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League One predictions 2025/26: Odds and latest betting for title winners, promotion and relegation this season

Peter Fitzpatrick

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The 2025/26 League One season is well and truly underway and as always, it's jampacked with storylines. 

The third tier of English football might be outdoing itself this time though with just 14 points separating top and bottom of the entire division. 

With a third of the season gone, let's take a look at the latest betting odds

League One predictions 2025/26: Title winners

Relegated from the Championship last season, Cardiff City  were tipped to go straight back up and they are right up there at the top of the table, a point behind leaders Stevenage

Elsewhere, Bolton, Bradford City, Lincoln CityStockport and Luton will all fancy their chances of success. 

Here's the current leading contenders to win the title.

League One WinnerOdds
Bolton Wanderers3/1
Cardiff City3/1
Stockport County6/1
Luton Town7/1
Stevenage8/1
Bradford City10/1

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 PromotionOdds
Bolton Wanderers4/6
Cardiff City8/11
Stockport County13/8
Luton Town2/1
Stevenage3/1
Bradford City3/1

League One predictions 2025/26: Relegation candidates

Northampton Town  and Burton Albion only just stayed up last season but are performing better this time around albeit the table is incredibly tight. 

Port Vale, Plymouth, Blackpool and Peterborough all look to be set for very long seasons. 

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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