The latest UEFA Conference League outright winner odds indicate that this year's edition of the tournament will be more even than last year's.
Chelsea won the 2025 edition of the Conference League with relative ease, but with the Blues back in the Champions League this year, they won't get the opportunity to defend their crown.
After the league phase draw at the end of August, the outright odds for the tournament have been set. Let's take a look.
Best Conference League outright winner odds
Crystal Palace – 10/3
Crystal Palace are the narrow favourites to win the Conference League at 10/3, but with just two wins from two matches in the competition so far, they have work to do to avoid the playoffs.
Regardless of their form in Europe, the Eagles have been sensational in the Premier League and have been juggling the demands of European football exceptionally well.
They have the manager to navigate the competition's knockout stages and a squad full of young talent.
Strasbourg – 5/1
Strasbourg, who defeated Crystal Palace in the most recent round of fixtures, are the second-favourites to win the competition at 5/1.
The French side are flying this season and are on track to qualify for the Round of 16 with ease, while back in Ligue 1, they are pushing for a top-four finish.
Fiorentina – 7/1
Fiorentina are overdue a Europa Conference League triumph, and they will wonder how they haven't yet had their hands on the trophy. Over the last three seasons, the Italian side have been the losing finalist twice in 2023 and 2024, and reached the semi-finals again last season.
Fiorentina are expected to challenge for the cup again this season, but they are going to need to book their ideas up to just being the third favourites.
They are currently inside the bottom three in Serie A and are also in danger of failing to get out of the Conference League league phase.
Mainz – 10/1
Mainz are also Europa Conference League newcomers, after finishing sixth in the Bundesliga last season. For a while, it looked like they were going to finish even higher, but a poor end to the season means they have to ‘settle' for a place in the third tier of European football.
While they have never made it through to the knockout stages of a European competition before, the Europa Conference League offers them a fresh opportunity, and their current squad certainly has the quality to go deep.
Their league phase draw looks favourable, which gives them an excellent chance of qualifying in one of the top positions.
Our prediction
Although the bookies believe Crystal Palace are the favourites, we can't look beyond Strasbourg at present. They are riding a wave of momentum that could be difficult to stop.
Lifelong Ipswich Town supporter who recently graduated from Durham University in French and German. Have developed a passion for European football based on my links abroad and am an avid supporter of Werder Bremen and Auxerre. Joined the MFT team in October 2024 and looking to take my first steps into the world of football journalism.
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