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England - EFL Cup 2025/26 results and closing odds

All 93 finished games of the 2025/26 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

93 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 55% 51 of 93 games
  • Home / draw / away 40 / 22 / 39% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 93.9% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Goals per game 2.80 regular time
  • Biggest upset Sheff Wed drew with Leeds United 1-1, 26 Aug 2025 The draw closed at 10.00 (Bet365); Leeds United were the favourite at about 91%
  • Odds-on favourites 61% won 38 of 62
  • Favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 42% won 13 of 31

Every game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

July 2025

  1. Barnet2-2Newport11.55X4.2025.75

August 2025

  1. Accrington3-1Oldham13.85X3.2522.05
  2. Swansea3-1Crawley Town11.33X9.50221.00
  3. Barrow0-1Preston13.90X3.5521.91
  4. Middlesbrough0-4Doncaster13.00X3.9522.14
  5. Stockport3-1Crewe Alex11.47X5.0027.50
  6. Newport0-1Millwall17.50X4.7521.46
  7. Blackburn1-2Bradford12.20X3.4023.20
  8. Blackpool0-1Port Vale11.75X4.0024.40
  9. Bristol City2-0MK Dons11.40X8.50220.00
  10. Bristol Rovers0-2Cambridge12.20X3.4523.20
  11. Cardiff City2-1Swindon11.53X4.5026.00
  12. Charlton3-1Stevenage12.05X3.5023.90
  13. Chesterfield0-2Mansfield13.30X3.6523.70
  14. Coventry City1-0Luton Town11.90X3.7023.90
  15. Gillingham1-1Wimbledon12.70X3.2522.65
  16. Grimsby3-1Shrewsbury12.10X3.3023.65
  17. Harrogate1-3Lincoln City14.40X3.6521.80
  18. Leyton Orient0-1Wycombe13.00X3.4022.38
  19. Northampton0-1Southampton18.50X5.2521.33
  20. Oxford United1-0Colchester11.53X4.2026.25
  21. Plymouth3-2QPR11.80X3.9524.20
  22. Portsmouth1-2Reading11.43X5.0026.50
  23. Salford City0-0Rotherham12.80X3.8022.35
  24. Stoke City0-0Walsall11.53X4.5026.00
  25. Watford1-2Norwich13.40X3.6522.10
  26. West Bromwich1-1Derby County11.70X3.7525.00
  27. Wigan1-0Notts County12.05X3.4523.65
  28. Wrexham3-3Hull City13.10X3.3522.30
  29. Accrington2-1Peterborough13.60X3.5021.95
  30. Bromley1-1Ipswich Town15.50X5.2521.49
  31. Barnsley2-2Fleetwood Town11.62X4.2024.75
  32. Cheltenham2-0Exeter13.00X3.2522.40
  33. Huddersfield2-2Leicester City15.25X4.2021.64
  34. Bolton3-3Sheff Wed11.29X5.7529.00
  35. Birmingham2-1Sheffield Utd11.67X3.7525.00
  36. Tranmere1-1Burton Albion11.81X4.0024.50
  37. Reading2-1Wimbledon12.80X3.1022.70
  38. Cambridge3-1Charlton13.15X3.3022.38
  39. Wolves3-2West Ham13.05X3.2522.48
  40. Bournemouth0-2Brentford11.93X3.6023.80
  41. Bromley1-1Wycombe12.90X3.3022.35
  42. Sunderland1-1Huddersfield11.62X4.0025.20
  43. Barnsley2-1Rotherham12.00X3.6023.50
  44. Cardiff City3-0Cheltenham11.36X5.2527.00
  45. Birmingham0-1Port Vale11.45X4.6026.75
  46. Burnley2-1Derby County11.48X6.75216.00
  47. Burton Albion0-1Lincoln City13.30X3.4522.15
  48. Preston2-3Wrexham11.95X3.2524.10
  49. Wigan1-0Stockport12.38X3.1023.15
  50. Norwich0-3Southampton12.70X3.4022.55
  51. Swansea1-1Plymouth11.48X4.5026.25
  52. Stoke City0-3Bradford11.95X3.7023.75
  53. Accrington0-2Doncaster14.50X3.7521.81
  54. Millwall2-1Coventry City13.20X3.7522.15
  55. Sheff Wed1-1Leeds United126.00X10.0021.13
  56. Fulham2-0Bristol City11.47X4.5027.00
  57. Oxford United0-6Brighton17.00X5.0021.38
  58. Everton2-0Mansfield11.24X7.0029.50
  59. Grimsby2-2Manchester Utd111.00X9.0021.17

September 2025

  1. Sheff Wed0-1Grimsby13.40X3.5022.10
  2. Brentford1-1Aston Villa13.65X3.9021.95
  3. Crystal Palace1-1Millwall11.32X5.25210.00
  4. Swansea3-2Nottingham Forest14.33X4.0021.92
  5. Barnsley0-6Brighton19.00X6.2521.27
  6. Burnley1-2Cardiff City11.90X3.7023.95
  7. Fulham1-0Cambridge11.12X9.00223.00
  8. Lincoln City1-2Chelsea113.00X6.7521.20
  9. Wigan0-2Wycombe12.40X3.2023.05
  10. Wolves2-0Everton12.95X3.2522.50
  11. Wrexham2-0Reading11.57X4.5024.75
  12. Liverpool2-1Southampton11.29X5.7529.00
  13. Huddersfield0-2Man City112.50X7.0021.22
  14. Newcastle4-1Bradford11.14X8.50215.00
  15. Tottenham3-0Doncaster11.11X9.50223.00
  16. Port Vale0-2Arsenal156.00X23.0021.09

October 2025

  1. Grimsby0-5Brentford18.50X5.2521.33
  2. Wycombe1-1Fulham12.88X3.1022.55
  3. Wrexham1-2Cardiff City12.63X3.2023.00
  4. Wolves3-4Chelsea13.90X3.5021.95
  5. Liverpool0-3Crystal Palace13.40X3.6022.15
  6. Swansea1-3Man City115.00X8.0021.19
  7. Arsenal2-0Brighton11.75X3.6024.80
  8. Newcastle2-0Tottenham11.75X3.8024.50

December 2025

  1. Cardiff City1-3Chelsea16.40X5.2521.42
  2. Man City2-0Brentford11.70X4.2025.00
  3. Newcastle2-1Fulham11.82X4.1024.20
  4. Arsenal1-1Crystal Palace11.50X4.3327.00

January 2026

  1. Newcastle0-2Man City12.60X3.5022.55
  2. Chelsea2-3Arsenal14.10X3.6021.85

February 2026

  1. Arsenal1-0Chelsea11.73X3.9024.75
  2. Man City3-1Newcastle11.95X3.9023.50

March 2026

  1. Arsenal0-2Man City12.30X3.4023.35

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

England - EFL Cup 2025/26 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the England EFL Cup 2025/26?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 51 of the 93 games with a closing price (55%): odds-on favourites won 38 of 62; favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 won 13 of 31.
What was the biggest upset of the England EFL Cup 2025/26?
Sheff Wed drew with Leeds United 1-1 on 26 August 2025. The draw closed at 10.00 at Bet365, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Leeds United the favourite at about 91%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on England EFL Cup 2025/26 games?
The average closing payout was 93.9%, so about 6.1% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

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