The 2025/26 League One season kicked off on August 1, as 24 teams fight for promotion or simply just to stay in the division.
The third tier of English football is usually full of drama at both ends of the table, and it should be no different this time around.
Let's take a look at the latest betting and odds for League One.
League One predictions 2025/26: Title winners
Having suffered the ignominy of back-to-back relegations, Luton Town will be looking for an immediate return to the Championship this year, and are unsurprisingly favourites to do so as champions.
Fellow relegated side Cardiff will also expect to be in the running, as will Stockport who missed out on promotion via the play-offs last season.
Despite finishing a disappointing 10th last time around, Huddersfield could also be a team to watch under rookie manager Lee Grant after starting with three wins from four.
Here's the current leading contenders to win the title.
| Huddersfield | 7/2 |
| Luton | 4/1 |
| Cardiff | 4/1 |
| Stockport | 11/2 |
| Bolton | 12/1 |
| Bradford | 25/1 |
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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.
Bolton Wanderers are one such team, having finished in the top nine in all four of their League One seasons since promotion from League Two. Once a Premier League stalwart, could this be the year they begin their climb back up?
Here's the latest promotion odds, via Bet 365.
| Huddersfield | 4/5 |
| Luton | 10/11 |
| Cardiff | 6/5 |
| Stockport | 8/5 |
| Bolton | 3/1 |
| Barnsley | 7/1 |
| Stevenage | 7/1 |
| Bradford | 7/1 |
| Leyton Orient | 7/1 |
| Doncaster | 10/1 |
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League One predictions 2025/26: Relegation candidates
AFC Wimbledon make their return to League One after success in the playoffs, but are among the early-season favourites to go straight back down.
Northampton and Burton just stayed up last season, and will likely be involved in the lower ends of the table again this year, as might Exeter City.
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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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