Home of football statistics and historyThe most popular betting markets globally are match result markets. The reason is simple: bettors just don’t like to wait an entire season to cash out profits. Unless we’re talking about professional trading, which is just a small minority of the betting action out there, match result markets such as 1×2 or handicaps (European and Asian) as well as other markets like over/under surely attract the attention of most punters a lot more than other markets.
But as a gigantic football match like the upcoming UEFA Champions League Final of 2023 approaches, the outrights market and in this case, the Champions League odds at Cloudbet for example become a lot more interesting as the liquidation of these bets will happen somewhat fast, than, let’s say, by betting during the group stage of this competition, which happened during the second semester of 2022.
How to bet on who will win the Champions League
Unlike a 1×2 market, where you bet on who will win the game or whether there’ll be a draw, the situation is different with outright markets, and in this case, easier to understand.
Current betting odds: Champions League 2023 Winner
After the first leg was played, the betting community has a clearer idea of which teams have the best chances of reaching the Istanbul final in June. This means the current market odds take into consideration that Milan, for example, needs to fight back a tough aggregate score of 2-0 to even reach the final. That explains why their odds are 26 to 1 on average to lift their 8th UCL trophy.
Inter Milan certainly is considered less of a favourite compared with the big favourites Real Madrid and Manchester City. But the two most favoured sides in the eyes of the football community ended up facing each other in the semi-finals. This means that whatever team that breaks the draw from the 1-1 aggregate score in the second leg and reaches the final in Turkey is expected to travel back home with European silverware.
The average odds for Man City to win the 2022/23 UCL are 1.7, while Real Madrid has odds of 5.0+ and Inter Milan 4.0 on average before the second leg of the semis.
Inter is not stronger than Real Madrid in the eyes of the market!
By simply analysing the odds above, one could misunderstand them and think that Inter Milan is perceived as a stronger side. This is not the case really! They’re simply closer to the final than Real Madrid right now and being present in the final is imperative to touch any silverware of any football tournament! Man City, on the other hand, does have the faith of the markets, as the home factor is being considered crucial here. Many believe that the odds for Real Madrid, The Kings of Europe, maybe a little too big right now, and that could be an option of value bet for punters that believe in the strength of Real Madrid, which should be taken into account: not so long ago in the Round of 16 of this season’s UCL they thrashed Liverpool in a memorable moment of the UCL history.
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