In this article we examine english english League title, promotion and relegation odds for the 2026/27 season.
The new season is well underway, seven games after two months and we have already welcomed the first international break.
The club have moved on from released and retained lists and the transfer window has closed, but they will still consider which areas of the squad need strengthening in January.
We’ve seen a lot of changes this summer, from new additions to the squad to some managers saying goodbye and looking for new careers.
For those looking to get ahead, Division I football experts Predictions.com Detailed match analysis will be provided.
Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers advance to the Championship. Oxford United, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated from the Second Division to the First Division.
Bromley, Milton Keynes, Cambridge United and Notts County were promoted to League One. Exeter City, Port Vale, Rotherham United and Northampton Town were relegated to League Two.
The 2026/27 First Division season will be the EFL First Division’s 23rd season under its current title and its 35th season under its current league division format.
It will be title sponsored by Sky Bet for the tenth consecutive year, following npower, along with Coca-Cola, Nationwide, Endsleigh, Barclays, Today and Canon.
Now, it’s time to look at the league title, promotion, top six and relegation odds now that the odds for the 2026/27 season have been revealed…
League One Winner 26/27 Odds (via sky bet) – 9/25/26
Stockport – 7/2
Huddersfield – 5/1
Bradford – 5/1
Plymouth – 13/2
Leicester – 7/1
Sheffield Wednesday – 7/1
Reading – 12/1
Luton – 12/1
Oxford United – 16/1
Wycombe – 25/1
Cambridge – 28/1
MK Downs – 40/1
Stevenage – 40/1
Leyton Orient – 50/1
Doncaster – 50/1
Blackpool – 66/1
Barnsley – 66/1
Mansfield – 66/1
Notts County – 66/1
Burton Albion – 80/1
AFC Wimbledon – 80/1
Wigan – 100/1
Peterborough – 100/1
Bromley – 150/1
Promotion to League One 26/27 odds (via sky bet) – 9/25/26
Stockport – 6/5
Huddersfield – 13/8
Bradford – 7/4
Leicester – 2/1
Plymouth – 2/1
Sheffield Wednesday – 9/4
Luton – 10/3
Reading – 4/1
Oxford United – 5/1
Wycombe – 7/1
Cambridge – 17/2
MK Downs – 11/1
Stevenage – 12/1
Leyton Orient – 14/1
Doncaster – 14/1
Barnsley – 18/1
Blackpool – 18/1
Mansfield – 18/1
Notts County – 20/1
AFC Wimbledon – 28/1
Burton Albion – 28/1
Wigan – 33/1
Peterborough – 33/1
Bromley – 66/1
League One relegation odds 26/27 (via sky bet) – 9/25/26
Bromley – 4/6
Wigan – 6/4
Peterborough – 6/4
AFC Wimbledon – 15/8
Burton Albion – 15/8
Notts County – 9/4
Blackpool – 11/4
Mansfield – 11/4
Barnsley – 11/4
Doncaster – 10/3
Leyton Orient – 7/2
Stevenage – 4/1
MK Downs – 9/2
Cambridge – 13/2
Wycombe – 7/1
Oxford United – 10/1
Reading – 12/1
Leicester – 16/1
Luton – 16/1
Sheffield Wednesday – 28/1
Plymouth – 28/1
Bradford – 33/1
Huddersfield – 40/1
Stockport – 50/1
September/October schedule:
Saturday, September 26, 2026
3pm Cambridge United v AFC Wimbledon
3pm Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion
3pm Stockport County v Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading 3pm
Saturday, October 3, 2026
3pm Burton Albion v Huddersfield Town
3pm Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle
Reading v Bradford City 3pm
Sheffield Wednesday PP Cambridge United
3pm Wigan Athletic v Mansfield Town
Saturday, October 10, 2026
3pm Bradford City v Leyton Orient
Cambridge United v Blackpool 3pm
3pm Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion
3pm Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday
3pm Leicester City v Peterborough United
3pm Mansfield Town v Bromley
3pm Milton Keynes v Reading
12.30pm Notts County v Oxford United
12.30pm Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon
3pm Stevenage v Wigan Athletic
3pm Stockport County v Barnsley
Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town 3pm
Thursday, October 15, 2026
8pm Mansfield Town v Oxford United
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Barnsley v Cambridge United 3pm
3pm Bradford City v Stevenage
3pm Leicester City v Doncaster Rovers
3pm Leyton Orient v Blackpool
12.30pm Milton Keynes v Luton Town
12.30pm Peterborough United v Burton Albion
3pm Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town
3pm Sheffield Wednesday vs AFC Wimbledon
3pm Stockport County v Bromley
3pm Wigan Athletic v Reading
3pm Wycombe Wanderers v Notts County
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
7.45pm AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town
7.45pm Blackpool v Milton Keynes
7.45pm Bromley v Leicester City
7.45pm Burton Albion v Bradford City
7.45pm Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers
7.45pm Doncaster Rovers v Stockport County
7.45pm Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United
7.45pm Luton Town v Barnsley
7.45pm Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday
7.45pm Oxford United v Wigan Athletic
7.45pm Stevenage v Plymouth Argyle
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
8pm Reading v Leyton Orient
Saturday, October 24, 2026
3pm AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers
3pm Blackpool v Mansfield Town
3pm Bromley v Peterborough United
3pm Burton Albion v Leyton Orient
Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle 3pm
3pm Doncaster Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
12.30pm Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
12.30pm Luton Town v Leicester City
3pm Notts County v Stockport County
3pm Oxford United v Bradford City
Reading v Barnsley 3pm
3pm Stevenage v Milton Keynes
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7.45pm Leicester City v Wigan Athletic
7.45pm Oxford United v Stockport County
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Barnsley v Oxford United 3pm
12.30pm Bradford City v Huddersfield Town
3pm Leicester City v Stevenage
12.30pm Leyton Orient v Cambridge United
3pm Mansfield Town v Notts County
3pm Milton Keynes v Doncaster Rovers
3pm Peterborough United v Luton Town
12.30pm Plymouth Argyle v Reading
3pm Stockport County v AFC Wimbledon
3pm Wigan Athletic v Bromley
3pm Wycombe Wanderers v Burton Albion
Here’s what fans had to say before the season started when the EFL league title, promotion and relegation odds were first announced…
@IamConstable: The league is good. Huddersfield and Luton lead the way. Leicester City play-off with the winner. Burton, Wigan, Downey and Oriental Lower
@watfordfan07:
Leicester
Shef gets married
stockport
@Callum_OUFC: Looks like an interesting division for Division I standards. We must strive to be in the top two
@TarnUpdatez: This league is so difficult😂😂
@master1234567: It looks really bloody. Even more frustrating is that we will finish 16th #wafc
@Danny4swfc:I’m not fooled, but top six at least for me, it’s a shocking league #swfc
@B3rt1e: Definitely a league where we can attack, we need to do a good job recruiting early, we need a great pre-season, no excuses, at least top six next season! #urzzzz #readingfc @leamrico @catania_rick15 @ToddTrosclair @ReadingFC
@mrblthomas: Playoff lowest #readingfc
@teddy_mm09:A nice summer window and we’ll be there again 🤞 #bcafc
@ChrisHilton83: Definitely top six #bcafc
@tommyuto: This season will be very competitive
@IsaacDRFC:MK will be in the top 6. Paul Warne, who knows League One, Promotions Manager. And their owner, he has a lot of money
@owentweets0063:
Champion – Leicester City
Runner-up – Plymouth
Playoff Champions – Sheffield Wednesday
@Ben_M_Wright:
Champion – Leicester City
Runners-up – Bradford City
Play-off winners – Sheffield Wednesday
@WilliamKin25997:
Champion-Leicester City
Runners on Luton
Play-offs – Oxford (pow)
@_joe davidson: Anyone putting Wednesday on this needs to use their brains, we’re not going to get close
@olpafc_:
Leicester
Luton
sheff wednesday
@ct1203mk:
Leicester
sheffield wednesday
MK Downs
@DonWindlesham:
Leicester
Luton
Oxford
@swfccom_:
👑：Oxford🟡
🥈：Luton👒
🏆：Plymouth🟢
@CurtisJones64:
Leicester
stockport
plymouth
@jkchap8:
Shef gets married
Oxford
stockport
@TheoPeters9182:
Champs Elysées
Wednesday’s runner-up finish
Play against winners Wycombe
@Dave2029: Luton first, Oxford second, PO winners Wednesday, #pafc 12
@MrDerpyShark21:
Champion – Winstead
Runner-up – Oxford
Playoff Winner – Bradford
@Jose_Adonys10:
Winner – Stockport County 🔵⚪
Runner-up – Notts County 🟤⚫
Play-off winner: Leicester City 🔵⚪
@trottertown:
Luton
plymouth
Leicester
@OverscoreWolf:
Early predictions:
1 Leicester City
2 Bradford
3 Luton
4 Stockport
5 Oxford
6 khadesif
7 Stevenage
8 reading
9 Downs
Wednesday 10
11 Barnsley
12 Mansfield
13 Blackpool
14 Notts
15 Wigan
16 Argyll
17 Leiden
18 Wycombe
19 Bromley
20 Cambridge
21 Don Wanderer
22 Peterborough
23 Burton
24 Wimbledon
@AndyBebbington: Mansfield will be a surprise package #mtfc
@owencafc1417: I can see some dark horses this season, Mansfield, Notts County and maybe MK
Bowden Williams: Wigan in the play-offs! Leicester City will advance and will bounce back on Wednesday, with Bradford also moving into the top spot.
Steve Anderson: It’s going to be a tough season for Bromley as it’s a tougher league so I’d suggest they finish around 17th in Finland, hopefully that’s work in progress 😎
Tim Beard: Leicester and Bradford are automatic. Plymouth Luton play-offs. I think Wigan and Huddersfield were always looked at but not necessarily in the end. Stockport would experience a stunning fall from grace. We only have the final half of the play-offs left, and the manager. The chief executive who brought the best players and coaches to the club over the past few years is also gone. We’re not going to make the playoffs unless there’s serious investment.
Pete Htfc Hill: Notts County Dark Horse
Scott Taylor: Leicester City will dominate the league
james denison: Now just give Bradford the title and save all the heartache😂🏆🐓
Rob Parker: Both Leicester and Arygle are automatic
Michael Whitty: Oxford United rebounded directly💛💙