According to the ‘Opta’ supercomputer, Lazio is considered the favorite to win the 2024-25 Europa League. The supercomputer simulated the remainder of the knockout stage of the second most prestigious European club competition 10,000 times.
Opta used betting market odds and their own Power Rankings to analyze each team’s probability of advancing through each stage of the competition and to predict a likely winner. The analysis indicates that Marco Baroni’s Lazio, who will face Greek side Panathinaikos in the round of 16, is the top contender to win the final in Bilbao on May 21st at the San Mames stadium.
Probability of Winning Europa League After Round of 16 Draw:
- Lazio 18.5%
- Tottenham 14.8%
- Athletic Club 13.4%
- Roma 8.3%
- Manchester United 7%
- Lyon 6.3%
- Fenerbahce 5.9%
- Real Sociedad 5.8%
- Ajax 5.6%
- Eintracht Frankfurt 4.1%
- Olympiacos Piraeus 3.9%
- AZ Alkmaar 1.8%
- Bodo Glimt 1.8%
- Viktoria Plzen 1.1%
- Rangers 0.9%
- FCSB 0.7%