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Olympics 2021 results and closing odds

All 38 finished games of the 2021 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

38 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 68% 26 of 38 games
  • Home / draw / away 53 / 0 / 47% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 94.1% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Japan won at Portugal 30-31, 1 Aug 2021 Japan closed at 5.50 (Bet365); Portugal were the favourite at about 79%
  • Odds-on favourites 74% won 26 of 35

Every game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

July 2021

  1. Norway27-24Brazil11.09X18.00211.00
  2. France33-27Argentina11.09X18.00212.00
  3. Sweden32-31Bahrain11.01X30.00222.00
  4. Germany27-28Spain13.00X9.0021.62
  5. Portugal31-37Egypt12.10X8.5022.15
  6. Denmark47-30Japan11.06X22.00214.00
  7. Brazil29-34France19.00X16.0021.13
  8. Argentina25-33Germany18.00X14.0021.16
  9. Egypt27-32Denmark15.50X11.0021.27
  10. Spain28-27Norway12.20X8.5022.00
  11. Bahrain25-26Portugal15.50X11.0021.27
  12. Japan26-28Sweden120.00X30.0021.02
  13. Denmark31-21Bahrain11.03X25.00218.00
  14. Sweden29-28Portugal11.57X9.0023.20
  15. Japan29-33Egypt19.00X16.0021.13
  16. Norway27-23Argentina11.06X22.00214.00
  17. Brazil25-32Spain16.00X12.0021.22
  18. France30-29Germany11.57X9.0023.20
  19. Argentina23-25Brazil11.78X8.5022.70
  20. Bahrain32-30Japan13.00X8.5021.65
  21. France36-31Spain12.30X8.5021.90
  22. Sweden22-27Egypt11.75X8.5022.70
  23. Portugal28-34Denmark17.00X14.0021.20
  24. Germany28-23Norway12.60X8.5021.80

August 2021

  1. Portugal30-31Japan11.27X12.0025.50
  2. Egypt30-20Bahrain11.25X12.0025.50
  3. Spain36-27Argentina11.14X15.0028.50
  4. Norway32-29France12.50X8.5021.85
  5. Germany29-25Brazil11.14X15.0028.50
  6. Denmark30-33Sweden11.37X10.0024.25
  7. France42-28Bahrain11.04X25.00218.00
  8. Sweden33-34Spain12.80X8.0021.72
  9. Denmark31-25Norway11.37X9.5024.25
  10. Germany26-31Egypt12.00X7.5022.25
  11. France27-23Egypt11.50X9.0023.60
  12. Spain23-27Denmark14.00X9.5021.40
  13. Egypt31-33Spain12.70X8.0021.75
  14. France25-23Denmark13.40X8.5021.52

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

Olympics 2021 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Olympics 2021?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 26 of the 38 games with a closing price (68%): odds-on favourites won 26 of 35.
What was the biggest upset of the Olympics 2021?
Japan won at Portugal 30-31 on 1 August 2021. Japan closed at 5.50 at Bet365, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Portugal the favourite at about 79%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Olympics 2021 games?
The average closing payout was 94.1%, so about 5.9% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

See the current Olympics odds and fixtures, every Olympics season, or check a price's margin and closing line value with the betting calculators.