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

win88The 2025/26 League One season kicks off on August 1, as 24 teams fight for promotion or simply just to stay in the division. 

ph646The 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. 

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League One predictions 2025/26: Title winners

Having suffered the ignominy of back-to-back relegations, Luton Townwill be looking for an immediate return to the Championship, and are unsurprisingly favourites to do so as champions. 

Fellow relegated sides Cardiff and Plymouthwill also expect to be in the running, as will Stockportand Wycombe, who missed out on promotion via the play-offs last season. 

Despite finishing a disappointing 10th last time around, Huddersfieldcould also be a team to watch under rookie manager Lee Grant. 

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

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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 Wanderersare 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?

Readingfans are just happy to see the back of owner Dai Yongge, but Noel Hunt will be looking to add to the positivity with a real run at promotion. 

The likes of Blackpool, Wigan, Barnsley andLeyton Orientshould all be in the running too. 

Here's the latest promotion odds. 

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League One predictions 2025/26: Relegation candidates

AFC Wimbledonmake their return to League One after success in the playoffs, but are the odds-on favourites to go straight back down. 

Doncaster, Port ValeandBradfordall came up automatically, and while the third tier is unpredictable and a playoff push isn't out of the question, survival will be the aim first and foremost. 

Northampton andBurtonjust 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 Oneseason 2025/26?

The 2025/26 League One season gets 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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