League One is more than halfway through its season now, as promotion hopefuls start to emerge and lay claim to the top spots. Despite Portsmouth leading the way their form has taken a major dip, whilst others are charging through the pack.
League 1 Promotion Odds
All odds are courtesy of bet365, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Team | Odds |
Peterborough | 4/9 |
Derby | 4/9 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1/2 |
Portsmouth | 1/1 |
Barnsley | 5/2 |
All Other Sides | 7/2 or Above |
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The top four are separated by a mere four points as it shapes up to be one of the closest pushes for promotion we have seen of late. Pompey held such a commanding lead and yet have let this slip away.
Derby and Peterborough on the other hand have made major pushes of their own, both impressing in the league and taking huge amounts of points. With the top two earning automatic promotion also there could be loads of sides in the mix as we head towards crunch time.
Peterborough @4/9
Peterborough have been residing near the top of the league for the majority of the season, and looks set to take one of the spots, or at least certainly earn a playoff place.
Such that they have only lost one league game since September of last year, now totalling up to getting points from 19 of the 20 games since, as being on a 10-game unbeaten streak to this point.
Whilst they currently sit in 3rd they look set to overtake Pompey at the top of the table, just being one point behind them, as the South Coast outfit cannot seem to string together a run of results.
This left Peterborough to swim in their wake and eventually knock them off the top spot, something they have been threatening to do for some time now, and of course, it is easier to win from out front, a place they look set to claim.
Derby @4/9
Derby found themselves in an unfamiliar position this year after a recent run of 20 years in the Championship they ended up in League One.
They will no doubt be looking for a return to their rightful place, and this would start with promotion to the back to the Championship, buoyed by their seventh-placed finish the year before and looking to kick on with manager Paul Warne.
The Rams are currently one of the most inform sides in the league right now having won ten of their last 12 games, with just one win and one draw dotted within this.
This has seen them charge up the league and much like that of the Posh look set to overtake Pompey. Based on their current form they look set to take one of the two automatic promotions
Bolton @1/2
Bolton used to be one of the mainstays of the old First Division and Premier League, but in recent times have suffered, falling as far as League 2.
However, they appear to have found a new form under manager Ian Evatt who not only carried them out of League 2 in his first attempt but has seen successive top ten finishes in League 1 last time out taking them as high as fifth and into the playoffs.
They now look poised to continue on in this impressive vein as they seem to go on major winning streaks, one such that has seen them claim four on the bounce recently.
Also having had a six-game winning streak, these have been punctuated by some off-brand losses that could harm their chances, should these continue.
They look like another contender to overtake the struggling Portsmouth team, yet with just two automatic promotion places up for grabs, and the playoffs often being a fickle mistress, Bolton’s chances may be worse than the odds suggest.
Portsmouth @1/1
Pomepy held a commanding lead over League One, however they have since dropped off massively and look set to be caught by those behind them.
What was once a 10-point lead has shrunk to just one as they struggle to maintain their early pace. Many see them falling off yet they cannot be discounted as they still possess some serious talent and should they find their form are more than capable of earning promotion.
All it would take is a dip in some other side's form, and with their considerably talented and deep squad, they could rise back to the top with little trouble.
At bang on evens, they look the best value amongst the frontrunners, as they are comfortably still one of the best sides in the league right now.
Barnsley @5/2
Loads of different League One sides seem to be enjoying a fantastic run of form, such that has seen Barnsley now go ten games unbeaten, earning a slew of points, and carrying them up the table.
In another term they could’ve been top of the league by now, yet with some many other great sides ahead of them, Barnsley may have to settle for playoff football, which brings with it its own set of challenges.
Nevertheless, at 5/2 they look to provide some real value and should some other side drop off they could challenge for one of the automatic places, or be a serious playoff contender.