English Clubs Again Top Favorites To Dominate UEFA Europa League

• What: UEFA Europa League
• When: Competition begins Wednesday, September 24
• Where: Soccer stadiums throughout Europe
• Watch: Paramount+, TUDN

Last year's UEFA Europa League final pitted two English clubs against each other. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United to win the title.

AS Roma and FC Porto are both set with betting odds of +1000. Spain's Real Betis and Italy's Bologna, each with betting lines of +1200 are the only other clubs assigned odds shorter than +1600.

Best UEFA Europa League Betting Tips

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UEFA Europa League Betting Picks

If you're someone who leans into analytics when placing wagers, the Opta Supercomputer is setting Aston Villa with a probability of 21.6% to be the 2025 Europa League winner.

3️⃣6️⃣ teams will be making their first appearance since the league phase format replaced the group stage.

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— UEFA (@UEFA) September 15, 2025

Since 2005-06, two nations have dominated when it comes to winning the Europa League. Spanish clubs have captured 11 titles in that span. English sides have lifted the trophy on four occasions. Germany, Portugal, Italy, Russia, and Ukraine have one title apiece.

Aston Villa (+800)

It's been a rough go for Aston Villa so far in the 2025-26 English Premier League campaign. Four matches into the season, the club still hasn't scored a single goal. It might make a person wonder why this club would be set as the UEFA Europa League chalk.

Well, wonder no more. Start with Villa manager Unai Emery. He's won this competition four times, three with Sevilla and once with Villareal. The 1982 European Cup winners (forerunner to the UEFA Champions League), Villa beat perennial contender Bayern Munich 1-0 in the league stage of last year's Champions League. The club also has Argentina's Emilio Martinez between the sticks. He's considered the world's best goalkeeper.

Nottingham Forest (+900)

After three games of EPL action, Nottingham Forest has already made a managerial change. Nuno Espirito Santo is out. Ange Postecoglu is in. He guided Spurs to last season's Europa League title.

Back to it 👊#UEL | @NFFC pic.twitter.com/9XXypcEvIg

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) September 11, 2025

Two-time European Cup winners, Forest are in Europe for the first time since 1995-96.

AS Roma (+1000)

The Italian club lost in the Europa League final in 2022-23 and 1990-91. AS Roma is being led by manager Gian Piero Gasperini. In 2023-24, he won the UEFA Europa League title at the helm of Italian side Atalanta.

FC Porto (+1000)

The Portuguese club also has a Europa League pedigree. FC Porto won this competition in 2010-11.

Former Ajax boss Francesco Farioli is the new manager at Porto this season.

Bologna (+1200)

Italian club Bologna played in the Champions League last season, but finished 28th out of 36 teams. A win in the Coppa Italia, the first by the club in 51 years, put Bologna into the Europa League.

Best Europa League Prop Bets

In UEFA Europa League prop bets, Aston Villa is the +275 betting favorite to reach the final. Interestingly, both Real Betis and AS Roma are given second-best betting lines of +400 to play in the final. Those are shorter odds than the +450 assigned to Nottingham Forest. Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv is the longest shot on the board to reach the final at odds of +8000.

Aston Villa is also the -200 betting choice to finish among the top eight in league-stage play. Real Betis, AS Roma, and FC Porto are all next in this betting market, each with odds of -135. Lyon and Nottingham Forest, both at -110, are also given odds shorter than even money to be a top-eight finisher.

Again, it's the English side Aston Villa that is the +550 chalk to be the winner of the league stage of Europa League competition. AS Roma, Real Betis, and FC Porto are all assigned betting lines of +900. Bologna, Lyon, and Nottingham Forest are all at lines of +900 in this betting market.

UEFA Europa League Betting Pick

Aston Villa's tough start to the season might lead you to shy away from betting on the club here. That could be a mistake. Last season, both Spurs and Man United charged to the final of this competition while struggling to stave off relegation in their domestic league.