One Direction fans may soon be getting ready to snap up concert tickets as the Best Song Ever hitmakers are predicted to reunite this year.
The band - which was originally composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik on The X Factor 2010 - are tipped to be making a comeback in 2020 and Zayn - who quit the line-up in 2015 - is expected to snub joining in.
Coral bookmakers have shared the odds of 1D taking to the stage again in the upcoming 12 months with odds standing at 1-2 for the 2020 reunion, 6-4 for a new album from the quartet and 5-2 for a reunion including Zayn.
Coral's John Hill revealed to Daily Star Online: "Punters have been knocking us over to back the boys to get back together in 2020 where one or two of them have hinted that a reunion is possible in the near future.
"Unfortunately for One Direction fans, the betting suggests a reunion will be without Zayn Malik."
John added: "There is rarely smoke without fire in such betting markets, and the latest odds all now point to a One Direction reunion in 2020, something which is going to get 1D fans extremely excited for heading into the New Year.
He added: "Any hope of Zayn lining up alongside his former bandmates do look dashed slightly though, as the betting suggests it will be four members, rather than five for the reunion"
It comes after Niall shared his fears of Zayn snubbing a One Direction reunion if the band decide to get back together.
He insisted there are "no hard feelings" towards Zayn and that the Bradford native "is doing his own thing."
Speaking to the Telegraph , Niall said of Zayn: "There’s no hard feelings.
"He is doing his own thing and I don’t know what would happen with Zayn if the conversation came up to get the band back together.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Niall admitted that the One Direction boys would have ended up killing each other if they hadn't split when they did.
The What Makes You Beautiful hitmaker shared that despite the band's huge success, they ended up having a series of bust-ups and "s****y arguments'.
He added: "I'm enjoying what I'm doing, but if one of the lads were to pick up the phone and say,'It’s time, I’d do it'."
At their peak One Direction were the biggest pop band on the planet, spawning number one albums, sell out tours and a multi-million dollar grossing movie.
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