League One
League 1 Predictions Today – Sunday 4th January 2026
THE hectic helter-skelter football period continues with another full round of EFL League One matches this coming Sunday.
It is interesting to note that none of the top eight sides won on New Year’s Day. Therefore, the table didn’t change much meaning League One betting activity is proving very popular.
Here are the upcoming pairings I am anticipating most alongside considered score predictions to guide your football betting…
Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town
- Kick-off: 12pm
- Rankings: 6th versus 19th
Bolton Wanderers preview – One win amid four League encounters. So the Trotters are seven points below those automatic promotion slots. Just a solitary home EFL defeat all season – namely 1-0 versus Mansfield Town on Monday 29th December.
Northampton Town preview – One point clear of relegation danger. A sole triumph during six EFL games which contained three defeats. Away form throughout 2025/26 reflects three wins, one draw and seven reverses.
Score prediction: Bolton banging 4-1.
Lincoln City v Peterborough United
- Kick-off: 12pm
- Rankings: 2nd versus 11th
Lincoln City preview – The Imps lie three points off pole position and two points ahead of third place. Enjoying seven League games unbeaten incorporating five victories.
One home EFL defeat this season – by a single goal against Exeter City on Saturday 4th October. Lincoln haven’t graced English football’s second tier since 1961.
Peterborough United preview – Rapidly climbing thanks to five wins in a six match unconquered return. So definitely picking up beyond the appointment of Luke Williams on 29th October when Posh were bottom of League One.
Williams said this week: “It’s a new year, a new start for us and we’re sitting in the middle of the table. We must try to maintain our recent levels and I don’t think we can look any further than that.”
Score prediction: Thumping 3-3.
Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 1st versus 14th
Cardiff City preview – Boasting a three point cushion. Seven maximum pointers within a strong nine match League sequence. Yousef Salech is the division’s joint foremost scorer amassing 11 strikes. Ten home EFL victories from 12 attempts this campaign.
Wigan Athletic preview – Hovering in mid-table due to a symmetrical 2025/26 record of seven wins, nine draws, seven defeats, goals scored 26 and goals against 26. Current fortunes see one victory among five EFL games.
Score prediction: Cardiff comprehensive 3-0.
Blackpool v Bradford City
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 17th versus 3rd
Blackpool preview – Two points in front of the relegation zone. Thursday’s surprise 5-1 walloping at managerless Port Vale ended their five match unconquered League spree.
Blackpool led 1-0 until a red card for James Husband in first-half stoppage time changed everything.
Bradford City preview – Two points under the automatic promotion rungs. Two defeats (both away) in four EFL engagements. But still well placed following last year’s League Two elevation.
Score prediction: Unfruitful 0-0.
Reading v Stockport County
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 10th versus 4th
Reading preview – Three wins across a four match undefeated run. Pursuing an upward trend then after Leam Richardson became manager on 28th October.
Stockport County preview – Six points beneath automatic promotion contention. Two wins inside five League games. Away 2025/26 performances are good bringing six victories, three draws and two losses.
Score prediction: Stockport shade it 2-1.
Huddersfield Town v Exeter City
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Rankings: 5th versus 15th
Huddersfield Town preview – Seven points behind second spot. The Terriers protect six undefeated EFL results. Furthermore they are divisional highest scorers on 43.
Exeter City preview – The Grecians have won four out of six League matches. Boosted too by three clean sheets spanning their past four games.
Score prediction: Compelling 1-1.
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
