Blackpool to stay up in the English League One odds have now shortened to 1/5 at best, in from 1/3, as three of three bookmakers cut their prices.
The odds on Blackpool to stay up in the English League One have been slashed from 1/3 to just 1/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, and after one big home win the bookies have wasted no time reacting.
Blackpool have shortened to a best price of 1/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, in from 1/3, with three of three bookmakers cutting their odds.
The 2-0 win over Milton Keynes Dons on 20 October 2026 halted a six-match winless streak in League One.
Karoy Anderson and substitute Dale Taylor scored the second-half goals at Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool sit eleventh-shortest in the market, well behind the four joint favourites at the top of the board.
Context matters here. Blackpool arrived at Bloomfield Road on the back of a 2-0 loss at Leyton Orient on 17 October, and the run without a league win had stretched to six outings. Before the game, Ian Evatt was blunt: his side were seeing plenty of the ball and getting into the final third, but they had to turn that into clinical goals. Three days later, they did exactly that. Evatt sent on Leighton Clarkson for George Honeyman at half-time to add width and tempo, and the home side's attack finally found its edge, with Karoy Anderson breaking the deadlock before Dale Taylor came off the bench to double the lead.
That's why the market has moved. The worry with Blackpool was never really about possession; it was about what happened in front of goal, and a second-half display like that answers the question bookmakers had been asking. The price on Blackpool to stay up in the English League One has been cut right across the board, and the fact that every firm pricing it has moved the same way tells you this is a market-wide reassessment rather than one trader getting twitchy. Anyone who has watched a DStv Premiership side scrapping near the bottom of the log will know how much a single win can change the mood. Our view: the cut is justified, because the attacking problem Evatt named is the one his changes fixed.
English League One To Stay Up odds
Best odds 1/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, worst 1/5 with Paddy Power, with Skybet also matching that price on Blackpool.
Last updated: 21 October 2026, 12:24 UK time
Odds below are live and may have changed since publishing this article.
What are the odds on Blackpool to stay up in the English League One?
Sheffield Wednesday (1/200 with Paddy Power), Plymouth Argyle (1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook), Reading (1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook) and Luton (1/200 with Paddy Power) share top billing as joint favourites, with Blackpool the eleventh-shortest price in the market at 1/5 with Betfair Sportsbook. Across the full table, that leaves the four at the summit priced as near-certainties to survive, while Blackpool's odds still carry a little doubt. The implied probability has climbed noticeably since the cut, though, and the gap to the safest sides is closing as the attack starts to produce.
Sheffield Wednesday – 1/200 with Paddy Power, joint favourite
Plymouth Argyle – 1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook, joint favourite
Reading – 1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook, joint favourite
Luton – 1/200 with Paddy Power, joint favourite
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Will Blackpool stay up in the English League One?
The next fortnight will show whether this was a turning point or a one-off. Mansfield visit Bloomfield Road on 24 October, before a tougher trip to Sheffield Wednesday on 1 November, and backing up the Milton Keynes Dons win at home is the obvious first job. Dale Taylor's return from injury gives Evatt a forward who has already shown he can change a game from the bench, and alongside Anderson he gives this side the cutting edge it was missing during the winless run. Evatt has also spent October drilling a tighter 4-4-2 pressing shape to make his side harder to beat, which should protect the leads his attack now creates. Our call: keep the goals coming and keep it tight at the back, and Blackpool can justify the shorter price as the season goes on.
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