EFL Cup Predictions

Join us for the latest predictions, betting tips, match previews and analysis for the 2019/20 EFL Cup.

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EFL Cup predictions

The Carabao-sponsored EFL Cup runs every season, featuring 92 teams from the top four divisions of English football. Launched in 1960, it is the second most important domestic cup in England after the FA Cup.

The Carabao Cup is played over several rounds with single-leg ties except for the semi-finals. The EFL Cup final is generally held in late February. Our team of tipsters will share match previews and tips for every round of the 2019/20 competition

EFL Cup betting tips

Our team of expert tipsters will share bets and tips ahead of every round of the Carabao Cup. Aside from our usual array of accumulators, correct score and BTTS tips, you will also find doubles and trebles and a huge range of other wagers. You can get more betting advice on our football betting predictions hub, packed with a huge range of tips on all of today’s football.

There are of course our match previews for the vast majority of the games played in this tournament. These include match stats, head-to-head records and team news alongside our correct score prediction and best bets for the games.

2019/20 Carabao Cup

The League Cup has gone by many names over the years, from the Football League Cup in 1960 to the Milk Cup, Coca-Cola Cup, Worthington Cup and Carling Cup to name but a few. In the 2017-18 season Carabao Energy Drink sponsored the cup, changing its official title to the Carabao Cup.

To most football fans, the competition remains best known as the League Cup. Last season’s victors were Manchester City, who went onto win an unprecedented domestic treble. The Citizens have now won the trophy in the last two years but remain two trophies behind Liverpool have won the competition a record eight times.

What are the most popular EFL Cup bets?

This generally depends on the round. In the early rounds of the competition, there is a full fixture list and with seeded teams, there are great opportunities for acca bets and both teams to score bets. As the competition progresses, with fewer games in each round, it may be better to look at match-specific markets including total cards betting and total corner betting.

2019/2020 EFL Cup factfile

Country: England
Founded: 1960
Reigning Champions: Manchester City
Most Championships: Liverpool (8)
2019/2020 Dates: August 2019 – March 2020
Website: www.efl.com/carabao-cup/