Europa Conference League 2024-25 winner odds: Favourites and quarter-finalists ranked
We’re now at the quarter-final stage of the 2024-25 Europa Conference League, and there are runaway favourites.
While the Europa Conference League isn’t the competition many big clubs want to be in, once they are in, it makes sense to try to win the competition. For Chelsea, this may be their best chance of securing European football for next season — considering the closeness of the European race in the Premier League, and how favoured they are in this tertiary tournament.
Europa Conference League winner odds
How do the Europa Conference League favourites for 2024-25 rank?
NK Celje
NK Celje are the lowest-ranked team still in the Europa Conference League this season, going on their group stage finish. The Slovenian side finished 21st in the group stage, winning two of their six games. They were among the top scorers in the competition, netting 13 goals, but they also conceded 13. As a result, Celje were unseeded in the knockout phase play-offs, pit against Cypriot side APOEL. They won that tie 4-2 and then beat Swiss side Lugano on penalties, after a 5-5 aggregate draw. They face Fiorentina in the quarter-finals.
Djurgarden
Djurgarden were one of the top performers in the group stage, finishing fifth with four wins from six. They drew one and lost one, well deserving of their automatic last 16 spot. Things weren’t as straightforward in the last 16 for Djurgarden, who lost the first leg of their tie against Pafos 1-0. But the Swedish side were in control in the return fixture, taking the tie 3-1 on aggregate. Rapid Vienna are up next, but Djurgarden are also on Chelsea’s side of the draw, which has hampered their odds.
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw won four of their six group games, earning a seventh-placed finish. That was enough for automatic qualification to the last 16, with the Polish side also boasting the joint-best defence in the group stage, conceding five goals. But that defence was really put to the test in the last 16 against Molde. Legia Warsaw lost the first leg 3-2, but won the return fixture 2-0 after extra time to set up a quarter-final tie with Chelsea.
Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna finished fourth in the Europa Conference League group stage, level on points with Fiorentina and only behind on goal difference. They also won four of their six games, with one draw and a defeat. After securing direct passage to the last 16, Rapid Vienna faced Bosnian side Borac Banja Luka. It was a hard matchup for the Austrian side, who needed extra time to eventually win 3-2 on aggregate. Djurgardens are up next, but Rapid Vienna are on Chelsea’s side of the draw and could face the Blues in the semi-finals should both teams get there.
Jagiellonia Bialystok
Things were incredibly tight in the group stage, and Jagiellonia Bialystok were unfortunate to miss out on a top-eight finish on goal difference. The Polish side sat two goals lower than eighth-placed Cercle Brugge, so had to go through the knockout phase play-offs. There, Bialystok knocked out Serbian side TSC with a pair of 3-1 wins. In the last 16, Bialystok got their revenge on Cercle Brugge for finishing above them on goal difference, with a 3-2 aggregate victory. Real Betis await in the quarter-finals.
Fiorentina
Fiorentina have two Europa Conference League final defeats to their name. So they’ll be desperate to get their hands on the trophy. The Italian side had a good group stage, finishing third with four wins from six, suffering just one defeat. Their reward for skipping the knockout phase play-offs was a last 16 tie against Panathinaikos. Fiorentina had to come from a first-leg deficit to win that tie, eventually taking it 5-4 on aggregate. With Celje up next, Fiorentina could face Real Betis in the semi-finals.
Real Betis
Real Betis could have been a potential opponent for Chelsea in the last 16, but they were drawn in the other path. The Spanish side had to come through the knockout phase play-offs after finishing 15th in the group stage. They won three of their six games, losing two alongside one draw. In the play-offs, Betis beat Belgian side Genk and then thrashed Vitoria Giumaraes in the last 16. They’ll face Jagiellonia Bialystok next.
Chelsea
Chelsea are the big dogs in the competition and, after the last 16, are still odds-on favourites to lift the trophy in May. The Blues went perfect in the group stage with six wins from six, finishing top — four points clear of any other team. They had the best attack and the joint-best defence. And they’re still perfect after the last 16, though it wasn’t easy. The Blues were made to work hard for their 3-1 aggregate win over FC Copenhagen, setting up a quarter-final tie with Legia Warsaw.
2024-25 Europa Conference League quarter-final draw
- Real Betis vs Jagiellonia Bialystok
- Celje vs Fiorentina
- Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea
- Djurgardens vs Rapid Vienna
2024-25 Europa Conference League semi-final draw
- Real Betis/Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Celje/Fiorentina
- Legia Warsaw/Chelsea vs Djurgardens/Rapid Vienna
