League One
League 1 Predictions: Saturday Best Bets Headed By 52/1 Accumulator Across Third Tier
SIGNIFICANT managerial changes are impacting the build up to this weekend’s League One programme.
Furthermore, merely three points cover the leading six teams. So our League One betting odds are responding accordingly.
These are the upcoming pairings I am anticipating most alongside my considered score predictions to assist your football betting…
Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon Prediction
- Kick-off: 12.30pm
- Rankings: 1st versus 9th
Plymouth Argyle preview – Argyle hit pole position on goal difference thanks to last Saturday’s 2-0 triumph at Leyton Orient. It cemented four wins from five ongoing attempts.
AFC Wimbledon preview – Enjoying a four game unbeaten stretch whilst drawing the past two. Therefore one point beneath Play-Off considerations.
I was saddened to hear that AFC Wimbledon club commentator Michael ‘Mikey T’ Taliadoros passed away this week; he was a knowledgeable and friendly face on the London football press box circuit.
Score prediction: Argyle in the ascendency 2-0.
Bradford City v Leyton Orient Prediction
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 2nd versus 11th
Bradford City preview – Michael Duff commences as new boss penning a three and a half year contract. He replaced Graham Alexander who departed Valley Parade to take control at Championship outfit Preston North End.
Duff finds the Bantams second in League One on goal difference protecting a four match undefeated sequence. Just five goals conceded all campaign for the division’s tightest defensive rearguard too.
Leyton Orient preview – Three points below the Play-Off zone nursing two losses during three EFL games.
Score prediction: Duff delighted 3-1.
Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday Prediction
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 3rd versus 4th
Huddersfield Town preview – A bumper crowd of around 24,000 expected for League One’s match of the day. Huddersfield’s 3-1 success at Burton Albion last Saturday overturned three engagements bereft of wins. They lie one point short of the coveted automatic promotion places.
Sheffield Wednesday preview – One point under Saturday’s hosts on a five game unconquered run. Wednesday have won all three away EFL encounters played in 2026/27.
Score prediction: High octane 3-3.
Leicester City v Peterborough United Prediction
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 14th versus 23rd
Leicester City preview – One defeat amid five games thereby easing pressure on boss Russell Martin. But double relegated Foxes have lost twice at home already and uncomfortably hover three points above the dreaded dotted relegation line.
Peterborough United preview – National media attention focusing on high profile new first team manager Robbie Savage after his 2nd October installation.
And by a lovely quirk of fate, his initial EFL fixture in charge features a trip to the club where he made 172 League combative midfielder appearances between 1997 and 1992. Posh currently slumber two points adrift of safety following a solitary 2026/27 victory so far.
Score prediction: Monotonous 0-0.
Stockport County v Barnsley Prediction
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 5th versus 18th
Stockport County preview – Three points behind those automatic promotion slots balancing four EFL wins with three defeats. Boosted by three consecutive clean sheets in League and Cup.
Barnsley preview – Three winless EFL matches leave Barnsley two points clear of relegation peril. In fact, six games lacking victories across all competitions leaking an alarming 20 goals.
Score prediction: Stockport sledgehammer 3-0.
Rest of Saturday’s League One score predictions:
- Notts County v Oxford United: 0-2
- Cambridge United v Blackpool: 3-1
- Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion: 1-2
- MK Dons v Reading: 0-4
- Mansfield Town v Bromley: 0-0
- Stevenage v Wigan Athletic: 5-0
- Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town: 1-1
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
