League One Predictions

Northampton

Northampton

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Bradford

Bradford

After suffering a 3-1 loss to Wigan Athletic in their opener, Northampton Town will look to get back on course at they welcome Bradford City to their Sixfields Stadium on Matchday 2. The Saddlers are still without injured trio Eaves – Guthrie – Shaw, while duo List – McCarthy is pushing for a start. Northampton boss Kevin Nolan is likely to stick to the 3-4-3 formation... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Mansfield

Mansfield

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Doncaster

Doncaster

Mansfield Town and Doncaster square off against each other at One Call Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting League One encounter. The Yellows aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Burton and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s encounter. Boss Nigel Clough has a luxury to field the best possible side against Doncaster. ... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Wigan

Wigan

Leyton Orient will try to recover from a heavy 3-0 loss to Huddersfield when they take on Wigan Athletic in the League One round 2. The O’s did suffer the massive defeat in their opener, but it has to be noted that they failed to turn their dominance into goals. Manchester United product Jack Moorhouse is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute against the Terrier... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Exeter

Exeter

Prediction:
2-2

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Blackpool

Blackpool

Both Exeter and Blackpool will try to record their first wins of the season when the two teams go head to head at St James Park on Saturday. The Grecians failed to upset Doncaster in their season opener and they face yet another uphill challenge against Blackpool. Adding to their woes, defender Jack McMillan picked up a knock at the weekend, with Tom Dean being ready to step... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Bolton

Bolton

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Plymouth

Plymouth

This prediction will be released soon.Following a 2-0 loss to Stockport County in their League One opener, Bolton will look to get back on course as they welcome Plymouth to their Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Bolton have big ambitions for the 2025/2026 League One campaign and a win over Plymouth will surely give players a much-needed confidence. Experi... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Barnley

Barnley

Prediction:
2-0

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Burton

Burton

Oakwell will host Saturday’s football game between Barnsley and Burton Albion, the two teams that defeated Plymouth and Mansfield respectively at the weekend. The Tykes have big ambitions for the 2025/2026 League One campaign and they are seen as one of the main candidates for promotion. A man to watch in the home team will be winger Davis Keillor-Dunn, who opened his goal... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

15:00

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Lincoln

Lincoln

Saturday’s football game at The Cherry Red Records Stadium pits together AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln. The Dons were on the verge of sharing the spoils with Luton in their opener, but Ryan Johnson’s late own-goal eventually helped the Hatters pick up all three points from the match. AFC Wimbledon are determined to record their first win of the season, but they will have a b... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 15:00

Reading

Reading

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

12:30

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Reading play host to Huddersfield Town at their Select Car Leasing Stadium in the League One round 2. The Royals aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Lincoln and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Terriers on Saturday afternoon. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, both Liam Fraser and Daniel Kyerewaa are in line for recalls... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 12:30

Peterborough

Peterborough

Prediction:
1-2

Match Time & Date:

9 August 2025

12:30

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Luton

Luton

Peterborough will be looking to recover from a 2-1 loss to Cardiff City when they welcome Luton to their Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday. The Posh are seen as underdogs in this match, but they should not be written off just yet. Rio Adebisi has yet to overcome his knee injury, while fellow defender Oscar Wallin is a major doubt and will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. Ge... Read More...

This match will be played on 9 August 2025 at 12:30

Port Vale

Port Vale

Prediction:
0-1

Match Time & Date:

7 August 2025

20:00

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Cardiff

Cardiff

Port Vale and Cardiff City square off against each other at Vale Park in the opening match of League One round 2. The Valiants aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Rotherham United, but they face yet another difficult task against the Bluebirds. Wing-back Jaheim Headley misses out through suspension, while duo Jordan Gabriel – Ben Garrity remains in the recovery room. With fi... Read More...

This match will be played on 7 August 2025 at 20:00

Cardiff

Cardiff

Prediction:
NA

Match Time & Date:

6 August 2025

15:00

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Burton

Burton

This prediction will be released soon.

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This match will be played on 6 August 2025 at 15:00

Stockport County

Stockport County

Prediction:
2-2

Match Time & Date:

3 August 2025

12:00

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Bolton

Bolton

Sunday’s football game between Stockport County and Bolton will bring down the curtain on the League One round 1. The Hatters were having their ups and downs in preseason, with the team beating Bristol Rovers, losing to Hull City, while sharing the spoils with Salford City. Stockport are seen as favourites to win their League One opener, but the Trotters should not be writ... Read More...

This match will be played on 3 August 2025 at 12:00

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Bojan Jovanovic • Football expert
6 April 2026 • 11:06 UTC • 1 min read
League One Predictions

Weekly League One Betting Tips

Below you’ll find our weekly League 1 tips across the most important football betting markets, including Correct Score, BTTS, Over/Under 1.5 Goals, Total Shots on Target, and Match Result.

League 1 Betting Tips

MatchBetting tips
Port ValePort ValeRotherhamRotherham07/04/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
CardiffCardiffBoltonBolton11/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
LincolnLincolnLeyton OrientLeyton Orient11/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
PlymouthPlymouthExeterExeter11/04/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
BlackpoolBlackpoolPeterboroughPeterborough11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
BradfordBradfordStevenageStevenage11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
BurtonBurtonAFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
DoncasterDoncasterReadingReading11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
HuddersfieldHuddersfieldWycombeWycombe11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
RotherhamRotherhamBarnsleyBarnsley11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
WiganWiganMansfieldMansfield11/04/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win

League One Betting Stats and Data

To support your League One tips and betting decisions, FootballPredictions.com tracks five years of historical League One statistics. These long-term datasets form the foundation of our weekly League One and League Two predictions across major betting markets as well.

League 1 Stats (2025/2026)

Team Type Average Goals Scored
Home Teams 1.49
Away Teams 1.1
Total (Combined) 2.59
34.8 min/Goal (1263 Goals in 488 matches)
55% Clean Sheets (266 times out of 488 matches)
51% Both Teams Scored (251 times out of 488 matches)
Outcome (Full-Time Result) % of Matches
Home Win 48%
Draw 25%
Away Win 27%
Goals % of Matches Over
Over 0.5 94%
Over 1.5 73%
Over 2.5 51%
Over 3.5 26%
Over 4.5 11%
Goals % of Matches Under
Under 0.5 6%
Under 1.5 27%
Under 2.5 49%
Under 3.5 74%
Under 4.5 89%
EFL League One Match Stats (2025/2026)
Shots Per Match 23.69
Shots / Match (Home) 13.01
Shots / Match (Away) 10.68
Fouls Per Match 22.92
Fouls / Match (Home) 11.15
Fouls / Match (Away) 11.76
Offsides Per Match 3.82
Players Participated 800

League 1 Regular Season

Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 Lincoln City 41 27 9 5 77 35 +42 90 WDWWW
2 Cardiff City 40 23 9 8 74 42 +32 78 DWLDD
3 Bradford City 41 21 8 12 52 45 +7 71 LDLWW
4 Bolton Wanderers 41 18 16 7 59 42 +17 70 DDLWD
5 Stockport County 40 19 10 11 59 50 +9 67 WDWWD
6 Stevenage 40 18 10 12 42 38 +4 64 WLWDW
7 Reading 42 16 14 12 62 54 +8 62 WLWDL
8 Plymouth Argyle 41 19 5 17 64 56 +8 62 DWWLW
9 Huddersfield Town 41 17 10 14 62 53 +9 61 DDLDW
10 Luton Town 41 17 10 14 57 50 +7 61 WWDWW
11 Wycombe Wanderers 42 16 11 15 60 48 +12 59 WLWLL
12 Mansfield Town 39 13 14 12 49 41 +8 53 DDWWD
13 Peterborough United 40 15 6 19 59 55 +4 51 LWDLD
14 Barnsley 39 13 12 14 60 64 -4 51 DDLDL
15 Leyton Orient 41 14 8 19 56 64 -8 50 WWDDL
16 AFC Wimbledon 41 14 8 19 49 62 -13 50 LDLLL
17 Doncaster Rovers 41 14 8 19 42 64 -22 50 DWWLL
18 Wigan Athletic 41 12 13 16 44 55 -11 49 DWLDW
19 Burton Albion 42 12 12 18 45 56 -11 48 LWLDD
20 Blackpool 42 13 9 20 48 64 -16 48 WDWWL
21 Exeter City 42 12 10 20 45 53 -8 46 LLDLW
22 Rotherham United 39 9 10 20 35 58 -23 37 LDLLD
23 Northampton Town 41 9 8 24 34 60 -26 35 LLLLL
24 Port Vale 38 7 10 21 29 54 -25 31 DLWLL

League 1 Results

Date Match
21/03/2026, 12:30 Luton Town 1 - 1 Stockport County
21/03/2026, 12:30 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Blackpool
21/03/2026, 15:00 Burton Albion 2 - 1 Bradford City
21/03/2026, 15:00 Plymouth Argyle 3 - 1 Huddersfield Town
21/03/2026, 15:00 AFC Wimbledon 1 - 1 Peterborough United
21/03/2026, 15:00 Barnsley 0 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
21/03/2026, 15:00 Leyton Orient 2 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers
21/03/2026, 15:00 Lincoln City 3 - 0 Rotherham United
21/03/2026, 15:00 Mansfield Town 4 - 1 Northampton Town
21/03/2026, 15:00 Port Vale 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
21/03/2026, 15:00 Stevenage 1 - 0 Reading
21/03/2026, 15:00 Wigan Athletic 2 - 0 Exeter City

League 1 Fixtures

Date Match
28/03/2026, 15:00 Blackpool 1 - 0 Burton Albion
28/03/2026, 15:00 Exeter City 0 - 0 Leyton Orient
28/03/2026, 15:00 Reading 3 - 0 Wigan Athletic
28/03/2026, 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers 4 - 0 Port Vale
28/03/2026, 15:00 Stockport County 3 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
14/04/2026, 18:45 Bolton Wanderers - Stevenage
14/04/2026, 18:45 Huddersfield Town - Cardiff City
21/04/2026, 18:45 Bradford City - Plymouth Argyle
21/04/2026, 18:45 Doncaster Rovers - Lincoln City
21/04/2026, 18:45 Rotherham United - Luton Town
28/04/2026, 18:45 Northampton Town - Barnsley
28/04/2026, 18:45 Peterborough United - Mansfield Town

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