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

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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?

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