The UEFA Europa League is hugely popular from a betting point-of-view. Some of the best teams in Europe line up for this piece of silverware. We have a group stage which presents lots of football betting options before the action moves through to the knockout phase and there are more opportunities to place wagers. There are lots of matches simultaneously which lends itself well to In-Play betting.
There are constant opportunities to place antepost bets on the outright markets. You can speculate on the winner of the Europa League and there are always lots of teams in contention to lift this piece of silverware. Every Europa League match presents itself with lots of In-Play betting options, with the odds constantly changing and it can be an exciting way to engage.
UEFA Europa League in numbers
last 87 games
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Goals a game
3.13
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Over 2.5 goals
66%
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Over 1.5 goals
80%
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Both teams scored
53%
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A clean sheet
47%
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Home wins
46%
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Draws
20%
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Away wins
34%
What happened in the last 87 finished UEFA Europa League games on the regular-time score, from our results feed. A record of what the league did, not a prediction.
What the market got right
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Closing favourite won
63%
34 of 54 games
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Odds-on favourites
65%
won 26 of 40
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Favourites at 2.00 to 2.99
57%
won 8 of 14
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Average closing payout
94.4%
100% minus the bookmakers' margin
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Top closing price most often
98%
93%
From the closing prices of the last 54 finished games with a result: the favourite is the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compared at the time; "top price" counts games where the bookmaker had the best closing price on at least one outcome. Past prices, not a tip.
How accurate are the UEFA Europa League odds? The closing prices of the last seasons against the results, price band by price band and bookmaker by bookmaker.
UEFA Europa League results and closing odds by season: every game's score and closing prices, each season's favourites and biggest upset.
Europa League Betting
Every season, the Europa League features strong clubs from all over Europe and it's always exciting to see how the tournament pans out. There are lots of teams with aspirations to win the competition, with the champions going through to the future season's Champions League. It all starts with the preliminary rounds before the real action starts with the group stage.
Many football fans enjoy the chance to bet on the Europa League and the action tends to take place on a Thursday. There are often staggered times which are ideal for In-Play betting but also placing a multiple bet. You can find that there are often Europa League betting promotions which are available and they might relate to multiple bets such as a Bet Builder or accumulator.
How to Bet on the Europa League
Betting on the Europa League can take many forms. There's the chance to bet on the qualifying matches, with teams battling it out to make the group stage. There are a grand total of thirty-six sides who play in the group stage phase, with each of them having eight games. That means eight Match Days on a Thursday where there's a heaving betting coupon packed with fixtures and accompanying odds.
The top eight teams in the Europa League group standings all automatically go through to the round of sixteen where they are seeded. Therefore, it's always worth looking at the league table to see where each club is placed in terms of what they need to finish as high as possible. The teams between ninth and sixteenth are seeded in the first knockout phase, with the sides between seventeenth and twenty-fourth all being unseeded at that stage of the competition.
In order to place any bets on the Europa League, you will need to have a registered betting account with at least one bookmaker. That means you can deposit money into your balance and place wagers accordingly. There are lots of match betting options and also the chance to place antepost bets on the action. For example, the winner of the Europa League or even the top goalscorer.
Placing a Europa League Accumulator
When it's a Europa League night on a Thursday, there's the opportunity to place accumulator bets. This might take the form of selecting various teams to win their respective games. It might be that you go through the coupon and select the odds for specific sides. The prices then combine together to create bigger odds. There's the chance to land extra bonus on top of winnings when it comes to multiples.
Europa League accumulators don't need to include teams to win. Some punters instead prefer to place a BTTS Acca. This is where you select games where you either think BTTS Yes or BTTS No is going to be a good option. The fact that this is market is two-way increases your chance of getting a return. However, the odds are naturally shorter on average compared to the 1x2 which is a three-way market.
For each Europa League game, there is also the chance to place a Bet Builder. You can load up a same-game parlay by selecting outcomes from the same game. Customers can cherry-pick outcomes that they think will happen. The beauty of this type of bet is that you can focus solely on one game and it might be one that you plan to watch. There's often a bonus that is added on top of any Bet Builder winnings.
Make sure you take advantage of any Europa League odds boosts when you register a betting account. Many of the betting sites will boost the prices for specific selections and across a number of games. It's great to be able to take advantage of increased odds and secure additional value.
