Scottish League Cup Predictions & Betting Tips
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Scottish League Cup Betting Tips
FreeTips is your first stop for betting tips and predictions for the Scottish League Cup, a football competition involving all Scottish Professional Football League clubs.
Glasgow clubs Rangers and Celtic have dominated the competition, winning a combined 50 of the 79 editions. There have been 14 clubs outside the Old Firm claiming the title, Aberdeen the most successful with six titles.
Celtic are the defending champions after defeating Rangers in the 2024 final. The game ended 3-3 after regulation time with neither side able to score in extra time, a penalty shootout required in which Celtic were victorious.
Freetips' experienced football experts provide Scottish League Cup predictions and betting tips throughout the competition. Our analysts use their vast knowledge and understanding of Scottish football and the betting markets, odds and stats to provide you with consistent winning picks.
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Betting on Scottish League Cup
The group stage is often won by teams in the Premiership due to their superior financial capabilities compared with clubs in the lower divisions.
Home advantage can be a key factor in the knockout phase when the teams participating in UEFA club competitions enter the draw. In 2024-25 the home team won all eight matches in the Round of 16 and four quarter-finals.
The Old Firm dominate football in Scotland and the League Cup is no exception. Rangers are the most successful club in the competition, their 28 titles six more than Celtic who won their 22nd title in 2024-25.
Aberdeen are next best with six titles and Heart of Midlothian have won four League Cups. St Johnstone are the last team to disrupt the dominance of the Old Firm, claiming their first title in 2021.
Format
The competition begins with eight groups of five teams, the 40 teams consisting 38 league clubs who are not participating in UEFA competitions along with two teams from outside the league.
The groups are regionalised with four in the North section and four in the South section. Each group is seeded with one top seed, one second seed, and three unseeded clubs.
The eight group winners and three best runners-up progress to the Round of 16 where they are joined by the five clubs participating in UEFA competitions.
The semi-finals and final are traditionally played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
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Scottish League Cup Finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | tbc | tbc | tbc | Hampden Park |
| 2024–25 | Celtic (22) | 3–3 (P) | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2023–24 | Rangers (28) | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 2022–23 | Celtic (21) | 2–1 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2021–22 | Celtic (20) | 2–1 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 2020–21 | St Johnstone (1) | 1–0 | Livingston | Hampden Park |
| 2019–20 | Celtic (19) | 1–0 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2018–19 | Celtic (18) | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 2017–18 | Celtic (17) | 2–0 | Motherwell | Hampden Park |
| 2016–17 | Celtic (16) | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 2015–16 | Ross County (1) | 2–1 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 2014–15 | Celtic (15) | 2–0 | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| 2013–14 | Aberdeen (6) | 0–0 (P) | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
| 2012–13 | St Mirren (1) | 3–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 2011–12 | Kilmarnock (1) | 1–0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2010–11 | Rangers (27) | 2–1 * | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2009–10 | Rangers (26) | 1–0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
| 2008–09 | Celtic (14) | 2–0 * | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 2007–08 | Rangers (25) | 2–2 (P) | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| 2006–07 | Hibernian (3) | 5–1 | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park |
| 2005–06 | Celtic (13) | 3–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hampden Park |
| 2004–05 | Rangers (24) | 5–1 | Motherwell | Hampden Park |
| 2003–04 | Livingston (1) | 2–0 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 2002–03 | Rangers (23) | 2–1 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 2001–02 | Rangers (22) | 4–0 | Ayr United | Hampden Park |
| 2000–01 | Celtic (12) | 3–0 | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park |
| 1999–00 | Celtic (11) | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1998–99 | Rangers (21) | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| 1997–98 | Celtic (10) | 3–0 | Dundee United | Ibrox Stadium |
| 1996–97 | Rangers (20) | 4–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 1995–96 | Aberdeen (5) | 2–0 | Dundee | Hampden Park |
| 1994–95 | Raith Rovers (1) | 2–2 (P) | Celtic | Ibrox Stadium |
| 1993–94 | Rangers (19) | 2–1 | Hibernian | Celtic Park |
| 1992–93 | Rangers (18) | 2–1 (AET) | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1991–92 | Hibernian (2) | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hampden Park |
| 1990–91 | Rangers (17) | 2–1 (AET) | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1989–90 | Aberdeen (4) | 2–1 (AET) | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1988–89 | Rangers (16) | 3–2 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1987–88 | Rangers (15) | 3–3 (P) | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1986–87 | Rangers (14) | 2–1 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1985–86 | Aberdeen (3) | 3–0 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 1984–85 | Rangers (13) | 1–0 | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| 1983–84 | Rangers (12) | 3–2 (AET) | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1982–83 | Celtic (9) | 2–1 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1981–82 | Rangers (11) | 2–1 | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| 1980–81 | Dundee United (2) | 3–0 | Dundee | Dens Park |
| 1979–80 (R) | Dundee United (1) | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 1979–80 | Dundee United (1) | 0–0 (AET) | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1978–79 | Rangers (10) | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 1977–78 | Rangers (9) | 2–1 (AET) | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1976–77 | Aberdeen (2) | 2–1 (AET) | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1975–76 | Rangers (8) | 1–0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1974–75 | Celtic (8) | 6–3 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 1973–74 | Dundee (3) | 1–0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1972–73 | Hibernian (1) | 2–1 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1971–72 | Partick Thistle (1) | 4–1 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1970–71 | Rangers (7) | 1–0 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1969–70 | Celtic (7) | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Hampden Park |
| 1968–69 | Celtic (6) | 6–2 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 1967–68 | Celtic (5) | 5–3 | Dundee | Hampden Park |
| 1966–67 | Celtic (4) | 1–0 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1965–66 | Celtic (3) | 2–1 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1964–65 | Rangers (6) | 2–1 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 1963–64 | Rangers (5) | 5–0 | Morton | Hampden Park |
| 1962–63 | Heart of Midlothian (4) | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park |
| 1961–62 (R) | Rangers (4) | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 1961–62 | Rangers (4) | 1–1 (AET) | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 1960–61 | Rangers (3) | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park |
| 1959–60 | Heart of Midlothian (3) | 2–1 | Third Lanark | Hampden Park |
| 1958–59 | Heart of Midlothian (2) | 5–1 | Partick Thistle | Hampden Park |
| 1957–58 | Celtic (2) | 7–1 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1956–57 (R) | Celtic (1) | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Hampden Park |
| 1956–57 | Celtic (1) | 0–0 (AET) | Partick Thistle | Hampden Park |
| 1955–56 | Aberdeen (1) | 2–1 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
| 1954–55 | Heart of Midlothian (1) | 4–2 | Motherwell | Hampden Park |
| 1953–54 | East Fife (3) | 3–2 | Partick Thistle | Hampden Park |
| 1952–53 | Dundee (2) | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park |
| 1951–52 | Dundee (1) | 3–2 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 1950–51 | Motherwell (1) | 3–0 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
| 1949–50 | East Fife (2) | 3–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hampden Park |
| 1948–49 | Rangers (2) | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Hampden Park |
| 1947–48 (R) | East Fife (1) | 4–1 | Falkirk | Hampden Park |
| 1947–48 | East Fife (1) | 0–0 (AET) | Falkirk | Hampden Park |
| 1946–47 | Rangers (1) | 4–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
Performances by Club
| Club | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 28 | 10 |
| Celtic | 22 | 15 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 10 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 3 |
| Hibernian | 3 | 8 |
| Dundee | 3 | 3 |
| East Fife | 3 | — |
| Dundee United | 2 | 5 |
| Kilmarnock | 1 | 5 |
| Motherwell | 1 | 3 |
| Partick Thistle | 1 | 3 |
| St Mirren | 1 | 2 |
| St Johnstone | 1 | 2 |
| Raith Rovers | 1 | 1 |
| Livingston | 1 | 1 |
| Ross County | 1 | — |
| Dunfermline Athletic | — | 3 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | — | 1 |
| Ayr United | — | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | — | 1 |
| Third Lanark | — | 1 |
| Falkirk | — | 1 |
Football Predictions & Tips
Scottish League Cup FAQ
When is the 2024-25 Scottish League Cup season being played?
The 2024-25 Scottish League Cup season is being played from 13 July to 15 December 2024.
Where is the Scottish League Cup final played?
The Scottish League Cup final is played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
How many teams play in the Scottish League Cup?
A total of 45 teams play in the Scottish League Cup.
Who has won the most Scottish League Cup titles?
Rangers have won the most titles in Scottish League Cup, claiming 28 titles with Celtic claiming 22 titles.
Where can I bet on Scottish League Cup?
Bet on Scottish League Cup with an online bookmaker or multiple bookmakers to get the best prices and odds.
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