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Europa League Prediction 2024-2025
Get your predictions ready for the 2024/25 Europa League! Once again this season, Europe's second-largest club competition promises to be an exciting affair. It's ideal for placing lots of bets on. We'll be providing you with lots of free previews throughout the season.
Formerly known as the UEFA Cup, the Europa League brings together some of Europe's best teams, all of whom qualified due to their success last season. The format of the competition has seen some changes in recent seasons due to the introduction of the Europa Conference League.
Starting from this year, 36 teams will be taking part in the group phase instead of 32 in the previous editions. Whether by virtue of their rankings or their victories in national cups, these 36 teams have earned their places, and are competing for a magnificent European title.
In terms of format, the Europa League offers a brand new format this year, as the other two European competitions, the Champions League and Conference League. It starts with a unique first round in which each club plays 8 teams without any home-and-away matches.
The top 8 then go straight through to the last 16, while the next 16 (from 9th to 24th place) have to battle it out in the play-offs (round of 32) to reach the last 8. The bottom 12 (25th to 36th place) are eliminated from all European competitions. There is no longer a relegation play-off in the Conference League. After the play-offs come the classic round of 16, then the quarter-finals and semi-finals in two legs, and finally the long-awaited final in a single match, as before. Who will be the Europa League winners in 2024-2025?
Europa League prediction: The statistics you need to know
There are a number of key statistics to consider when making your Europa League predictions. First of all, 62% of matches see over 2.5 goals and 40% have over 3.5 goals scored, with an overall average of 3.09 goals per match. As a result, the Europa League remains one of the most spectacular tournaments in the world, which should encourage you to bet on the goals every week of the competition.
Secondly, it's worth noting that away teams regularly get on the scoresheet in the Europa League with a 1.24 goals scored per match average for the visiting team in the 2023/24 campaign. Last season, 70.7% of games saw a goal from the visiting team, which makes visiting team to score an interesting market to bet on. Movever, the odds on this type of bets are around 1.70 in average. So don't miss out!
Another key stat for the Europa League is the number of goals scored in the 76-90 time period. 21.2% of goals were scored during this time, the highest of any 15 minute stretch. That's not too surprising as it also includes added on time. If you have any doubts or lack inspiration before placing a bet on the Europa League, don't hesitate to give it a go, as the odds offered by the bookmakers are often very attractive.
It should also be noted that home teams are winning 50.7% of the games last year, with 20% ending in a draw and 29.3% ending in a win for the visitors. Don't hesitate to predict a home win or a draw in the Europa League. For these bets, the big Europa League odds will once again be there for the taking, as well as some irresistible potential winnings. If our Europa League betting experts are to be believed, there is a lot to be won in this competition.
Europa League: Our free prediction for 2024-2025
The Spurs trophy cabinet has a new addition! While the Europa League final this season was far from a classic, that won't matter to Spurs fans. They have won a European trophy once more and did it at the expense of a British team. The ghosts of the Champions League loss to Liverpool have been vanquished. It only took a single goal to do it, with Brennan Johnson netting the winner. That puts Spurs into the Champions League next season despite only finishing 17th in the Premier League!
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Europa League semi-finals
Bodo Glimt produced the shock of the round once more as they saw off Lazio. Spurs are the new favourites to lift the cup but they too now have to go through the Norwegian team. There is still a strong hope of an all English final as Manchester United will be taking on Athletic Club in the other semi.
The first leg of each tie will be played on May 1 and the second leg on May 8.
- Tottenham - Bodo Glimt - Tottenham won 5-1 on aggregate.
- Athletic Club - Manchester United - Manchester United won 7-1 on aggregate.
Europa League quarter-finals
Lazio fans will be loving their draw in the last eight against Bodo Glimt, the outsider of those left in the competition. They had that in the last 16 as well so should book their place in the semis. The other three ties all feature UK clubs.
The first leg of each tie will be played on April 10 and the second leg on April 17.
- Bodo Glimt -Lazio- 3-3 on aggregate - Bodo Glimt won 3-2 on penalties
- Tottenham - Eintracht Frankfurt - Tottenham won 2-1 on aggregate
- Rangers - Athletic Club - Athletic Club won 2-0 on aggregate
- Lyon - Manchester United - Manchester United won 7-6 on aggregate (after extra time)
Europa League Last 16
On paper at least, the two at the head of the market have ties that should see them into the quarter-final stage of this competition as Tottenham have drawn AZ while Lazio will play Viktoria Plzen.
The eight matches in the Last 16 will be played over two legs, the first on March 6 and the second on March 13.
- AZ - Tottenham - Tottenham won 3-1 on aggregate
- FCSB - Lyon - Lyon won 7-1 on aggregate
- Fenerbache - Rangers - 3-3 on aggregate, Rangers won 3-2 on penalties
- Real Sociedad - Manchester United - Manchester United won 5-2 on aggregate
- AS Roma - Athletic Club - Athletic Club won 4-3 on aggregate
- Ajax - Eintracht Frankfurt - Eintracht Frankfurt won 6-2 on aggregate
- Bodo Glimt - Olympiacos - Bodo Glimt won 4-2 on aggregate
- Viktoria Plzen - Lazio - Lazio won 3-2 on aggregate
Europa League Playoffs
The competition has been a good one for the British clubs so far. Our two predictions to claim the title, Manchester United and Tottenham, are both safely through without having to take part in the playoffs that follow the group stage.
Joining them in the top eight teams was Rangers who managed to get not only a win on the final matchday of the group stage but also had other results go their way. The other five teams who made it into the top eight are Lazio, Athletic Club, Frankfurt, Lyon and Olympiacos.
The eight matches in the playoff stage will be played over two legs, the first on February 13 and the second on February 20.
- Ferencváros - Viktoria Plzeň - Viktoria Plzen won 3-1 on aggregate
- Twente-Bodø Glimt - Bodo Glimt won 6-4 on aggregate
- Union SG - Ajax - Ajax won 3-2 on aggregate
- AZ Alkmaar - Galatasaray - AZ won 6-3 on aggregate
- Porto- AS Roma - AS Roma won 4-3 on aggregate
- Fenerbahçe -Anderlecht- Fenerbache won 5-2 on aggregate
- PAOK - FCSB - FCSB won 4-1 on aggregate
- Midtjylland - Real Sociedad - Real Sociedad won 7-3 on aggregate
