The 2025/26 League One season is over halfway through and as usual it's delivering in some style.
The third tier of English football might be outdoing itself this time though with the title, promotion and playoff battle all heating up and plenty of sides still in danger of relegation.
Let's take a look at the latest betting odds as we move through a busy January!
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League One predictions 2025/26: Title winners
Relegated from the Championship last season, Cardiff City were tipped to go straight back up and they look very well positioned to do that as champions as they lead the way ahead of Lincoln City and Bradford City.
Many believe that Bolton Wanderers would ultimately prove their closest challengers, though, but they have collapsed.
Here's the current leading contenders to win the title.
| League One Winner | Odds |
| Cardiff City | 8/11 |
| Lincoln City | 5/1 |
| Bradford City | 8/1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14/1 |
| Stockport County | 18/1 |
League One predictions 2025/26: Top six & promotion contenders
As well as the sides mentioned above, there are plenty of other teams who will fancy their chances of at least making the playoffs. Here's the latest promotion odds.
| League One Promotion | Odds |
| Cardiff City | 1/5 |
| Lincoln City | 21/20 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 6/4 |
| Bradford City | 6/4 |
| Stockport County | 13/5 |
League One predictions 2025/26: Relegation candidates
Port Vale have appointed Jon Brady and immediately improved but the Valiants do remain adrift at the bottom-of-the-table. The rest of the bottom four consists of Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Burton Albion.
Hovering just above the bottom four sees Northampton Town, Blackpool, Leyton Orient and Barnsley, all on 29 points. Wycombe Wanderers, in 11th, are just four points ahead of that with Mansfield Town, AFC Wimbledon, Exeter City, Wigan Athletic and Plymouth Argyle all also looking over their shoulder.
When is the start and end date of the League One season 2025/26?
The 2025/26 League One season got underway on the weekend of August 1-3 2025.
There are 46 rounds of league matches scheduled across 33 weekends, four midweeks and eight Bank Holidays and international breaks.
The season is scheduled to finish on the weekend of May 2/3rd, with the League One play-off final 25/26 slated for Sunday, May 24, 2026.
How to watch the League One 2025/26 season
The League One season is available to watch in the U.K. Via Sky Sports, who will screen over 1,000 EFL games across the Championship, League One, League Two and the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Matches will be shown on Sky Sports or the Sky Sports+ streaming service, which is also available to all Sky Sports subscribers or through NOW TV.
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