Yesterday, December 18, the draw for the Conference League playoff round took place. This round can also be called the 1/16 final of the tournament. The bookmakers have updated the line of the winner of the third European Cup. We study the designs and tell you who the experts see as the winner of the tournament!
Conference league drawing scheme.
According to the results of the group stage, eight clubs that took first place in their quartets directly advanced to the round of 16. These are Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Viktoria Pilsen, Club Brugge, Aston Villa, Fiorentina, PAOK and Fenerbahce.
The teams that took second place in the groups were joined by the clubs in third place in the Europa League groups. These teams will play the so-called playoff round or 1/16 final.
Who will play who in the playoff round?
Based on the results of the draw, the following pairs of play-off matches were obtained.
Sturm – Slovan Servette – Ludogorets Union – Eintracht Frankfurt Betis – Dinamo Zagreb Olympiacos – Ferencvaros Ajax – Bodø-Glimt Molde – ” Legia Maccabi Haifa – Gent
The first play-offs will be played on February 15, 2024 and the return matches on February 22, 2024.
Who are the main favorites?
The betting houses consider that Aston Villa is the main contender to win the Conference League. You can bet on the success of the Birmingham club with odds of 4.00. The English took first place in the group stage, so they will start the playoffs from the round of 16. Unai Emery has won the Europa League four times, so why shouldn’t he try the new European Cup?
Fiorentina’s chances were estimated at 6.50; the Italians will also start the playoffs from the second round. But Eintracht, who are offered a 10.0 odds, will play in the 1/16 final. The opponent is the Belgian Union (25.0).
Will Ajax revive with the Conference League?
Last fall, only the lazy did not say how bad everything was at Ajax Amsterdam. The team was headed for relegation in the Dutch championship and underwent a change of sports block and coach. But time passes, the situation has stabilized and is improving rapidly. It was not possible to continue playing in the Europa League, but in the Conference League the Dutch club is one of the favorites. You can bet on their victory for 13.0. And Nikita Khaikin and his Bodo-Glimt will try to stop Ajax. According to analysts, the Russian does not have many chances. The odds of the Norwegian club winning the conference league are 100. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s chances are also considered low, but they will surely be in the round of 16.
The chances of Betis and Lille were valued with the same figure as Ajax. The French are still waiting for a rival, but the Spanish fell to Dinamo Zagreb (50.0), which is experiencing a generational change.
For 15.0 you can bet on the success of Fenerbahce and for 17.0 you can bet on the victory of Brugge. The probability of success of PAOK, in which Magomed Ozdoev plays, was estimated at 20.0. All these clubs will begin the fight from the round of 16.
Who else can win?
Frankly, the circle of obvious contenders has been exhausted. Then come the teams whose victory will be a sensation. For 25.0 you can bet on Pilsen Victoria.
Gent and Slovan’s chances were estimated at 40.0. The Belgians will play in the play-offs against Maccabi Haifa (50.0) and Slovan will face Austrian Sturm (45.0).
45.0 is given to Olympiacos, who will play Stanislav Cherchesov’s former team, with Ferencvaros (50.0). Ludogorets’ probability of success was estimated at 50.0, but the Bulgarians are the favorites in the confrontation against Servette (80.0).
The couple “Molde” – “Legia” is a duel between equal rivals, analysts give an odds of 80.0 for the victory of any of these clubs in the tournament.
Of course, the coefficients will still be adjusted before February. Injuries, disqualifications, ups and downs – all of this is bound to happen. But right now there’s a good chance to place a high-odds bet and win a jackpot if you’re successful. Happy betting!
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