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We’re dedicated to delivering the best EFL League One predictions each week. Our vastly knowledgeable team of experts will use their years of experience, skills, and understanding of England’s third tier to deliver accurate League 1 tips for each matchday throughout the 2025-26 season.
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Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Cardiff City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 - 1 | +6 | 13 |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 3 | +7 | 12 |
3 | Stevenage | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 - 4 | +4 | 12 |
4 | Bradford City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 11 |
5 | Stockport County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 - 6 | +3 | 10 |
6 | Barnsley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 - 6 | +2 | 10 |
7 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 5 | +2 | 10 |
8 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 4 | +1 | 10 |
9 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 6 | +4 | 9 |
10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 - 3 | +3 | 9 |
11 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 9 |
12 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 7 |
13 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 7 |
14 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 - 6 | 0 | 6 |
15 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 - 5 | 0 | 6 |
16 | Burton Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 - 6 | -1 | 4 |
17 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 - 7 | -3 | 4 |
18 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 4 |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 3 |
20 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 - 12 | -6 | 3 |
21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 2 |
22 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 - 5 | -3 | 2 |
23 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 2 |
24 | Peterborough United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 - 8 | -6 | 1 |
Date | Match | Team 1 to Win | Draw | Team 2 to Win |
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30.08 |
Cardiff City
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Doncaster Rovers
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Wigan Athletic
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Reading
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Blackpool
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Barnsley
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Bradford City
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Burton Albion
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Exeter City
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Leyton Orient
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Lincoln City F.C
![]() ![]() 2.25 3.6 3.25 |
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Stevenage
![]() ![]() 2.45 3.3 3.16 |
The English third tier is one of the most popular divisions when it comes to placing bets. It is always hugely competitive, and there are many familiar names in the division, including several former Premier League clubs. The season gets underway at the beginning of August and will conclude in May with the play-offs. These will determine which team will be promoted to the Championship alongside the top two.
Here at MightyTips, our analysts are dedicated to following the progress of this division and will provide you with everything from League 1 outright predictions to betting previews of key matches involving the promotion-chasing teams. Our League One predictions 25/26 will cover every single matchday, focusing on current form, key injuries and head-to-head records.
Naturally, the recently relegated teams tend to be priced up favourably, and this season is no exception, with Luton having been installed as the early favourites for an instant return to the second tier. The Hatters ended the season strongly, but weren’t able to avoid the drop, and they will be fancied for success under Matt Bloomfield, who was a highly-rated coach at Wycombe.
The other two relegated teams, Cardiff and Plymouth, are also in the top three of the outright betting market, although both sides will be working under new managers this time around. Nevertheless, Tom Cleverley proved to be a competent coach at Championship level, and Brian Barry-Murphy arrived in South Wales with a burgeoning reputation.
Huddersfield have made several significant additions this summer, and they are also fancied for a shot at the title, alongside Bolton, who should be stronger with a full pre-season under Stephen Schumacher. Stockport and Blackpool are also potential challengers.
If Bloomfield can get Luton off to a strong start, it could be difficult to stop the Hatters from righting the wrongs of last season.
League 1 Winner Prediction: Luton
Naturally, Luton will be popular when it comes to many bettors’ League 1 promotion predictions, and the additions of Hakeem Odoffin and Nahki Wells will bolster their strong squad. Cardiff, despite their off-field issues, are expected to challenge, especially if Yousef Salech sticks around in the Welsh capital. There has been a significant squad churn at Home Park; however, Plymouth should still throw their hat in the ring for an instant return to the Championship.
Huddersfield dropped away last season and suffered an injury crisis, yet under a different manager and with a re-moulded squad, they should be in contention for a top-two spot. Nevertheless, there are still questions about whether the inexperienced Lee Grant can guide the Terriers to promotion.
Steve Bruce has years of experience managing at the top level, and his Blackpool side will be expected to challenge. They’ve signed Stockport’s Fraser Horsfall and Leyton Orient’s Jordan Brown, weakening their rivals, and have re-signed striker Niall Ennis, giving them some much-needed firepower.
Bolton, Stockport and Reading, who have put their financial turmoil behind them, are also potential promotion contenders.
Back Blackpool at a decent price to use their experience to achieve promotion this season.
Promotion Prediction: Blackpool
As always, the four promoted sides are amongst the contenders to drop straight back down to League Two. AFC Wimbledon won the play-offs, and as a fan-owned club, their budget is significantly lower than many of their rivals. Johnny Jackson has shown that he is a pragmatic manager whose side will hope to come out on the right side of several low-margin matches.
Northampton and Exeter regularly flirt with the relegation zone, and they are both in the mix once again. The Cobblers looked stronger under Kevin Nolan; however, they still lack firepower. There is a general feeling that Exeter’s squad is weaker, despite re-signing goalkeeper Joe Whitworth, and Gary Caldwell has suggested that he may leave at some point during the season.
Burton escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, and they could be in danger once again. Their squad looks slightly weaker, and although they possess a brilliant manager in Gary Bowyer, they may not have enough to pull off the great escape for the second season running.
League One Relegation Prediction: Burton
League One gets underway on the first weekend of August. There are 24 teams in the division, with sides facing one another twice throughout the course of the regular campaign. Across the season, that’s a total of 552 games.
Fixtures take place most weekends, although the league will take a break for the FA Cup first, second and third rounds in November, December and January, respectively. There are also several full midweek matchdays, with games tending to take place on a Tuesday evening.
Teams will be competing for a place in the Championship the following season, with the top two in the EFL League One standings being automatically promoted to the second tier. Following the conclusion of the 46-game regular season, the teams that finish third, fourth, fifth and sixth will compete in the play-offs. The two semi-finals are held over two legs, with the winning sides meeting at Wembley Stadium at the end of May. The winner of the play-off final will join the two automatically promoted sides in the Championship.
At the other end of the table, there are four relegation spots that teams are hoping to avoid. The sides who finish in these positions will be relegated to League Two and will be replaced by the four promoted outfits.
Bookmakers now offer vast swathes of markets for upcoming League One matches, particularly those which are being televised worldwide. As a result, our League One betting tips aren’t restricted to just one or two options, with our experts carefully analysing the full collection before settling on their final predictions.
Every so often, we will keep it simple by predicting the 1X2 markets, whereas on other occasions, we may need to dip into the handicap market or potentially create a bet builder to unearth some value.
Here are some of the markets that you will find on this page:
Stats are vitally important when it comes to creating accurate League One football tips. Our experts need to ensure that they keep up with all of the latest data, and with the hectic schedule often resulting in a quick turnaround, we need to make sure we’re armed with up-to-date numbers. Although things tend to change with each passing season, key statistics do tend to follow similar paths, and we’ve put together a list of the most important betting metrics from the 2024-25 campaign.
If you wish to make an accurate and reliable English League 1 prediction, then you must consider some important factors before settling on your final decision. There are many quirks and idiosyncrasies which may only be spotted by dedicated League One followers, and we’ve picked out some of the main considerations that need to be factored into your bets:
Our team of League One tipsters has been carefully assembled to ensure that you get the best possible insight and analysis into the English third tier. With a combined 50+ years of industry experience, our experts will not leave anything to chance and are dedicated to bringing you the best bets using the latest statistics.
They’ve enjoyed successful careers across a variety of industries and have spent time working as football scouts, data analysts, data scientists, statisticians, as well as working as traders for both high street and online bookmakers.
These jobs have allowed them to understand the inner workings of a professional football club, enabling them to consider mitigating factors which may affect current form and potentially have an effect on the final score.
They understand that hard work is required to be successful at betting on League One matches and will work hard to ensure that everything from injuries to unwanted transfer speculation has been calculated ahead of making their predictions.
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