{"id":78951,"date":"2026-05-13T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=78951"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:35:38","slug":"uefa-europa-league-winner-betting-odds-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/uefa-europa-league-winner-betting-odds-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League 2025\/26 Winner Odds: Who\u2019s Favoured to Lift the Trophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With the Europa League final tie now confirmed, the outright winner market for the 2025\/26 season reflects the two remaining contenders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Europa League winner odds for the 2025\/26 season are now set after the semi-finals have been completed.<\/p>\n<p>Bookmakers have updated the outright market ahead of the showcase final.<\/p>\n<p>The Europa League winner also qualifies for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>That places this market alongside the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/uefa-champions-league-winner-betting-odds-2025-2026\/\">Champions League winner odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Europa League Winner 2025\/26 Betting Odds:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Aston Villa 7\/10<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Freiburg 15\/4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>Odds last updated: Monday, 23rd March 2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> Odds are subject to change. 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Please credit <a href=\"http:\/\/sportscasting.com\/uk\">sportscasting.com\/uk<\/a> if you&#8217;re using.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"258\">Europa League 2025\/26 Favourites<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78955\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78955 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9-560x315.jpg\" alt=\"Europa league winner odds\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9-924x520.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/r1607590_1296x729_16-9.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Current Europa league favourites Aston Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"527\"><strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Aston Villa<\/span><\/span><\/strong> sit at the head of the Europa League outright market at 7\/10 ahead of the showdown with Bundesliga outfit Freiburg.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"527\">Unai emery&#8217;s side knocked out fellow Premier League side Nottingham Forest in their semi-final.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"895\">When Is the Europa League Final?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"292\">The Europa League final will take place on <strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"217\">Wednesday, 20 May 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"292\">Fans can mark their calendars for what promises to be an exciting conclusion to the tournament.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"453\">As with every Europa League final, the winner will lift the trophy on the night and secure automatic qualification for the following season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"180\">Where Is the Europa League Final Being Played?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"276\">The 2025\/26 Europa League final will be played at<strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"273\"> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Besiktas Stadium<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"489\">The stadium is located in <strong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"345\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Istanbul<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and is the home ground of Besiktas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"489\">It has previously hosted major European fixtures and will stage the Europa League final for the first time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Europa League<\/strong> Past Winners (Last 10 Years)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 &#8211; <b>Tottenham\u00a0<\/b>beat Manchester United 1-0<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; <strong>Atalanta<\/strong> beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0<\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; <b>Sevilla\u00a0<\/b>beat Inter Milan on penalties (1-1 FT)<\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; <strong>Eintracht Frankfurt<\/strong> beat Rangers on penalties (1-1 FT)<\/li>\n<li>2021 &#8211; <strong>Villarreal<\/strong> beat Manchester United on penalties (1-1 FT)<\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; <strong>Sevilla<\/strong> beat Inter Milan 3-2<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; <b>Chelsea <\/b>beat Arsenal 4-1<\/li>\n<li>2018 &#8211; <b>Atletico Madrid\u00a0<\/b>beat Marseille 3-0<\/li>\n<li>2017 &#8211; <b>Manchester United <\/b>beat Ajax 2-0<\/li>\n<li>2016 &#8211; <strong>Sevilla<\/strong> beat Liverpool 3-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Europa League final tie now confirmed, the outright winner market for the 2025\/26 season reflects the two remaining contenders. 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