Home of football statistics and historyThe opening phase of the 2025/26 Europa League gets underway in September.
With automatic entry into the Champions League up for grabs, UEFA’s second-tier cub competition is a lucrative proposition for the eventual winners.
Read on as we look at the latest outright betting for the Europa League, before previewing some of the standout fixtures on Matchday 1.
Europa League 2025/26 – Betting
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- Aston Villa – 6/1
- Roma – 9/1
- Bologna – 10/1
- FC Porto – 10/1
- Nottingham Forest – 10/1
- Real Betis – 10/1
- Celta Vigo – 14/1
- Lyon – 16/1
- Lille – 20/1
- SC Freiburg – 22/1
- Stuttgart – 22/1
- Celtic – 25/1
- Nice – 25/1
- Feyenoord – 28/1
- Basel – 30/1
- Fenerbahce – 33/1
- Red Bull Salzburg – 40/1
- Braga – 40/1
- Utrecht – 50/1
- Midtjylland – 70/1
- Genk – 70/1
- PAOK – 70/1
- Panathinaikos – 70/1
- Rangers – 70/1
- Viktoria Plzen – 70/1
- Young Boys – 70/1
- Brann – 100/1
- Red Star Belgrade – 100/1
- Dinamo Zagreb – 100/1
- FCSB – 100/1
- Go Ahead Eagles – 100/1
- Ludogorets Razgrad – 100/1
- Malmo FF – 100/1
- Ferencvaros – 150/1
- Sturm Graz – 150/1
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – 200/1
Europa League 2025/26 – Dates
- Matchday 1: September 24/25, 2025
- Matchday 2: October 2, 2025
- Matchday 3: October 23, 2025
- Matchday 4: November 6, 2025
- Matchday 5: November 27, 2025
- Matchday 6: December 11, 2025
- Matchday 7: January 21, 2026
- Matchday 8: January 29, 2026
- Knockout phase play-offs: February 19 & 26, 2026
- Round of 16: March 12 & 19, 2026
- Quarter-finals: April 9 & 16, 2026
- Semi-finals: April 30 & May 7, 2026
- Final: May 20, 2026
Europa League 2025/26 – Matchday 1 Preview
Wednesday, September 24
- Midtjylland vs Sturm Graz
- PAOK vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
- Red Star Belgrade vs Celtic
- Dinamo Zagreb vs Fenerbahce
- Malmo vs Ludogorets Razgrad
- Nice vs Roma
- Real Betis vs Nottingham Forest
- Braga vs Feyenoord
- Freiburg vs Basel
Thursday, September 25
- Go Ahead Eagles vs FCSB
- Lille vs Brann
- Aston Villa vs Bologna
- Young Boys vs Panathinaikos
- Red Bull Salzburg vs Porto
- Utrecht vs Lyon
- Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen
- Rangers vs Genk
- Stuttgart vs Celta Vigo
The standout game on the opening night is undoubtedly the clash between Real Betis and Nottingham Forest at the Villamarin Stadium.
Betis reached the final of the Europa Conference League last season, but missed out on the title as Chelsea secured an impressive 4-1 victory.
They face a Forest side now managed by Ange Postecoglou, who guided Tottenham Hotspur to the Europe League title at the end of last season.
Tottenham subsequently dismissed Postecoglou due to the team’s poor performances in the Premier League, but he has not been out of work for too long.
Forest have invested heavily in their squad this summer and the affable Australian will fancy his chances of embarking on another deep run in the tournament.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has an enviable track record of success in the Europa League having won it four times with Sevilla (2014, 2015 and 2016) and Villarreal (2021).
His team kick off their campaign at home to Bolognia, who qualified for the competition by defeating AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final last season.
Other eye-catching fixtures in the opening round of matches include Celtic’s trip to Red Star Belgrade and Rangers taking on Genk at Ibrox.
The Scottish Premiership giants slipped into the Europa League after failing to qualify for the Champions League group stage and will be desperate to make an impression.
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