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Challenge Cup 2024/25 results and closing odds

All 51 finished games of the 2024/25 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

51 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 82% 42 of 51 games
  • Home / draw / away 63 / 2 / 35% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 92.0% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Cheetahs drew with Perpignan 20-20, 8 Dec 2024 The draw closed at 25.00 (Unibet); Cheetahs were the favourite at about 71%
  • Odds-on favourites 82% won 42 of 51

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.

December 2024

  1. Gloucester15-10Edinburgh Rugby11.20X34.0028.50
  2. Newport-Gwent14-18Montpellier12.30X21.0021.73
  3. Bayonne17-16The Scarlets11.17X34.0025.25
  4. Black Lion22-19Vannes11.50X23.0022.88
  5. Lyon Olympique37-26Cardiff Rugby11.25X29.0024.10
  6. Connacht43-12Zebre11.05X46.00210.00
  7. Cheetahs20-20Perpignan11.44X25.0023.05
  8. Pau32-1911.36X23.0023.25
  9. Ospreys30-1411.40X25.0023.35
  10. Edinburgh Rugby52-12Bayonne11.10X41.0027.00
  11. Montpellier59-15Ospreys11.20X41.0028.50
  12. Zebre19-21Lyon Olympique13.00X25.0021.40
  13. 43-35Pau11.03X51.00211.00
  14. Vannes43-19Gloucester11.22X31.0025.00
  15. Cardiff Rugby26-10Cheetahs11.19X31.0025.00
  16. The Scarlets36-18Black Lion11.13X35.0026.25
  17. Perpignan18-31Connacht11.91X23.0022.04
  18. 14-22Newport-Gwent11.30X26.0023.60

January 2025

  1. Gloucester31-7The Scarlets11.20X34.0025.10
  2. Perpignan23-20Cardiff Rugby11.50X25.0023.20
  3. Vannes25-29Edinburgh Rugby13.75X29.0021.29
  4. Black Lion16-41Bayonne12.30X21.0021.75
  5. Montpellier28-511.30X34.0023.50
  6. Ospreys35-1511.01X67.00217.00
  7. Connacht52-24Lyon Olympique11.19X34.0025.00
  8. Cheetahs22-18Zebre11.36X29.0024.00
  9. Newport-Gwent15-24Pau11.62X21.0022.38
  10. Cardiff Rugby19-28Connacht12.55X21.0021.57
  11. 7-26Montpellier15.50X34.0021.15
  12. Pau28-31Ospreys11.36X23.0023.20
  13. 60-10Newport-Gwent11.08X41.0028.00
  14. Lyon Olympique68-21Cheetahs11.17X34.0027.00
  15. The Scarlets38-28Vannes11.17X36.0026.10
  16. Bayonne55-17Gloucester11.14X35.0027.00
  17. Edinburgh Rugby36-15Black Lion11.02X61.00215.00
  18. Zebre21-39Perpignan12.20X23.0021.73

April 2025

  1. Edinburgh Rugby24-1211.18X46.0029.00
  2. Pau24-49Bath13.50X23.0021.30
  3. Bayonne22-32Bulls12.50X21.0021.68
  4. Montpellier17-24Gloucester11.44X21.0022.88
  5. Connacht35-20Cardiff Rugby11.33X30.0024.50
  6. Perpignan18-24Racing Metro 9211.76X23.0022.30
  7. Lyon Olympique34-21Sharks11.11X41.0027.50
  8. Ospreys36-14The Scarlets11.36X29.0023.20
  9. Edinburgh Rugby34-28Bulls11.83X29.0023.25
  10. Ospreys18-20Lyon Olympique11.43X21.0023.10
  11. Connacht40-43Racing Metro 9211.50X34.0024.50
  12. Bath61-26Gloucester11.11X41.0026.50

May 2025

  1. Edinburgh Rugby24-39Bath14.70X34.0021.30
  2. Lyon Olympique29-15Racing Metro 9211.36X25.0023.20
  3. Bath37-12Lyon Olympique11.38X34.0024.75

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.

Challenge Cup 2024/25 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Challenge Cup 2024/25?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 42 of the 51 games with a closing price (82%): odds-on favourites won 42 of 51.
What was the biggest upset of the Challenge Cup 2024/25?
Cheetahs drew with Perpignan 20-20 on 8 December 2024. The draw closed at 25.00 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Cheetahs the favourite at about 71%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Challenge Cup 2024/25 games?
The average closing payout was 92.0%, so about 8.0% 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.

See the current Challenge Cup odds and fixtures, every Challenge Cup season, or check a price's margin and closing line value with the betting calculators.