EFL League One Predictions & Tips
This guide to League One predictions reveals everything that you could possibly need to know about betting on the third tier of English football.
After viewing our latest AI-generated tips, we discuss how thy work, the different types of markets available and League One’s format.
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When Do We Post Our EFL League One Predictions?
We tend to publish our League One betting tips on the day the match takes place. This is around the optimum timeframe for most betting predictions on BetIdeas.
We need the teams involved to have played their previous fixtures before we can start the work that generates our tips, to ensure that the information we analyse is accurate.
Our AI systems source relevant data to a League One match, which includes factors such as team news, the latest form, past encounters between the sides, home and away records, tactical information and weather forecasts.
Using this data, we then create a countless number of simulations, which helps us understand how the game in question can unfold and provide suitable League 1 tips.
We can then match that information to available bets from our recommended sportsbooks, to provide League One tips and predictions in plenty of time for you to be able to place your bets.
League One Tips, Predictions & Betting Advice
In this section we’re going to go through some of the practicalities of making the most of our England League One predictions.
You will learn where you can bet on this competitive league, how to place your first wager on this division and about the different type of betting markets that are available.
Where to Bet on League One
Our top UK betting sites cover all the major football leagues in England and across the world. This includes League One.
These top bookmakers feature generous welcome bonuses, a range of regular promotions relevant to football, a deep range of markets and very competitive odds.
- Spreadex – Top site to wager on League 1 tips for betting markets like BTTS and match winner.
- Betfred – Big-name bookie with quality prices and betting markets.
- Tote – Excellent UK bookie with plenty of odds for League One matches.
- BoyleSports – Leading bookie with excellent live League One odds and cashout.
- AK Bets – Quality range of cards, corners, and other markets for League One.
We find the best bets and odds available from these bookies to create our League One tips. We’d recommend signing up with a few to create a portfolio of sportsbook accounts, that will allow you to make the most of our advice.
How to Bet on League One
You may be wondering as to how you go about placing a bet on League One. It’s an easy process and following these instructions will make it even simpler.
- Choose a Bookie – Take a look at our recommended sportsbooks and decide on the one that you like best. Click through to visit their website.
- Register an Account – There is a ‘Join Now’ or ‘Sign Up’ button somewhere high up on the bookmaker site. Click on it, enter your personal details, set a password and confirm to register your account.
- Deposit Funds – Now head to the banking section. Choose a deposit method, add the details for your chosen payment type, select how much money that you wish to deposit and confirm the transaction.
- Check Out Our League One Football Tips – Take a look at our League 1 tips for the latest league matches in the third-tier of English football and find a piece of betting advice that you want to follow.
- Find the Relevant Bet – Now go to the football section of your betting account. You will be able to find League One within their English football sub-section. Click on the match that you want to bet on and locate the relevant market.
- Place Your Wager – Click on the odds, add your stake and confirm your bet.
Betting on League One Matches
Here are some of the markets that feature in our League One football predictions today:
- 1×2 – Will the home team (1) or the away team (2) win, or will the game be a draw (x)?
- Acca Bets – With an accumulator bet and tips, you combine several selections from League One together to form one overall wager. All these picks must win for the acca to be successful.
- Bet Builder – You can create an accumulator from within a single League One match with Bet Builder. Our same-game accumulator tips provide a smart way to find extra value.
- Both Teams to Score – A popular bet in our English League 1 predictions table is to wager on whether both teams will be able to score in the game. You can either bet ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ on BTTS.
- Cards – Bet on how many cards will be shown in a game, or to a single team. There are also card betting tips and markets that allow you to wager on whether individual players will be booked.
- Corners – Corner betting allows you to bet on how many corners a single team gets in a match, or the total number taken.
- Correct Score – Picking out the correct score in a League One game is a difficult task, but the odds can be generous. Our League One score predictions have suggestions.
- Goalscorer – You can bet on whether a player will score anytime, be the first goalscorer in a game, score the last goal and whether they will score two or three goals.
- Over Under – Betting on over/under goals markets such as 2.5 and 3.5, are very popular. The over under bet also works with other stats and is popular with readers of our English League 1 predictions.
League One Season Predictions
As well as giving predictions on league matches, we also provide League One outright tips. Here are some of the different types of outright bets that are available for this division.
League One Winner Predictions
You can bet on which team will win League One. Very often, the biggest team in the division, with the most money to spend on transfers and wages, will start as favourites.
Over the last 25-30 years, some massive clubs have found themselves in League One, such as Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.
Yet though the big clubs may start as favourites, that situation can quickly change, depending on their league position, as the season unfolds.
League One Promotion Tips
The teams finishing first and second in League One are automatically promoted, with the sides finishing third through to sixth, battling for a single promotion place through the play-offs. League One promotion predictions can be a very helpful tool.
There are only three spots available, but with a team finishing as low as sixth having a chance of promotion, a wide range of teams are in contention over the course of the season. This situation means that there can be a big fluctuation in the odds of our League 1 predictions.
League One Relegation Predictions
Of the four professional divisions in the English football pyramid, League One is unique. This is because the bottom four teams endure relegation at the end of the season.
There are three teams relegated from the Premier League and Championship, while only two clubs go down from League Two.
This situation means that a large number of teams can be in danger of relegation over the course of the season. Again, odds can fluctuate wildly and our advice can help you to secure a winning bet.
About EFL League One
There are 24 teams in League One, each of whom play each other twice, home and away. This means that every team plays 46 matches throughout the season and provides more opportunities to bet on English League 1 predictions.
A win in a league game sees teams earn three points, while a draw is worth one point and a loss earns zero points. If teams are level on points, then goal difference comes into play, so the ability to score regularly and keep a clean sheet is important.
The top two teams in League One achieve automatic promotion to the Championship. Teams finishing in third, fourth, fifth and sixth positions, compete for the third promotion spot in the play-offs.
The play-offs see two semi-finals, which are played over two legs, followed by a one-off final at Wembley. With the teams occupying the bottom four positions in League One being relegated, this is a division that sees a lot of change.
Each season, four teams are promoted from League 2 and three teams are relegated from the Championship into League One, totalling seven new clubs.
League One Teams
If you take a look at our League One predictions today, these are the teams that you will see involved for the 2025-26 season:
Previous EFL League One Winners & Promoted Teams
Rebranded from Division 2 ahead of the 2004-05 season, League One has had more than 20 winners and 60 promotions from it under its current name. The table below has all the details:
| Season | League One Winners | Runners-Up | Play-Off Winners |
| 2024-25 | Birmingham City | Wrexham | Charlton Athletic |
| 2023-24 | Portsmouth | Derby County | Oxford United |
| 2022-23 | Plymouth Argyle | Ipswich Town | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 2021-22 | Wigan Athletic | Rotherham United | Sunderland |
| 2020-21 | Hull City | Peterborough United | Blackpool |
| 2019-20 | Coventry City | Rotherham United | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 2018-19 | Luton Town | Barnsley | Charlton Athletic |
| 2017-18 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn Rovers | Rotherham United |
| 2016-17 | Sheffield United | Bolton Wanderers | Millwall |
| 2015-16 | Wigan Athletic | Burton Albion | Barnsley |
| 2014-15 | Bristol City | MK Dons | Preston North End |
| 2013-14 | Wolves | Brentford | Rotherham United |
| 2012-13 | Doncaster Rovers | Bournemouth | Yeovil Town |
| 2011-12 | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield Wednesday | Huddersfield Town |
| 2010-11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton | Peterborough United |
| 2009-10 | Norwich City | Leeds United | Millwall |
| 2008-09 | Leicester City | Peterborough United | Scunthorpe United |
| 2007-08 | Swansea City | Nottingham Forest | Doncaster Rovers |
| 2006-07 | Scunthorpe United | Bristol City | Blackpool |
| 2005-06 | Southend United | Colchester City | Barnsley |
| 2004-05 | Luton Town | Hull City | Sheffield Wednesday |
FAQs
Which are the best English League One predictions sites?
We feel that our AI tips here at BetIdeas are very accurate. We use relevant data to generate simulations of League One fixtures. Once we know how these games are likely to play out, we can match the information with available bets.
Why give free League One betting tips?
We like our AI-generated tips for League One to have as big an audience as possible. That means making them free, without any charge or subscription needed. Free tips sites are not inferior to those that charge. They simply have a different funding model.
How many teams get promoted from League One?
Some 24 teams battle for promotion from League One, but only three can achieve it. The top two teams are promoted automatically to the Championship. Then the sides finishing third through to sixth, compete to win the play-offs and claim the third spot. Birmingham City, Wrexham FC and Charlton Athletic were promoted in 2024-25.
How many teams get relegated from League One?
The bottom four teams in League One are relegated to League Two. They are replaced by the top three teams from League 2 and the winners of the League Two play-offs.
Do you update your English League 1 predictions
Yes, we update our League 1 tips when it necessary to do so. For example, a star striker suffering an injury before a match could affect who wins, and other markets like Both Teams to Score (BTTS) and first goalscorer. We factor this into our updates to maintain accurate League 1 predictions.