is unable to play in the second leg.

The match kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday and will be shown live on Sky Sports+.

AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County Tips

Notts County's season appeared to be losing impetus towards the end of the regular campaign and that impression was confirmed with their 1-0 defeat in the first leg against AFC Wimbledon.

Having been second in the standings after 30 games of the regular season, the Magpies fell to sixth place in the final table after losing four of their last six games and now they must win on the road at Plough Lane to extend their season.

County could take heart from their last two away performances, which were a 1-1 draw at Bradford and a 3-1 win over Harrogate, but they no longer have the player who scored against the promoted Bantams as David McGoldrick is injured, while Wimbledon should prove tougher opponents than 18th-placed Harrogate.

They did in the first leg, although Notts forced a number of saves from the Dons keeper and were also unhappy with some of the officiating, but Wimbledon have now won the teams' last two meetings after a 2-0 home success in March.

Wimbledon will also be disappointed to have dropped out of the automatic promotion places having been third in the table with eight games remaining, but they have been strong at home this season with 13 of their 20 league wins coming in front of their own fans.

Goals have been an issue and they have not scored more than once in their last nine games, but they have conceded only four goals in their last seven matches and appear well-equipped to defend their advantage in the tie.

Notts managed only one shot on target in their last trip to south-west London and look to be up against it with their main goal threats out of action.

Marcus Browne has proved a shrewd mid-season pick-up by AFC Wimbledon after joining the club in January.

He has a touch of quality and was playing for Oxford in the League One play-offs at this time last season.

Browne had a golden spell in March when he scored three times in four games and while his goals have dried up along with the team's as a whole in recent outings, he looks a prime candidate to strike against County.

Spaces should open up in the visiting defence as they are forced to chase the game and Browne has the pace to exploit that. In what could prove a low-scoring contest, take him to open the scoring.

AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County Team News & Lineups

Sam Hutchinson is out for AFC Wimbledon having fallen ill after the recent win over Grimsby due to a heart issue. Manager Johnnie Jackson is unlikely to make many changes to the team that started the first leg.

Notts County will be without two strikers who started the first leg as Alassana Jatta is suspended after being sent off at Meadow Lane, while David McGoldrick was injured late in that match. Charlie Whitaker and Mai Traore could come in to replace them. Nick Tsaroulla is also out.

The lineups for AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County will be displayed below approximately one hour before kick-off.

AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County Odds