Europa League Title Odds: Barcelona, Dortmund New Favorites
The Europa League title odds have had the mid-season shift that was coming, with the group stages done and the new entrants from the Champions League confirmed. Some of the teams that were leading the Europa League title odds tables right from the start are still rated well and among the top 10, but there are new leaders now.
This is the full list of Champions League teams who have exited the premier tournament and will battle in the Europa League for the rest of the season: RB Leipzig, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Sheriff Tiraspol, Barcelona, Atalanta, Sevilla, and Zenit St. Petersburg.
According to Betway, the Europa League title odds stand as follows - Borussia Dortmund (+800) and Barcelona (+900) are the top two favourites, and they’re followed by Sevilla (+1000) who have lucrative Europa League betting odds as well.
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West Ham (+1000) are the only team that started in the Europa League that are still rated among the top 5, which is rounded off by Atalanta (+1200).
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Who Are The Betting Favorites In 2021-22 Europa League Title Odds?
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund | +800 |
| Barcelona | +900 |
| Sevilla | +1000 |
| West Ham | +1000 |
| Atalanta | +1200 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | +1400 |
| Lyon | +1400 |
| RB Leipzig | +1400 |
| Napoli | +1600 |
| Lazio | +2000 |
| Monaco | +2000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | +2200 |
Odds as of December 10 at Betway
Favorites To Win In The Europa League Title Odds
The Europa League title odds suggest three new favorites.
Note: The draw for the next stage will be held on Monday, so these odds could change once that is done.
Borussia Dortmund (+800)
Borussia Dortmund seemed destined for the Europa League as early as matchday five in the Champions League, but their Europa League title odds as soon as they’ve made it to the second tier is a pretty fair reflection of how they’ve played all season.
In the Champions League, and against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga title race, they’ve looked a whole level below. They managed to close in on Bayern at the top in the Bundesliga before losing on Saturday. Although they ran them close, the result was an accurate portrayal that Dortmund aren’t among the world’s elite.
They have shown themselves to be the best of the rest, however, and we expect them to get really deep in this tournament. They have the resources in attack to blow away most teams that remain at this stage of the tournament, and a squad good enough and deep enough to carry them till at least the semi-finals.
Barcelona (+900)
“I'm angry. This is the reality and it p***es me off. We have to tackle it face on. There's nothing else for it. [...] We have to start to get Barca back where they belong, which is not in the Europa League. This is also a hammer blow for me as a coach. We will work hard to bring Barca back, but we have to change a lot, of course."
Barcelona coach Xavi knows he has been handed one of the toughest jobs in football, but he didn’t take Barcelona’s exit from the Champions League well. They were handed a thrashing by Bayern Munich on matchday 6, with Thomas Muller saying his opposition on the night didn’t look like they could cope with the intensity of top-level football.
And he does have a point. Given everything that’s happened over the last six months or so, and the mass exodus, the Barcelona squad is simply not good enough to compete at their usual levels. But with Xavi at the helm, there seems to be a move towards some calm and order.
They’re trying desperately to offload players from the books to try and hit some targets in the January transfer window, and we believe they are a pretty good value pick in the Europa League betting odds.
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West Ham (+1000) and Sevilla (+1000)
West Ham have managed to finish top of their group despite a loss on the final match day, and have generally been a team keen on cutting down the big teams this season. Seemingly, they are a much better team when they are underdogs and that is something they will have to deal with better as they go into the draw as top seeds.
We don’t believe they have the squad to be serious contenders, but the upcoming transfer window should shore that up and get them ready to get deep in the tournament. They’re a good value bet.
Sevilla is among the best defensive teams across Europe’s top leagues this season, but they couldn’t quite put that to work in the Champions League. They should have been marginal favourites in the group they were drawn in, but lost out to Lille and RB Salzburg, which we think is a signal that there might not be enough in the tank to last them all the way to the final.
Having said that, Sevilla do have the quality to be consistently good in the Europa League and are not a bad team to bank on at this stage - before the draw - and with these Europa League betting odds.
Betting Strategy For Winners of Europa League
If you like getting in at this point of the tournament, the Europa League title odds are a good signal of where to put your money. Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona have far greater squads than anyone else who is currently left in the tournament.
The only doubts you should have in the case of Barcelona is whether they’ll sort out the drama off the field and become consistent in this tournament, but on paper the Europa League title odds put them about where they should be.
Having said that, it is still a tricky time to back a singular team. There are some other top-quality sides in this tournament - Atalanta (+1200), RB Leipzig (+1400), Napoli (+1600), Porto (+2500), to name a few - who are all very good teams.
As mentioned in an earlier round-up, we think a lot of the teams involved in the tournament henceforth will start to fall off in the title races in their respective domestic leagues - at which point they will focus heavily on the Europa League. So, view the Europa League betting odds with some caution until at least a round later.
Odds Shark will return soon for another update to the Europa League title odds because there will be plenty of dynamism in these odds and the betting recommendations. Stay tuned to this page for more updates.
