English League One Football Betting

League One is the third tier of the English Football League. It is consists of twenty four teams, each of which plays the other twenty three opponents twice a season once at home and away, meaning each League One team plays 46 league games each season. League One teams also play additional fixtures in the League Cup, FA Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The profile of League One has increased dramatically in recent years thanks to the number of games from this division being shown on Sky Sports as well as extensive coverage in the national press. Crowds at League One fixtures continue to grow as growing numbers of ex-premiership players ply their trade at this level along with many exciting young footballers coming through the youth systems of League One clubs. Many players now playing in the Premier League have played in League One either on loan or before being transferred.

Several former Premier League teams have played in League One in recent years, sparking much interest in betting on League One outright as well the weekly fixtures. Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Lees United are some of the ex Premier League teams to have played in League One.

Betting on Division One Matches

Due to many big name teams having played in League One in recent seasons, big staking punters often back the favourites to win the league at the start of every season. However, the Antepost betting favourites have a dreadful record in League One. This is great news for bookmakers and fans of smaller teams. Southend and Scunthorpe are good examples of how the outsiders have won League One in recent years at odds of 40/1.

The top two teams in League One gain automatic promotion to The Championship whilst the four teams who finish in positions third to sixth compete in the play-offs. The team who finished third plays the team in sixth place, whilst the teams who finished fourth and fifth play each other. The games take place over two legs with the higher finishing of the two sides receiving home advantage in the second leg. The overall winners from each of the two games meet in the League One play-off final at Wembley to contest the final remaining promotion place to the English Championship.

At the other end of the League One table, four teams face relegation; those finishing twenty-first to twenty-forth are relegated to League Two. Most Online bookmakers offer betting on which teams will be relegated from League One along with seasonal bets such as League One top goalscorer and specials such as which League One team will progress furthest in the FA Cup.

All major online bookmakers offer match odds on League One fixtures, with the majority also offering prices on markets such as correct score betting, double result betting, and the number of goals in the game. Bet365 and Ladbrokes offer betting on League One first goalscorer betting.