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Carabao Cup · 92 clubs · Knockout to Wembley

The Carabao Cup - rotation, shocks and a Wembley final in the spring. Lock in the correct score before kick-off, then call the next goalscorer and the next team to score in real time - points land the instant the game proves you right. Free to play, no entry fee.

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Example match

How a live Carabao Cup match plays out

A pre-match predictor ends at kick-off. Here the match is where it starts: every goal settles a pick and opens the next one.

  1. Before kick-off

    Call the score

    You go 2-1 to the home side. Your correct score locks the moment the match kicks off.

  2. 23'

    Pick the next scorer

    You back the home striker to score next. After a short fair-play delay, the pick is locked in.

  3. 31' GOAL

    Points land instantly

    He scores. Your points hit the leaderboard straight away, not at full time.

  4. 31'

    A fresh pick opens

    The next goal is up for grabs: call the scorer again, or which team scores next.

  5. Full time

    Your score call pays too

    It finishes 2-1. The correct score you called before kick-off lands as well.

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Carabao Cup · 92 clubs · Knockout to Wembley

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What is the Carabao Cup prediction game?

The Carabao Cup prediction game on CalledItMate is a free, live football prediction game for Carabao Cup matches. Lock in a correct-score call before kick-off, then keep predicting live during the match - pick the next goalscorer or the next team to score, with a fresh window after every goal. Every correct call earns points the instant the game confirms it, not at full time. It is completely free: no entry fee, no subscription and no deposit, so you never pay a penny. Points build toward the weekly leaderboard, and the top two win real cash - £15 and £10 across the top two.

Predict the Carabao Cup, live

The EFL Cup, known by sponsorship as the Carabao Cup, is England's midweek knockout competition, open to every club in the Premier League and the English Football League. It is a straight knockout from the first round through to a two-legged semi-final and a final at Wembley, which means a League Two side can be ninety minutes from knocking out a Champions League club. Liverpool are the record winners, and the competition has a long habit of throwing up results nobody sensible predicted.

The League Cup has been running since 1960 and has always been the more relaxed of England's two domestic cups, which is precisely what makes it interesting. Managers rotate heavily in the early rounds, academy players get real minutes, and the gap between divisions narrows once a Premier League side fields eight changes away at a full lower-league ground. Extra time has been stripped out of the earlier rounds, so level games go straight to penalties, and ties are decided in one night rather than dragged into replays.

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What can you predict?

Correct Score

Call the final scoreline before kick-off. Exact scores are the hardest to call and the most rewarding when you nail them.

Goalscorer

Predict the next player to score before each goal. Lock in your pick while the Carabao Cup match is live - the closer you call it, the bigger it feels.

Next Team to Score

While the match is live, pick whether the home or away side scores next. Fast calls, fast points.

How It Works

How to play the Carabao Cup prediction game

Find a Carabao Cup match

Browse live and upcoming Carabao Cup fixtures. A fixture opens for predictions as soon as it falls inside the current prize week, so you can get your early calls in.

Call the goalscorer

Pick the next goalscorer from the lineup while the match is live. Predict the score before kick-off. Pick which team scores next in real time.

Points land instantly

The moment the game proves you right, the points hit your account. No waiting for full time. Watch your rank move in real time.

Win real cash

The top two on the weekly leaderboard win real cash - paid directly, no wagering required. Every goal is a chance to climb.

weekly prize pool

£25 up for grabs this week

£15 and £10 across the top two on the leaderboard, paid at the end of every week. Every correct Carabao Cup call moves your rank.

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FAQ

Carabao Cup prediction questions

Why is the Carabao Cup good for predictions?

Because form guides mean less than they do in the league. Heavy rotation flattens the quality gap, unfamiliar line-ups produce scrappy low-scoring ties, and shocks are common enough that calling an underdog outcome is a real option rather than a novelty. Goalscorer picks are worth a look too, since a rotated front line often hands a start to a squad player most people have not considered. Points land live on CalledItMate as the game confirms them.

How does the Carabao Cup format work?

It is single-leg knockout football from the first round onwards, with the semi-finals played over two legs and the final at Wembley in the spring. Premier League clubs enter at a later stage than lower-division sides, and clubs in European competition come in later again. Level ties in the early rounds go straight to penalties rather than extra time, so a shoot-out is always on the table when you are predicting a result.

When are Carabao Cup ties played?

Rounds are played midweek, generally Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with kick-offs around 19:45 and 20:00 UK time, and the earlier rounds get spread across both nights. The semi-final legs sit either side of the turn of the year and the final is a Sunday afternoon at Wembley. CalledItMate shows all times in your local zone and opens each fixture for predictions as soon as it falls inside the current prize week.

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