⚽ UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 🥈

[nelson4lov]

I was curious to see who is considered the bookies' favourite to win the tournament this season, but I can't see such odds being available anywhere yet.
I think either Milan/Juve will be viewed as the strongest teams, but personally, if I had to bet, I would probably go with one of the English teams or with Benfica. Tough choices.

As for Besiktas having the worst draw, I disagree. All of their rivals are within their reach. Some of the clubs, like Celtic, might be considered tough, but it's mostly because of their history and past glory, rather than their current abilities.

I've not been paying attention to the Europa league since the qualifiers begun but since we are close to kicking off the tournament, I will start keeping an eye out for it. I don't usually like to make predictions for who will win the UEL title when its still this early because these are very volatile teams. It only becomes clear during the latter stages of the tournament.

For instance, the form Lyon was during the last group stage, everyone would have swore that they would win it but they went home. Maybe Milan will win it because of Amorim but its still hard to say. On that note, I will hold off for now.

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I was curious to see who is considered the bookies' favourite to win the tournament this season, but I can't see such odds being available anywhere yet.
I think either Milan/Juve will be viewed as the strongest teams, but personally, if I had to bet, I would probably go with one of the English teams or with Benfica. Tough choices.

As for Besiktas having the worst draw, I disagree. All of their rivals are within their reach. Some of the clubs, like Celtic, might be considered tough, but it's mostly because of their history and past glory, rather than their current abilities.

of course, this ranking doesn’t take the teams’ actual strengths into account. i don’t think there’s a team beşiktaş can’t compete with, but ultimately, they could have drawn easier opponents. i can’t say their matchups are great.

as for the betting odds for the europa league, i’ve seen odds at a few places, and it doesn’t seem like there’s a single clear favorite. juventus, milan, and leverkusen all have similar odds.

[kizilhare]

beşiktaş seems to be unlucky with their draw. according to a post by a social media account, they drew the toughest matchup in the europa league:

https://x.com/fmeetsdata/status/2093341615788089603

it’s definitely a tough draw for beşiktaş to face teams like crystal palace, bayer leverkusen, hoffenheim, and marseille in the same draw. you could say these are among the best teams in the europa league. it’s going to be a real challenge for beşiktaş, but expectations are high for them this season, and i think they need to push for a spot in the top 8.

It would have been better if the Hapoel Be'er Sheva match weren't a home game, since Israeli teams don't travel to our country; this effectively turns it into an away match.
I think Beşiktaş will take 3 points from the home match against Marseille. The home game against Crystal Palace might be tough, but I believe we’ll pick up points there as well.
It looks like Beşiktaş has the toughest set of fixtures, but matches are won on the pitch.
With Vlahović hitting his stride, we might even secure 13–14 points from these games.
The crucial factor here is how Beşiktaş will manage balancing the European campaign with the Turkish league—and how much importance they will assign to each.

[pawel7777]

The odds for the outright winner of the tournament (provided by 1Win.com) are set out above.

We have three clear favourites: Juventus, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen being that much of a favourite is quite a surprise to me. They had a great season when managed by Xabi Alonso, but their performance took a nose-dive after his departure and after they shifted some of their key players.
Anyhow, I think the Europa League is less predictable than the Champions League, and betting on underdogs has a greater chance of success.

Does anyone see any good picks?

[IjawMan]

The odds for the outright winner of the tournament (provided by 1Win.com) are set out above.

We have three clear favourites: Juventus, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen being that much of a favourite is quite a surprise to me. They had a great season when managed by Xabi Alonso, but their performance took a nose-dive after his departure and after they shifted some of their key players.
Anyhow, I think the Europa League is less predictable than the Champions League, and betting on underdogs has a greater chance of success.

Does anyone see any good picks?

Juventus and AC Milan has the biggest chance to win the europa league of the new season with Leverkusen's addition just been that after the first two clubs mentioned formerly the Germany league club looks more closer than any other should Milan or Juventus flop on the way.

My suprise package is how come no French league club is looked at as favourite cause from what am seeing the odds does not say so. Does this not give a bad message to the French league that  aside PSG the other clubs stands no quality in winning any of Europe's competitions

[pawel7777]

(...) Juventus and AC Milan has the biggest chance to win the europa league of the new season with Leverkusen's addition just been that after the first two clubs mentioned formerly the Germany league club looks more closer than any other should Milan or Juventus flop on the way.

My suprise package is how come no French league club is looked at as favourite cause from what am seeing the odds does not say so. Does this not give a bad message to the French league that  aside PSG the other clubs stands no quality in winning any of Europe's competitions

Honestly, I think bookies are giving Leverkusen too much credit. I guess that's what you get when you put results from a few years back into the equation. I can easily point to multiple clubs in that snippet that are better than them. Leverkusen would struggle against any of the English clubs if they take the competition seriously.

As for the dark horse underdogs, Ferencvaros did surprisingly well in qualifications. If they can keep the momentum going, they could go far. AZ Alkmaar could also be one to watch. They won all of their 4 league games so far and are leading the table. It's too early in the season to sing their praises, but they look promising.

[Daniel91]

(...) Juventus and AC Milan has the biggest chance to win the europa league of the new season with Leverkusen's addition just been that after the first two clubs mentioned formerly the Germany league club looks more closer than any other should Milan or Juventus flop on the way.

My suprise package is how come no French league club is looked at as favourite cause from what am seeing the odds does not say so. Does this not give a bad message to the French league that  aside PSG the other clubs stands no quality in winning any of Europe's competitions

Honestly, I think bookies are giving Leverkusen too much credit. I guess that's what you get when you put results from a few years back into the equation. I can easily point to multiple clubs in that snippet that are better than them. Leverkusen would struggle against any of the English clubs if they take the competition seriously.

As for the dark horse underdogs, Ferencvaros did surprisingly well in qualifications. If they can keep the momentum going, they could go far. AZ Alkmaar could also be one to watch. They won all of their 4 league games so far and are leading the table. It's too early in the season to sing their praises, but they look promising.

In principle, I mostly agree with you.
The Europa League is actually a very high-quality competition, with a lot of great clubs, and it is not easy to win it.
The last 2 winners of this competition are English clubs, Aston Villa and Tottenham, and it is obvious that the English representatives this year, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, will be among the favorites to win this competition due to the great quality, financial strength and competitiveness of the English league compared to other European leagues.
The representatives of the Spanish league have traditionally been very good in this competition, so I think we should also pay attention to Real Sociedad.
Some see Leverkusen as the favorite, probably because of the previous results of this club in European club competitions, such as their appearance in the final against Atalanta 2 years ago, but then Leverkusen had a much stronger and more competitive team.
Ferencvaros and AZ Alkmaar are good teams, but honestly I do not see them as favorites to win this competition.

[pawel7777]

I can't believe this thread got so quiet.
Things will change, as we're going to have some action tomorrow/Thursday.

Fixtures and odds (from 1win.com) for all of tomorrow's 9 games:

Omonia Nicosia x3.96 Vs Celtic de Vigo x1.98; Draw x3.36
FC Ararat-Armenia x5.20 Vs Sparta Prague x1.64; Draw x4.10
Bayer Leverkusen x1.14 Vs NK Celje x18.00; Draw x8.50
Olympiacos Piraeus x1.39 Vs Jagiellonia Bialystok x8.40; Draw x4.77
AC Milan x2.10 Vs SL Benfica FC x3.43; Draw x3.63
Sunderland x1.58 Vs AZ Alkmaar x5.50; Draw x4.37
RSC Anderlecht x2.95 Vs Lyon x2.31; Draw x3.66
Sturm Graz x3.65 Vs Rennes x1.94; Draw x3.90
Hapoel Beer Sheva x3.66 Vs Dinamo Zagreb x1.96; Draw x3.77

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

In terms of betting picks, high odds for Jagiellonia drew my attention, but they are not doing that great in the Polish league, so the odds are justified.
Another underdog, AZ Alkmaar, are also worth considering, perhaps for a double-chance bet. AZ have been in decent form recently, with 5 wins and one draw in the Dutch Eredivisie.

[Zackz5000]

I can't believe this thread got so quiet.
Things will change, as we're going to have some action tomorrow/Thursday.

Fixtures and odds (from 1win.com) for all of tomorrow's 9 games:

Omonia Nicosia x3.96 Vs Celtic de Vigo x1.98; Draw x3.36
FC Ararat-Armenia x5.20 Vs Sparta Prague x1.64; Draw x4.10
Bayer Leverkusen x1.14 Vs NK Celje x18.00; Draw x8.50
Olympiacos Piraeus x1.39 Vs Jagiellonia Bialystok x8.40; Draw x4.77
AC Milan x2.10 Vs SL Benfica FC x3.43; Draw x3.63
Sunderland x1.58 Vs AZ Alkmaar x5.50; Draw x4.37
RSC Anderlecht x2.95 Vs Lyon x2.31; Draw x3.66
Sturm Graz x3.65 Vs Rennes x1.94; Draw x3.90
Hapoel Beer Sheva x3.66 Vs Dinamo Zagreb x1.96; Draw x3.77

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

In terms of betting picks, high odds for Jagiellonia drew my attention, but they are not doing that great in the Polish league, so the odds are justified.
Another underdog, AZ Alkmaar, are also worth considering, perhaps for a double-chance bet. AZ have been in decent form recently, with 5 wins and one draw in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Am also interested in AC Milan Vs Benfica game, i normally watch the two teams in the UCL and not in the UEL, AC Milan is doing well they are inform and also playing unbeaten the same thing to Benfica too, both teams are in a good form so i believe it will definitely be a tough game and difficult to predict on which team to win. Both team to score would have been the balance option when betting or AC Milan to win or draw since they are playing at the San Siro Stadium.

AZ Alkmaar, also a nice team playing well in their domestic league although i wouldn't write off Sunderland they came from the toughest league in Europe we can't underrate them.

[W Jr.]

The odds for the outright winner of the tournament (provided by 1Win.com) are set out above.

We have three clear favourites: Juventus, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen being that much of a favourite is quite a surprise to me. They had a great season when managed by Xabi Alonso, but their performance took a nose-dive after his departure and after they shifted some of their key players.
Anyhow, I think the Europa League is less predictable than the Champions League, and betting on underdogs has a greater chance of success.

Does anyone see any good picks?

Juventus and AC Milan has the biggest chance to win the europa league of the new season with Leverkusen's addition just been that after the first two clubs mentioned formerly the Germany league club looks more closer than any other should Milan or Juventus flop on the way.

My suprise package is how come no French league club is looked at as favourite cause from what am seeing the odds does not say so. Does this not give a bad message to the French league that  aside PSG the other clubs stands no quality in winning any of Europe's competitions

The French league is dominated by Paris Saint-Germain, so we can say that other teams are somewhat less strong. The real problem here is that Juventus and Milan are participating in the Europa League and are considered favorites there. If that weren't the case, they might be contenders for the championship. However, currently, due to the large number of strong teams, they are not considered favorites. I like the French league, but I also know that, apart from Paris Saint-Germain, other teams have little chance of winning the championship. This might be the reason.

[Daniel91]

I can't believe this thread got so quiet.
Things will change, as we're going to have some action tomorrow/Thursday.

Fixtures and odds (from 1win.com) for all of tomorrow's 9 games:

Omonia Nicosia x3.96 Vs Celtic de Vigo x1.98; Draw x3.36
FC Ararat-Armenia x5.20 Vs Sparta Prague x1.64; Draw x4.10
Bayer Leverkusen x1.14 Vs NK Celje x18.00; Draw x8.50
Olympiacos Piraeus x1.39 Vs Jagiellonia Bialystok x8.40; Draw x4.77
AC Milan x2.10 Vs SL Benfica FC x3.43; Draw x3.63
Sunderland x1.58 Vs AZ Alkmaar x5.50; Draw x4.37
RSC Anderlecht x2.95 Vs Lyon x2.31; Draw x3.66
Sturm Graz x3.65 Vs Rennes x1.94; Draw x3.90
Hapoel Beer Sheva x3.66 Vs Dinamo Zagreb x1.96; Draw x3.77

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

In terms of betting picks, high odds for Jagiellonia drew my attention, but they are not doing that great in the Polish league, so the odds are justified.
Another underdog, AZ Alkmaar, are also worth considering, perhaps for a double-chance bet. AZ have been in decent form recently, with 5 wins and one draw in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Interesting odds for betting, thanks for sharing.
Of these clubs, I follow Dinamo the most and they are currently in a crisis of play and results.
They were eliminated from the Champions League by an objectively weaker team, Viking, and they are not playing well in the Croatian football league either. They lost their last game and were not good in previous games either.
It seems to me that in this pair 1win honored Dinamo's past merits too much.
I think the safest bets in this round are victories for Bayer Leverkusen, Olympiacos and Sunderland.

[AprilioMP]

Am also interested in AC Milan Vs Benfica game, i normally watch the two teams in the UCL and not in the UEL, AC Milan is doing well they are inform and also playing unbeaten the same thing to Benfica too, both teams are in a good form so i believe it will definitely be a tough game and difficult to predict on which team to win. Both team to score would have been the balance option when betting or AC Milan to win or draw since they are playing at the San Siro Stadium.

This AC Milan vs. Benfica match serves as a reminder of how they used to perform in the Champions League. AC Milan, in particular, is indeed a Champions League-caliber team, but the reality is that they’ve had to put the Champions League aside due to their recent results. Hopefully, they won’t forget what it’s like to compete in the Champions League forever, because the Champions League anthem is a huge source of inspiration for fans when the team enters the stadium.

AC Milan has won seven Champions League titles, but none in the Europa League. Perhaps they’re aiming to win the Europa League at least once.
In their four Serie A matches so far, Milan has struggled to compete at the top of the table. Both teams are capable of scoring, so I think that’s a good betting option, but I’m also picking AC Milan to win.

[Inwestour]

This AC Milan vs. Benfica match serves as a reminder of how they used to perform in the Champions League. AC Milan, in particular, is indeed a Champions League-caliber team, but the reality is that they’ve had to put the Champions League aside due to their recent results. Hopefully, they won’t forget what it’s like to compete in the Champions League forever, because the Champions League anthem is a huge source of inspiration for fans when the team enters the stadium.

AC Milan has won seven Champions League titles, but none in the Europa League. Perhaps they’re aiming to win the Europa League at least once.
In their four Serie A matches so far, Milan has struggled to compete at the top of the table. Both teams are capable of scoring, so I think that’s a good betting option, but I’m also picking AC Milan to win.

It’s the first round of the Europa League, and we have a match that could easily be worthy of a semi-final. Neither Milan nor Benfica has lost a competitive game this season. In fact, I believe Benfica has won every single one of their matches. Milan has drawn their last two games, but they faced tough opponents. I don’t think Milan will lose today, but I do expect both teams to score. Honestly, I don’t like betting on matches like this, so I’ll just watch the game. And I think both teams will score and Milan won’t lose today.

[Unsoldier]

This AC Milan vs. Benfica match serves as a reminder of how they used to perform in the Champions League. AC Milan, in particular, is indeed a Champions League-caliber team, but the reality is that they’ve had to put the Champions League aside due to their recent results. Hopefully, they won’t forget what it’s like to compete in the Champions League forever, because the Champions League anthem is a huge source of inspiration for fans when the team enters the stadium.

AC Milan has won seven Champions League titles, but none in the Europa League. Perhaps they’re aiming to win the Europa League at least once.
In their four Serie A matches so far, Milan has struggled to compete at the top of the table. Both teams are capable of scoring, so I think that’s a good betting option, but I’m also picking AC Milan to win.

It’s the first round of the Europa League, and we have a match that could easily be worthy of a semi-final. Neither Milan nor Benfica has lost a competitive game this season. In fact, I believe Benfica has won every single one of their matches. Milan has drawn their last two games, but they faced tough opponents. I don’t think Milan will lose today, but I do expect both teams to score. Honestly, I don’t like betting on matches like this, so I’ll just watch the game. And I think both teams will score and Milan won’t lose today.

Milan vs. Benfica is without a doubt the match of the day, and it’s difficult to pick a clear favorite. Benfica are currently on a seven-game winning streak, and in terms of their level of play, they are in no way inferior to Milan. So I’m expecting a fairly even match and wouldn’t risk betting on the result. I think the most logical option here is to bet on both teams to score.

[Finebone]

Milan vs. Benfica is without a doubt the match of the day, and it’s difficult to pick a clear favorite. Benfica are currently on a seven-game winning streak, and in terms of their level of play, they are in no way inferior to Milan. So I’m expecting a fairly even match and wouldn’t risk betting on the result. I think the most logical option here is to bet on both teams to score.

This game is actually the biggest game of the round, which I think will be very entertaining because if you look at their head to head record in their last five games that flashscore.mobi displayed, they drew three time, and they both won one each, so it  is not an easy game for any of these teams. Benfica are in a better form than Milan domestically, so I expected them to give them a serious fight tonight at the San siro, but just as you have said, betting on goals is the best option for this game.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Milan vs. Benfica is without a doubt the match of the day, and it’s difficult to pick a clear favorite. Benfica are currently on a seven-game winning streak, and in terms of their level of play, they are in no way inferior to Milan. So I’m expecting a fairly even match and wouldn’t risk betting on the result. I think the most logical option here is to bet on both teams to score.

I just checked the head to head to find out which team has a better record over the other, and seriously, I can’t say that one team has a better record because most of their matches always end in a draw.Another thing is that they hardly score many goals whenever they meet. So, that means they always have tough matches whenever they play each other. It’s very hard to say, This is the favorite team for now.However, betting on both teams to score is not a bad option because, in most of their meetings, they have a good record of scoring. Even if the match ends with fewer goals, they are likely to score against each other.But the odds will determine the risk. If the odds don’t make sense, it’s better to avoid betting on the match because anything can happen. There are many matches someone can bet on.as for me, I don’t like betting on the kind of hard matches that are difficult to predict.

[Altryist]

Milan vs. Benfica is without a doubt the match of the day, and it’s difficult to pick a clear favorite. Benfica are currently on a seven-game winning streak, and in terms of their level of play, they are in no way inferior to Milan. So I’m expecting a fairly even match and wouldn’t risk betting on the result. I think the most logical option here is to bet on both teams to score.

I noticed Benfica’s long winning streak, because no winning streak lasts forever. I think Milan could be a suitable team to bring that streak to an end. But I agree with you that betting on the match result would not be the most reasonable decision. Since Benfica's attack is in such good form, betting on them to score seems like a solid option. I imagine the odds for a Benfica goal aren't very high right now, so it might be worth waiting a bit and placing that bet live.

[Gost ms]

The odds for the outright winner of the tournament (provided by 1Win.com) are set out above.

We have three clear favourites: Juventus, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen being that much of a favourite is quite a surprise to me. They had a great season when managed by Xabi Alonso, but their performance took a nose-dive after his departure and after they shifted some of their key players.
Anyhow, I think the Europa League is less predictable than the Champions League, and betting on underdogs has a greater chance of success.

Does anyone see any good picks?

Juventus and AC Milan has the biggest chance to win the europa league of the new season with Leverkusen's addition just been that after the first two clubs mentioned formerly the Germany league club looks more closer than any other should Milan or Juventus flop on the way.

My suprise package is how come no French league club is looked at as favourite cause from what am seeing the odds does not say so. Does this not give a bad message to the French league that  aside PSG the other clubs stands no quality in winning any of Europe's competitions

In terms of winning the title, I would definitely put Juventus at the top. Because if we look at their team, we can see how strong their team is, especially their defense, how strong their team is in the middle. But right now, their biggest problem is consistency and injury problems. If we see them overcome their injury problems, maybe we can see them overcome all these weaknesses. If we look at their attacking side, we can see how many good players they have and if we look at the match with Milan, we can see how much pressure they put on Milan and how they didn't give Milan a chance to attack.

[Oluwa-btc]

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

In terms of betting picks, high odds for Jagiellonia drew my attention, but they are not doing that great in the Polish league, so the odds are justified.
Another underdog, AZ Alkmaar, are also worth considering, perhaps for a double-chance bet. AZ have been in decent form recently, with 5 wins and one draw in the Dutch Eredivisie.

I'm confident AC Milan wins this game. Ruben Amorim has shown in the last he can beat them and he will do just the same tonight with AC Milan. Did he not also beat Marco Silva last season during the Premier League Competition? He has also the experience in Europa League games like this, my prediction is that AC Milan wins.

I don't see that AZ Alkmaar getting a point out of the game. Sunderland sit as the host and I'll be backing them for the win tonight as well at home.

[ASloveapg]

This AC Milan vs. Benfica match serves as a reminder of how they used to perform in the Champions League. AC Milan, in particular, is indeed a Champions League-caliber team, but the reality is that they’ve had to put the Champions League aside due to their recent results. Hopefully, they won’t forget what it’s like to compete in the Champions League forever, because the Champions League anthem is a huge source of inspiration for fans when the team enters the stadium.

AC Milan has won seven Champions League titles, but none in the Europa League. Perhaps they’re aiming to win the Europa League at least once.
In their four Serie A matches so far, Milan has struggled to compete at the top of the table. Both teams are capable of scoring, so I think that’s a good betting option, but I’m also picking AC Milan to win.

It’s the first round of the Europa League, and we have a match that could easily be worthy of a semi-final. Neither Milan nor Benfica has lost a competitive game this season. In fact, I believe Benfica has won every single one of their matches. Milan has drawn their last two games, but they faced tough opponents. I don’t think Milan will lose today, but I do expect both teams to score. Honestly, I don’t like betting on matches like this, so I’ll just watch the game. And I think both teams will score and Milan won’t lose today.

Milan vs. Benfica is without a doubt the match of the day, and it’s difficult to pick a clear favorite. Benfica are currently on a seven-game winning streak, and in terms of their level of play, they are in no way inferior to Milan. So I’m expecting a fairly even match and wouldn’t risk betting on the result. I think the most logical option here is to bet on both teams to score.

This match is going to be a great match, and the chances are almost equal, since it is the first match, neither team will want to start the first match with a loss, both teams will want to win their opening match, but in the end I think the match can also be a draw. And at the same time another strong team starts the match, but that is Olympique Lyonnais, they will face Anderlecht, this will also be a strong match, but here I think Olympique Lyonnais will win the match. What do you think about this match? Last season Olympique Lyonnais won 7 out of 8 matches in the League Phase and they were in first place. They will want to do the same this season, and so I hope they win the first match.