League One Predictions

Blackpool

Blackpool

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

17 August 2024

15:00

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Stockport County

Stockport County

Blackpool will look to build on a splendid EFL Cup win (4-0) over Burton Albion when they take on Stockport County in the League One round 2. The Seasiders quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Crawley Town and they are now on a quest to record their first league win of the process. Defender Oliver Casey should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in... Read More...

This match will be played on 17 August 2024 at 15:00

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

17 August 2024

12:30

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Peterborough

Peterborough

The Croud Meadow will host Saturday’s football game between Shrewsbury and Peterborough, the two teams who were beaten by Stevenage and Huddersfield respectively on Matchday 1. The Shrews had no goal attempts in the opening match of the season, but they did well to eliminate Notts County in the EFL Cup round 1. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be midfielder Jo... Read More...

This match will be played on 17 August 2024 at 12:30

Charlton

Charlton

Prediction:
1-0

Match Time & Date:

17 August 2024

12:30

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Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient

Charlton Athletic will be looking to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic when they take on Leyton Orient in their first home game of the season. The Red Robins were beaten by Birmingham in their EFL Cup opener on Tuesday, meaning that they will be fully focused on the League One in upcoming days. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team ahead of the... Read More...

This match will be played on 17 August 2024 at 12:30

Wrexham

Wrexham

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Wycombe

Wycombe

Wrexham will look to build on back-to-back wins over Vancouver Whitecaps (4-1) and Fleetwood (1-0) when they take on Wycombe in the League One season opener. The Red Dragons are eager to impress on their return to the English third tier and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Elliot Lee, who scored 16 go... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Wigan

Wigan

Prediction:
2-2

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Charlton

Charlton

Saturday’s football game at DW Stadium pits together Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic, the two sides who faced each other in some interesting encounters in the past. The Latics head into the season opener following back-to-back defeats to Tranmere and Barrow in preseason and they face yet another uphill task against the Red Robins. Summer recruit Tyrese Francois (midfi... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Stockport County

Stockport County

Prediction:
3-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Cambridge United

Cambridge United

Edgeley Park will host Saturday’s football game between Stockport County and Cambridge United, the two sides who meet for the first time since January 2013. The Hatters have suffered four defeats in the previous five warm-up games, but the newcomers are seen as hot favourites to beat Cambridge in front of home fans. A man to watch in the home team will be big-money signing... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Stevenage

Stevenage

Prediction:
2-0

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

After defeating Chelsea U21 in their last warm-up game, Stevenage will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Shrewsbury in the season opener. The Boro failed to secure promotion last time out and, no doubt, they are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful campaign. The opposition back-line should have summer signing Louis Appere at bayas the 2... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Peterborough

Peterborough

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Peterborough United will look to kick off the new League One campaign in style when they welcome Huddersfield Town to their Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Posh enjoyed a fantastic preseason, with the team scoring goals for fun and we are positive that they will stick to their attacking style of play against Huddersfield. Centre-forward Jonson Clarke-Harris i... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient

Prediction:
0-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Bolton

Bolton

Leyton Orient and Bolton go head to head at Brisbane Road in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Saturday’s program. Leyton aim to build on a successful preseason where they defeated the likes of Hearts, Dag & Red, and Tottenham U21, but they will have a mountain to climb in the season opener. Summer recruit Sonny Perkins is widely expected to make ... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Exeter

Exeter

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Rotherham

Rotherham

There will be fireworks when Exeter City and Rotherham United square off against each other at St James Park in the opening match of the season. The Grecians rolled over Eastleigh 3-0 in their last warm-up game, but they face a difficult challenge against the Millers, who are seen as one of the teams to beat in the 2024/2025 League One campaign.

Rotherham United shar... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Crawley

Crawley

Prediction:
0-2

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Blackpool

Blackpool

Crawley Town and Blackpool face each other at the Broadfield Stadium in what will be their season opener. Crawley chiefs have added the likes of Josh Flint, Panutche Camara, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Gavan Holohan, Muhammadu Faal, and Joe Wollacott to the squad in the summer transfer window, while the likes of Will Wright, Nick Tsaroulla, Adam Campbell, Kellan Gordon, Harry Ra... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

Burton

Burton

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

10 August 2024

17:30

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Lincoln

Lincoln

Pirelli Stadium will be the centre of attention when Burton Albion and Lincoln City square off against each other in the opening match of the season. The Brewers were having their ups and downs in preseason, with the team beating Port Vale, losing to Belper Town, while sharing the spoils with Morecambe. Burton face a difficult task in Saturday’s encounter, but one thing is... Read More...

This match will be played on 10 August 2024 at 17:30

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Bojan Jovanovic • Football expert
19 February 2026 • 19:27 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
PlymouthPlymouthCardiffCardiff21/02/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 1-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
RotherhamRotherhamDoncasterDoncaster21/02/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 0-1
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
WycombeWycombeStevenageStevenage21/02/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 1-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
AFC WimbledonAFC WimbledonBradfordBradford21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
BoltonBoltonBlackpoolBlackpool21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
HuddersfieldHuddersfieldBarnsleyBarnsley21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-0
  • BTTS: No
  • Over 1.5 Goals: No
  • Total SoT: Over 2.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
LutonLutonBurtonBurton21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
MansfieldMansfieldLincolnLincoln21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Away Win
NorthamptonNorthamptonLeyton OrientLeyton Orient21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 3-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
PeterboroughPeterboroughExeterExeter21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 3-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Port ValePort ValeReadingReading21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
Stockport CountyStockport CountyWiganWigan21/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
BradfordBradfordRotherhamRotherham24/02/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
BurtonBurtonStockport CountyStockport County24/02/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
DoncasterDoncasterLutonLuton24/02/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
NorthamptonNorthamptonPort ValePort Vale24/02/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
SalfordSalfordShrewsburyShrewsbury24/02/2026, 19:45
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Leyton OrientLeyton OrientBarnsleyBarnsley28/02/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
NorthamptonNorthamptonPeterboroughPeterborough28/02/2026, 12:30
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
DoncasterDoncasterCardiffCardiff28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
ExeterExeterBoltonBolton28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
LincolnLincolnBlackpoolBlackpool28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
MansfieldMansfieldAFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
Port ValePort ValeLutonLuton28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
ReadingReadingBradfordBradford28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
RotherhamRotherhamPlymouthPlymouth28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-2
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 9.5
  • Match Result: Draw
StevenageStevenageStockport CountyStockport County28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw
WiganWiganHuddersfieldHuddersfield28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 7.5
  • Match Result: Home Win
WycombeWycombeBurtonBurton28/02/2026, 15:00
  • Correct Score: 1-1
  • BTTS: Yes
  • Over 1.5 Goals: Yes
  • Total SoT: Over 4.5
  • Match Result: Draw

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 1.09
Total (Combined) 2.58
34.9 min/Goal (970 Goals in 376 matches)
55% Clean Sheets (205 times out of 376 matches)
51% Both Teams Scored (192 times out of 376 matches)
Outcome (Full-Time Result) % of Matches
Home Win 48%
Draw 24%
Away Win 28%
Goals % of Matches Over
Over 0.5 94%
Over 1.5 72%
Over 2.5 50%
Over 3.5 26%
Over 4.5 11%
Goals % of Matches Under
Under 0.5 6%
Under 1.5 28%
Under 2.5 50%
Under 3.5 74%
Under 4.5 89%
EFL League One Match Stats (2025/2026)
Shots Per Match 23.56
Shots / Match (Home) 13.09
Shots / Match (Away) 10.48
Fouls Per Match 22.91
Fouls / Match (Home) 11.12
Fouls / Match (Away) 11.8
Offsides Per Match 3.82
Players Participated 776

League 1 Regular Season

Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 Cardiff City 32 21 6 5 62 31 +31 69 WDWWW
2 Lincoln City 32 19 8 5 57 31 +26 65 WWWDW
3 Bolton Wanderers 33 15 12 6 43 31 +12 57 WWWDD
4 Bradford City 31 16 7 8 40 33 +7 55 LWLWW
5 Stockport County 31 15 8 8 42 36 +6 53 DWWDL
6 Huddersfield Town 33 14 7 12 53 44 +9 49 WWDLL
7 Stevenage 31 13 9 9 34 31 +3 48 WLLWW
8 Reading 32 12 11 9 47 42 +5 47 WLWWD
9 Luton Town 32 13 6 13 41 39 +2 45 LWWLL
10 Wycombe Wanderers 32 11 11 10 43 35 +8 44 WDWLD
11 Peterborough United 33 14 2 17 46 45 +1 44 LWWLL
12 Plymouth Argyle 32 13 4 15 44 47 -3 43 DLLWW
13 Barnsley 29 11 8 10 49 50 -1 41 WDLDW
14 Exeter City 31 11 7 13 34 31 +3 40 DLDDD
15 Mansfield Town 30 10 9 11 37 33 +4 39 DDDLL
16 AFC Wimbledon 31 11 6 14 36 45 -9 39 LWWDL
17 Blackpool 32 10 6 16 38 48 -10 36 LLDLW
18 Doncaster Rovers 31 10 6 15 34 50 -16 36 WLWLW
19 Burton Albion 31 9 8 14 34 45 -11 35 LDLDW
20 Wigan Athletic 31 8 10 13 32 42 -10 34 LLLLW
21 Northampton Town 32 9 7 16 29 43 -14 34 LDWDL
22 Leyton Orient 31 9 6 16 41 52 -11 33 LLLDL
23 Rotherham United 30 8 7 15 31 44 -13 31 DWWLL
24 Port Vale 29 5 7 17 23 42 -19 22 LWLDL

League 1 Results

Date Match
17/02/2026, 19:45 Leyton Orient 1 - 3 Plymouth Argyle
17/02/2026, 19:45 Barnsley 2 - 1 Peterborough United
17/02/2026, 19:45 Bradford City 1 - 0 Stockport County
17/02/2026, 19:45 Burton Albion 1 - 0 Rotherham United
17/02/2026, 19:45 Cardiff City 4 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
17/02/2026, 19:45 Stevenage 2 - 1 Port Vale
17/02/2026, 19:45 Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 Huddersfield Town
17/02/2026, 19:45 Exeter City 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers
17/02/2026, 19:45 Lincoln City 4 - 0 Northampton Town
17/02/2026, 20:00 Blackpool 1 - 0 Mansfield Town
17/02/2026, 20:00 Reading 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
18/02/2026, 19:45 Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Luton Town

League 1 Fixtures

Date Match
21/02/2026, 12:30 Plymouth Argyle - Cardiff City
21/02/2026, 12:30 Rotherham United - Doncaster Rovers
21/02/2026, 12:30 Wycombe Wanderers - Stevenage
21/02/2026, 15:00 Luton Town - Burton Albion
21/02/2026, 15:00 AFC Wimbledon - Bradford City
21/02/2026, 15:00 Bolton Wanderers - Blackpool
21/02/2026, 15:00 Stockport County - Wigan Athletic
21/02/2026, 15:00 Huddersfield Town - Barnsley
21/02/2026, 15:00 Mansfield Town - Lincoln City
21/02/2026, 15:00 Northampton Town - Leyton Orient
21/02/2026, 15:00 Peterborough United - Exeter City
21/02/2026, 15:00 Port Vale - Reading

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