UEFA Europa League Betting Tips & Predictions

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UEFA Europa League Betting Tips


FreeTips is your home for free betting tips for the UEFA Europa League, the second-tier competition of European club football below the UEFA Champions League.

The tournament is a continuation of the UEFA Cup whichw as introduced in 1971. Spanish clubs have dominated the competition with 14 titles, seven of those won by Sevilla.

There are 76 clubs entering the 2024-25 edition which features a new format, 36 teams playing eight games each against different opponents in the league phase.

Atalanta won the 2023-24 edition after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Freetips' experienced football experts have you sorted for the best predictions and betting tips all the way to the Europa League final at San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain on 21 May 2025.

Our analysts use their experience, knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the odds and statistics to provide you with consistent winners.

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Betting on the UEFA Europa League


Betting on the UEFA Europa League is an exciting proposition with teams from different competitions competing against each other. There are various styles that clash with some countries favouring an attacking approach.

Having a deep understanding of the squads and being able to predict the starting line-ups is essential for having sustained success against the bookmakers.

The Europa League qualifiers begin in July with many of the top leagues in Europe starting in August. Many of the teams that enter the qualifying rounds lack fitness and find it tough to travel long distances.

The new league phase means that teams are likely to be fighting until the final matchday, especially with the top eight teams advancing directly to Round of 16.

With the bottom 12 clubs exiting the competition, the will be managers of teams who have no chance of reaching the knockout rounds which will likely see them rest their top players and prioritise their respective leagues.

There is always value to be identified in the betting markets once the starting line-ups are announced around an hour before kick off, particularly in the goalscoring markets.

Live Streaming


Watch all the UEFA Europa League matches with football live streaming.

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News


Keep up to date with all the news from the competition at the UEFA Europa League website.

2024-25 UEFA Europa League Schedule


Phase
Round
Dates
Qualifying First qualifying round 11 & 18 July 2024
Qualifying Second qualifying round 25 July & 1 August 2024
Qualifying Third qualifying round 8 & 15 August 2024
Play-offs Play-off round 22 & 29 August 2024
League phase Matchday 1 25 & 26 September 2024
League phase Matchday 2 3 October 2024
League phase Matchday 3 24 October 2024
League phase Matchday 4 7 November 2024
League phase Matchday 5 28 November 2024
League phase Matchday 6 12 December 2024
League phase Matchday 7 23 January 2025
League phase Matchday 8 30 January 2025
Knockout phase Play-offs 13 & 25 February 2025
Knockout phase Round of 16 6 & 23 March 2025
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 10 & 17 April 2025
Knockout phase Semi-finals 1 & 8 May 2025
Knockout phase Final 21 May 2025

List of Finals


Season
Winners
Score
Runners-Up
Venus
Country
2026-27 tbc tbc tbc Waldstadion Germany
2025-26 tbc tbc tbc Beşiktaş Stadium Turkey
2024-25 tbc tbc tbc San Mamés Spain
2023-24 Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen Dublin Arena Republic of Ireland
2022-23 Sevilla 1-1 (P) Roma Puskás Aréna Hungary
2021-22 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (P) Rangers  Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Spain
2020-21 Villarreal 1-1 (P) Manchester United Stadion Gdańsk Poland
2019-20 Sevilla  3-2 Inter Milan Müngersdorfer Stadion Germany
2018-19 Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal Azerbaijan Olympic Stadium Azerbaijan
2017-18 Atlético Madrid  3-0 Marseille Parc Olympique Lyonnais France
2016-17 Manchester United 2-0 Ajax  Friends Arena Sweden
2015-16 Sevilla  3-1 Liverpool St. Jakob-Park Switzerland
2014-15 Sevilla 3-2 Dnipro  National Stadium Poland
2013-14 Sevilla 0-0 (P) Benfica  Juventus Stadium Italy
2012-13 Chelsea  45293 Benfica  Amsterdam Arena Netherlands
2011-12 Atlético Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao Arena Națională Romania
2010-11 Porto 1-0 Braga  Dublin Arena Republic of Ireland
2009-10 Atlético Madrid  2-1 (AET) Fulham Hamburg Arena Germany
2008-09 Shakhtar Donetsk  2-1 (AET) Werder Bremen  Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Turkey
2007-08 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-0 Rangers  City of Manchester Stadium England
2006-07 Sevilla 2-2 (P) Espanyol Hampden Park Scotland
2005-06 Sevilla 4-0 Middlesbrough Philips Stadion Netherlands
2004-05 CSKA Moscow  3-1 Sporting CP Estádio José Alvalade Portugal
2003-04 Valencia 2-0 Marseille  Nya Ullevi Sweden
2002-03 Porto 3-2 (AET) Celtic  Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla Spain
2001-02 Feyenoord  3-2 Borussia Dortmund  De Kuip Netherlands
2000-01 Liverpool 5-4 (AET) Deportivo Alavés Westfalenstadion Germany
1999-2000 Galatasaray  0-0 (P) Arsenal  Parken Stadium Denmark
1998-99 Parma 3-0 Marseille Luzhniki Stadium Russia
1997-98 Internazionale 3-0 Lazio Parc des Princes France
1996-97 Schalke 04 0-1 (P) Internazionale San Siro Italy
1996-97 Schalke 04 1-0 Internazionale Parkstadio Germany
1995-96 Bayern Munich 3-1 Bordeaux Parc Lescure France
1995-96 Bayern Munich 2-0 Bordeaux Olympiastadion Germany
1994-95 Parma 1-1 Juventus San Siro Italy
1994-95 Parma 1-0 Juventus Stadio Ennio Tardini Italy
1993-94 Internazionale 1-0 Salzburg San Siro Italy
1993-94 Internazionale 1-0 Salzburg Ernst-Happel-Stadion Austria
1992-93 Juventus 3-0 Borussia Dortmund Stadio delle Alpi Italy
1992-93 Juventus 3-1 Borussia Dortmund Westfalenstadion Germany
1991-92 Ajax 0-0 Torino Olympisch Stadion Netherlands
1991-92 Ajax 2-2 Torino Stadio delle Alpi Italy
1990-91 Internazionale 0-1 Roma Stadio Olimpico Italy
1990-91 Internazionale 2-0 Roma San Siro Italy
1989-90 Juventus 0-0 Fiorentina Stadio Partenio Italy
1989-90 Juventus 3-1 Fiorentina Stadio Comunale Italy
1988-89 Napoli 3-3 VfB Stuttgart Neckarstadion West Germany
1988-89 Napoli 2-1 VfB Stuttgart Stadio San Paolo Italy
1987-88 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 (P) Espanyol Ulrich Haberland Stadion West Germany
1987-88 Bayer Leverkusen 0-3 Espanyol Estadi de Sarrià Spain
1986-87 IFK Göteborg 1-1 Dundee United Tannadice Park Scotland
1986-87 IFK Göteborg 1-0 Dundee United Nya Ullevi Sweden
1985-86 Real Madrid 0-2 Köln Olympiastadion West Germany
1985-86 Real Madrid 5-1 Köln Santiago Bernabéu Spain
1984-85 Real Madrid 0-1 Videoton Santiago Bernabéu Spain
1984-85 Real Madrid 3-0 Videoton Sóstói Stadion Hungary
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 (P) Anderlecht White Hart Lane England
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Anderlecht Constant Vanden Stock Belgium
1982-83 Anderlecht 1-1 Benfica Estádio da Luz Portugal
1982-83 Anderlecht 1-0 Benfica Heysel Stadium Belgium
1981-82 IFK Göteborg 3-0 Hamburg Volksparkstadion West Germany
1981-82 IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburg Nya Ullevi Sweden
1980-81 Ipswich Town 2-4 AZ Olympisch Stadion Netherlands
1980-81 Ipswich Town 3-0 AZ Portman Road England
1979-80 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Waldstadion West Germany
1979-80 Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion West Germany
1978-79 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Red Star Belgrade Rheinstadion West Germany
1978-79 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Red Star Belgrade Stadion Crvena Zvezda Yugoslavia
1977-78 PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Bastia Philips Stadion Netherlands
1977-78 PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Bastia Stade Armand Cesari France
1976-77 Juventus 1-2 Athletic Bilbao San Mamés Spain
1976-77 Juventus 1-0 Athletic Bilbao Stadio Comunale Italy
1975-76 Liverpool 1-1 Club Brugge Olympiastadion Belgium
1975-76 Liverpool 3-2 Club Brugge Anfield England
1974-75 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-1 Twente Diekman Stadion Netherlands
1974-75 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 Twente Rheinstadion West Germany
1973-74 Feyenoord 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur De Kuip Netherlands
1973-74 Feyenoord 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane England
1972-73 Liverpool 0-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion West Germany
1972-73 Liverpool 3-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Anfield England
1971-72 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers White Hart Lane England
1971-72 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux England

Winners


Club
Country
Winners
Runners-Up
Years Won
Sevilla Spain 7 0 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023
Inter Milan Italy 3 2 1991, 1994, 1998
Liverpool England 3 1 1973, 1976, 2001
Juventus Italy 3 1 1977, 1990, 1993
Atlético Madrid Spain 3 0 2010, 2012, 2018
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany  2 2 1975, 1979
Tottenham England 2 1 1972, 1984
Feyenoord Netherlands 2 0 1974, 2002
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany  2 0 1980, 2022
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2 0 1982, 1987
Real Madrid Spain 2 0 1985, 1986
Parma Italy 2 0 1995, 1999
Porto Portugal 2 0 2003, 2011
Chelsea England 2 0 2013, 2019
Anderlecht Belgium 1 1 1983
Bayer Leverkusen Germany  1 1 1988
Ajax Netherlands 1 1 1992
Manchester United England 1 1 2017
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1978
Ipswich Town England 1 0 1981
Napoli Italy 1 0 1989
Bayern Munich Germany  1 0 1996
Schalke 04 Germany  1 0 1997
Galatasaray Turkey 1 0 2000
Valencia Spain 1 0 2004
CSKA Moscow Russia 1 0 2005
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1 0 2008
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1 0 2009
Villarreal Spain 1 0 2021
Atalanta Italy 1 0 2024

Performance by Country


Nation
Winners
Runners-Up
Total
Spain 14 5 19
Italy 10 8 18
England 9 8 17
Germany 7 9 16
Netherlands 4 3 7
Portugal 2 5 7
Russia 2 0 2
Sweden 2 0 2
Belgium 1 2 3
Ukraine 1 1 2
Turkey 1 0 1
France 0 5 5
Scotland 0 4 4
Austria 0 1 1
Hungary 0 1 1
Yugoslavia 0 1 1

History


The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971 that grew from 11 teams to 64 teams. The competition was taken over by UEFA and relaunched as the UEFA Cup for the 1971/72 season.

The first final was an all-English affair with Tottenham Hotspur defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers. The title was won by Liverpool in 1973 who won the competition for the second time in 1976 after defeating Club Brugge in the final.

IFK Göteborg (1982 and 1987) and Real Madrid (1985 and 1986) won the competition twice in the 
1980s. Italian clubs dominated from 1989 when Diego Maradona's Napoli defeated Stuttgart. The 1990s started with two all-Italian finals and Torino lost to Ajax in the 1992 final. 

Juventus won for a third time in 1993 and Inter Milan won in 1994. The year 1995 saw another all-Italian final with Parma successful over Juventus. Parma won the Cup again in 1999.

Liverpool won the competition for the third time in 2001 and Feyenoord Rotterdam won for the 2nd time in 2002 after defeating Borussia Dortmund in their home stadium, De Kuip. Porto won in 2003 and 2011.

Chelsea would become the first Champions League holders to win in 2013. In 2015 Sevilla won their fourth UEFA Cup/Europa League and beat Liverpool in the 2016 final for their title in a row.

The Spanish club won again in 2020 and 2023 to make it seven titles, four more than Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.

2024-25 UEFA Europa League FAQ

When is the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League being played?

The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League is being played from 11 July to 21 May 2025.

When are the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League qualifiers being played?

The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League qualifiers are played from 9 July to 29 August 2024.

When is the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League final?

The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League final will be played on 21 May 2025.

Where is the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League final played?

The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League final will be played at San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain.

How many teams play in the 2024-25UEFA Europa League?

There are 76 teams playing in the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, 36 in the league phase.