Europa League Betting Tips

Learn how to bet on Europa League matches with this indispensible guide to the tournament.

Read on to discover the best odds, tips and betting sites to choose.

If you are looking to learn how to bet on Europa League games then you will want to know where the most attractive betting odds are. But a lot of betting sites will have very similar prices on offer. That is when other factors come into play.

• Make sure your site has an extensive range of betting markets. Europa League betting is not all about the final – or who is going to win a match. The best betting sites offer over a hundred different markets on each game – so you can find the good value bets.
• Another thing to look out for is promotions. The Europa League is second only to the Champions League in Europe and a lot of bookmakers will have exclusive betting opportunities and offers connected with the competition. This way you get the most out of your Europa League betting.

• Win bet – The most straightforward bet of them all. Just select who is going to win the match – or go for the draw
• To qualify – This can refer to a knock out tie where you choose the one you think will go through. Or it can be a bet on who will progress from the early group stage
• Both teams to score – Football seems to be a more attacking game these days – even on the European stage. So predicting both teams to find the net could be a good way to go
• Anytime goalscorer – Give yourself a little more chance of some winning returns by predicting a player to get a goal at any time during the 90 minutes
• Total goals – Not bothered who wins the game? Why not bet over or under the specified amount for total goals?

Two of the most popular wagers when it comes to Europa League betting are the main outrights.

• With the very best European sides playing the Champions League, the Europa League can be a very open competition. It might not be as easy as expected to predict the eventual champion.
• This tournament does feature some incredibly talented players – including goal hungry strikers. The top goal scorer market is always very popular when it comes to Europa League betting.

For a more detailed bet than just the straightforward win wager there are usually a number of specials available to make things interesting.

• Any Champions League team to win – Former Champions League teams drop into the Europa League for the knock out rounds. You can then bet on them to lift the cup.
• Name the semi finalists – A tough one to call, but the betting odds will be very attractive for naming the final four
• Stage of elimination bets – Only one club can win the Europa League, but you can bet on when you think the others will exit
• English club to win – Chelsea and Arsenal battled it out in the 2018/19 Europa League final last season. Maybe an English club will win it again

A good strategy for betting on the Europa League starts with concentrating on the group stage. For a number of reasons the goal count is quite high in this competition so a totals bet is a good idea.

The most popular total goals bet is over/under 2.5. With Europa League betting it would seem a good betting strategy to go with the over. Firstly there are some real minnows still involved even at this stage so we see some high scoring games.

But even with the bigger teams there can be a lot of goals as younger, more inexperienced players are routinely given a chance to show their talent. This can make for an even more exciting high goal count.

• Group stage begins – September 19th, 2019
• Match day two – October 3rd, 2019
• Match day three – October 24th, 2019
• Match day four – November 7th, 2019
• Match day five – November 28th, 2019
• Group stage finishes – December 12th, 2019
• Round of 32 – February 20th / 27th, 2020
• Round of 16 – March 12th / 19th, 2020
• Quarter finals – April 9th / 16th, 2020
• Semi finals – April 30th / May 7th, 2020
• Europa League final – May 27th, 2020

Should I bet on a team who dropped down from the Champions League to win the Europa League?

Not necessarily. Even though these teams tend to do well, only three of the last nine winners started in the Champions League.

Should I bet on the favourite?

For an outright winner bet the early favourites do perform well in this competition. But remember that there are clubs not even listed in betting markets at the start of the competition that could go on to win the Europa League.

Do the big clubs end up winning the trophy?

Although there can be a lot of surprises throughout the season it is usually a club from the major leagues that wins the tournament.

Is it best to concentrate on the later rounds?

No. The Europa League kicks off in June with the qualifying rounds. With less known about some of the teams involved you could use some specialist knowledge and insight to beat the bookies.

If a game goes to extra time what happens to my Europa League match bet?

As with most other football betting markets the win – or 1-x-2 – bet only applies to the 90 minutes. Whatever the score is at the end of the regulation period is how the bet is decided. You can usually find a ‘to qualify’ bet for the winner of the tie.