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League Cup statistics and predictions
Season to date: 76 matches since 1 Aug 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
League Cup in numbers
Analysis
76 matches have been played in the League Cup (England) since 1 Aug 2026, averaging 3.09 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 30 (39%), 13 matches were drawn (17%) and away sides won 33 (43%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 55% of matches, 57% went over 2.5 goals, 80% over 1.5, and 2 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Chelsea (2.57), Manchester City (2.46), Brentford (2.36), and the meanest defences as Arsenal (0.36), Brighton (0.38), Bradford (0.41). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 1 Aug 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Peterborough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Bradford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Brentford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | West Ham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Fulham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Wolves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Norwich | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Tottenham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | West Brom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Brighton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Luton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Crawley Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Coventry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Crewe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Blackburn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.