FA Cup Bet Builder Tips & Betting Predictions Today

At Andy's Bet Club, we provide FA Cup bet builders, FA Cup accumulator tips, FA Cup underdogs tips and other expert football predictions based around the competition on a per-round basis. We will have expert tips and predicitons for every round of the 2025/26 FA Cup.

We shine a light on the lesser known non-league sides that compete in the first round proper, and further if they progress, while also carrying over our sophisticated approach to finding value in the market, to supply our viewers with the shrewdest and most informed FA Cup betting tips around.

The 2025/26 FA Cup final kicks off on Saturday 16th May, 2026, at Wembley Stadium, coming after the two semi-finals that are also held at Wembley.

Who Will Win the FA Cup 2026?

Liverpool are the current 5/1 favourites to win the FA Cup this season. They have won it eight times in their history and have made some big additions over the summer, including Florian Wirtz.

Man City are next in the market at 6/1, with Arsenal next at 7/1. Both City and Arsenal have also been but this summer, and will fancy their chances of going close in the competition - Arsenal have won the FA Cup more times than any other team (14).

Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Man United are next in the betting, while there could be some nice value in backing Tottenham to win the competition at over 20/1 in places.

About FA Cup Football Betting Tips at Andy’s Bet Club

We provide round-by-round coverage of the competitions with articles focused on single games, along with best bets and accumulators that display our shrewdest selections of that slate of fixtures.

The Premier League teams do not enter the competition until the third round, but that does not impact the level of coverage that we give the FA Cup. We have experts that follow the National League and the levels below very closely, which enables us to post expert insight into teams like Woking, to try and predict who will be the next ‘Maidstone United’ and upset the odds.

Our tips can be loaded into your betslip in one click, and we stay on top of the best UK betting offers around on a daily basis, to ensure our viewers get the best value for money.

Use Andy’s FA Cup Bet Builder Tips & Football Cheat Sheets

Betting previews on Andy’s Bet Club include a Cheat Sheet on the match, which offers valuable insight into the best player prop/bet builder bets to place on that particular affair.

The betting previews include our two or three best bets for the match, which can be combined to increase odds or backed as singles  – and are available to load into your betslip in one click. They also include predicted XI's, referee stats, players to watch and more.

Our trusty breakdown explains how to use a cheat sheet to your advantage, helping bettors bet smarter and spot value in the data that they can turn into winning bets.

Free FA Cup Acca Tips & Best Bets

Our FA Cup accumulator tips cover a wide range of betting markets, with our experts given a licence to dig deep into the data to find the selections that carry the most value.

The FA Cup, unlike the League Cup, is almost exclusively played at the weekend – especially in the earlier rounds. Therefore, it takes pride of place at this stage, but it is important to keep an eye on the scheduling of ties as it can get caught in the end of season rush where crucial encounters take place on a daily basis.

Best FA Cup Football Tips For Free 

Our FA Cup tips are free and accessible to anyone over the age of 18. We cover the competition from a range of angles that cater for every type of bettor. Whether you prefer goals angles, match odds, both teams to score, handicap or even player prop bets, you’ll find them on Andy’s Bet Club when FA Cup fixtures are on.

The Most Popular FA Cup Football Betting Tips & Markets 

There are more markets available on the televised games in the earlier rounds of the competition, but the most popular markets remain similar to ones that are available when betting on any other football competition.

Match odds, overs goals bets and double chance picks are common. Even though matches can go beyond 90 minutes, a double chance bet will be settled by the full time score of the match.

Both teams to score remains a popular angle in the competition, and we recommend waiting for team news before placing FA Cup bets as it is difficult to predict how strong of an XI the manager will select. These days the league takes priority more often than not for lower league clubs.

BTTS acca tips and player shots on target predictions are part of our weekly offering on Andy’s Bet Club already, and they are worth considering in your FA Cup punting.

Free Bets & Best Bookmakers for FA Cup Betting  

We keep a keen eye out for the best existing and new customers offers on the market throughout the football season, including during FA Cup fixtures. Along with our Free Bets Page you can check out these kinds of offers via our top bet builder sites and best bookies for accumulators articles.

Responsible bet builders are a great way to enhance your enjoyment of a match, especially in the FA Cup, potentially cheering on a side to beat a team who are higher than them in the pyramid.

Other Football Leagues & Competitions To Bet On 

Andy’s Bet Club is a great resource for week-to-week betting on domestic football and we have experts covering all of the major leagues in Europe, so if you’re interested in Premier League acca tips, EFL Accumulator predictions or European Accumulator tips you’ll want to view our tips every week.

You can also see the leagues we cover below:

Premier League Betting Tips & Predictions
EFL Betting Tips & Predictions
Europa League Betting Tips & Predictions
German Bundesliga Betting Tips & Predictions
Italian Serie A Betting Tips & Predictions
Europa Conference League Betting Tips & Predictions
Scottish Football Betting Tips & Predictions
International Football Betting Tips & Predictions
Spanish La Liga Betting Tips & Predictions
European Football Betting Tips & Predictions
French Ligue 1 Betting Tips & Predictions
Champions League Betting Tips & Predictions

FA Cup Tipsters & Expert Profiles 

Given that the FA Cup involves teams from each of the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two, we have a bulk of FA experts, who each specialise in one of these leagues, who work together on our FA Cup predictions.

Ramis Ibrahim

Ramis Ibrahim is ABC’s Premier League expert, he has eight years of experience in sporting tipping and provides ABC’s bet builders for FA Cup matches including Premier League teams. Ramis keeps a close eye on team news for Premier League sides ahead of FA Cup matches, so you can trust that all of his picks are made with getting the best possible value in mind.

Oli Nixon

Oli Nixon is Andy’s Bet Club’s League One tipster and expert. Oli has experience writing and tipping for a wide range of sports websites and podcasts, too. He has a focus on player prop markets, which can provide heaps of value - especially in the FA Cup, with lower league players often being priced generously for shots and shots on target against superior opposition.

Sam Binch

Sam Binch is ABC’s League Two and National League expert. He has years of experience betting and tipping on the lower leagues, and his niche knowledge of lesser known players, team news and trends is valuable for our FA Cup predictions.

Regular Free Expert FA Cup Betting Tips 

The FA Cup is a huge competition, and one of our favourites to cover with expert insight and predictions on ABC. We will have acca tips, Gem Bets and game-by-game bet builder coverage of all the biggest matches.

FA Cup Accumulators 

We will have an FA Cup accumulator, consisting of our experts’ best selections for every FA Cup slate, in store for every weekend that the FA Cup is on. Our best bets FA Cup acca usually contains between 4-6 selections.

Likewise, in true FA Cup spirit, we run an Underdogs FA Cup accumulator, with our experts picking two or three outsiders that they think could cause an upset, potential playing against teams in the league above - all backed by expert insight and data.

FA Cup Bet Builders 

Our FA Cup bet builders will be live for all the big clashes, including matches involving Liverpool, Man City, Man United and more. We also target matches that are being broadcasted live on TV, so be sure to check ABC for the latest FA Cup bet builder predictions.

FA Cup Betting Previews

As always, our betting previews provide a more in-depth analysis of individual matches, often complimenting our bet builders articles perfectly. Our betting previews are often reserved for the biggest matches, and include two or three best bets, as well as a Cheat Sheet, predicted XI’s, referee stats, team form & stats and more.

FA Cup Quick Tips 

We tend to cover non-TV matches, or matches not involving the bigger side, with quick previews. Our quick previews are a more bitesized version of betting previews, still containing two or three best bets, than can be combined into a double or a treble, usually between 2/1 and 5/1 combined odds.

They also include head-to-head stats between the two teams, as well as form and tactics information from both sides. We will have plenty of quick previews in store for the FA Cup.

FA Cup Gems 

Our Gem Bets are a staple on ABC, a Gem is an individual selection, often a player bet such as a player to have 1+ shots on target or to be fouled, that has been overpriced by a bookie. There can be plenty of Gem opportunities in the FA Cup, especially with lesser known lower league teams playing against Premier League opposition, plus the potential of team rotation. Our league experts will be on the lookout for Gems at all times. Keep up with all of our Gem Bets here.

How We Select FA Cup Betting Tips  

We select FA Cup tips and predictions from our pool or expert football tipsters. At ABC, we have football betting experts across all four leagues of English football, so there are no gaps in the knowledge on our FA Cup tips. Our experts work together to provide the best FA Cup predictions available.

Experts 

Our Premier League expert, Ramis Ibrahim, and our EFL experts; Sam Binch and Oli Nixon, come together to share their insights on the best FA Cup betting tips and predictions, across every round of the competition. Between them, they have over 15 years of experience in football tipping.

Acca Stats 

Our Acca Stats tool is an excellent resource for FA Cup betting. Acca Stats allows you to easily filter bets and selections by market, hit rate, competition and odds range, giving you a full breakdown of different selections to use in your acca. 

Thanks to our on-site betting system, you can add selections from Acca Stats straight to your ABC betslip and place your FA Cup acca on ABC. Check out our ABC Accumulator Tips ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup matches.

Bet Builder Stats 

Our Bet Builder Stats tool works the same as Acca Stats, the only difference being that you have to select an individual match and can filter results from there. You can filter by team and player markets, odds and hit rate.

For example, if you want to place a bet builder on Man City v Newcastle in the FA Cup, you’d select the match in the Bet Builder Stats tool on ABC. Then, filter as you like by the above metrics, and tap to add and remove selections to your betslip. Once your bet is all set, you can place the bet builder directly on Andy’s Bet Club.

Bet Pack 

The ABC Bet Pack is another way to create your accas and FA Cup bets directly on ABC. The Bet Pack uses our own ABC Probability algorithm, which gives a % chance of each selection landing. For example, the algorithm might give an 80% chance of their being 2+ goals in Man City v Newcastle. You can then compare this to the probability given by the bookies in their odds and try to find some added value.

You can use the Bet Pack for fixtures up to four days in advance, to help you get as much value as possible from your acca by placing your bets early in the week. You can then click Show Stats on each individual game, which will give you a breakdown of each team's averages, results and more over the last five games. Click into the Match Centre from this page for even more valuable information.

Match Centres 

The ABC Match Centres provide every key stat and detail you need ahead of a match, in order to create your bet builder, single, or acca pick from the game. The Match Centre allows you to analyse metrics such as goals averages, including over 2.5 goals and BTTS hit rates, plus corner stats, card stats and both team shot and team foul stats.

For player trends, stats and more, filterable by season long or per 90, toggle the button from Team to Player on the match you are looking into. You’ll find player foul, shots and shots on target stats, as well as goalscoring, tackles and goalkeeper saves stats.

Key FA Cup Stats & Trends 

There were plenty of key takeaways and trends from the 24/25 FA Cup season, that we can learn from and that we could see again this season.

Heavy Rotation In & After Round 5

As the season goes on, the bigger teams (Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal) tend to rotate in the FA Cup, as they are often fighting for the Premier League title and are in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Last season saw Liverpool lose to Plymouth in Round 4, as well as Burnley getting beaten heavily by Preston (3-0) in Round 5. You would have got some excellent prices on the underdogs progressing - so the FA Cup underdog narrative is very real.

Lower League Strikers For The Golden Boot

Surprisingly, Exeter City’s Josh Magennis finished as the top scorer in the 24/25 FA Cup campaign. He scored six goals for Exeter in four matches. Peterborough’s Ricky Jade-Jones was the joint-second highest scorer with four goals, too.

Given that the bigger teams tend to rest their stars at stages of the FA Cup, you could look for lower league players in the FA Cup top scorer or goalscorer markets, often at big prices.

There Is Often Plenty Of Goal Heavy Matches

Across the 123 matches played in the 24/25 FA Cup, there were a total of 375 goals scored. This equates to an average of 3.05 goals per game. Consider backing over 1.5 or over 2.5 goal lines this season, as long as there is good reasoning behind it, of course.

Back Championship Sides In The Each-Way Market

While there was just one Championship side in the quarter-finals last season, five of the 16 teams in the round of 16 were from the second tier. Two of these teams played each other, while the other three were narrowly beaten. 

Depending on the number of places on offer with each bookie, there could be some strong value in backing a couple of Championship teams to win the competition each-way.

Best Bookmakers for Betting on FA Cup

There are several top bookies to consider when it comes to placing your FA Cup bets, SkyBet, bet365, Paddy Power and Betfair are among the best FA Cup bookies. Each offer their own unique markets, offers and features, which we will go into below. 

Best for Bet Builders 

If you’re looking to place a bet builder on the FA Cup, bet365 are probably the best bookie to use. Their Sub On Play On feature applies to loads of competitions and tournaments, including the FA Cup. Likewise, Paddy Power’s Super Sub is also applicable to the FA Cup, so they are another bookie worth considering - Paddy often offer existing customers free bet builders on selected matches.

SkyBet offer more markets on Championship, League One and League Two teams than most other bookies, so they are worth taking into account, too.

Best for Accumulators

For acca betting, SkyBet’s Acca Freeze is a very popular feature, and can be even more valuable in FA Cup accas. Acca Freeze allows you to freeze one leg of you 5+ selection acca if one of the teams you back to win takes the lead at any point. This can be very valuable in the FA Cup, as there are often huge outsiders.

Lets say you back Plymouth to beat Liverpool at 10/1. Plymouth score the first goal and you can Freeze this leg of your acca. Even if Liverpool go on to win 5-1, this leg of your acca will be settled as a winner. Bet365’s Soccer Acca Boost is another great feature, as well as Betfair’s Match Odds 90 market.

Best for Odds 

The best bookie for FA Cup odds will differ depending on how many selections you have and from what markets. On ABC, our API betting functionality makes it easy for you to see which bookie offers best odds on your acca. Simply build you acca through our ABC betslip, and you can compare the combined odds across bet365, Paddy Power, Betfair and SkyBet. 

Best for Boosts & Free Bets 

Various bookies offer free bet opportunities and boosts on FA Cup matches, particularly for TV matches and in the later rounds. Paddy Power and bet365 are two of the best bookies when it comes to boosts, they both offer daily odds boosts on football markets for the FA Cup - as do Betfair, William Hill and SkyBet. 

These bookies also offer Super Boosts for key matches, where they boost a single selection generously, sometimes from as low as 1.44 to 2.00. This is a great way to get excellent value when betting on the FA Cup.

All four of these bookies offer new customers free bets if you sign up via a promotion and meet their individual qualifying terms, this usually involves creating an account and placing a bet to unlock your free bets. Paddy Power and bet365 also offer free bets or bet builder on selected FA Cup matches, or money back as a free bet if your bet loses.

Andy Robson Tips 

Andy and his team of experts are all over the 25/26 FA Cup, providing bets, bet builder predictions and Gem Bets from the opening round, all the way up until the final on the 16th May, 2026. Andy has built a dedicated following of over 100,000 monthly users on Andy’s Bet Club, that follow his and his experts tips on ABC.

FA Cup Football Betting Tips FAQs

When do you post your predictions?

Our FA Cup final bet builder tips will go live at least 24 hours before kick-off, unless there is further news, eg injury news, around the match that our experts want to take into account before providing tips on the game.

Who has won the most FA Cups?

Arsenal have lifted the trophy 14 times while Man United trail them narrowly on 13.