The UEFA Champions League is likely the World’s greatest club soccer tournament, pitting the top clubs of Europe against one another.  OddsJet compares Champions League betting odds from several reputable online sportsbook companies that serve customers in South Africa, some of which offer Rand accounts.  This Champions League odds comparison allows OddsJet to display the best odds for every match whether for the playoff round, the group stage or the knockout rounds and helps South African bettors maximize their potential returns.  Users can toggle between 1X2 match odds as well as Double Chance odds.  When in the knockout rounds, remember that these betting markets only refer to the full-time match result and do not include the result through extra time or penalties.  For UEFA Champions League Futures, OddsJet also displays the best Champions League winner odds for each team.

UEFA Champions League Odds Explained  

1X2 Match Betting

This is the most popular betting market for the Champions League.  Here, one is simply wagering on the Full-Time result of a given match: 1 – a Home Win, X – a Draw, 2 – an Away win. 

Double Chance Betting

This is a variation of typical 1X2 match betting whereby one selects any two of the three possible outcomes: 1,X – Home Win or Draw.  X,2 - Draw or Away Win.  1,2 - Home Win or Away Win.  This allows for a hedging of one’s bet.  In doing so, the odds will be lower than for a typical 1X2 match result odds.  Again, this applies to the full-time match result, not extra time nor penalties.

UEFA Champions League odds expressed in American, Decimal and Fractional formats

For American odds format, there are two sets of expressions to remember, but both revolve around the figure of $100. First, negative numbers are applicable when the odds are below even-money and express how much one needs to wager in order to win a profit of $100.  When one sees a negative number like Real Madrid to win at -350, this means that one would need to stake $350 in order to win a profit of $100, for a total return of $450.  When the odds are above even, American odds format displays a positive figure which expresses how much one might win when $100 is staked.  For example, match odds of +237 for a draw means that a stake of $100 wins $237 in profit for a total return of $337. 

For Decimal odds format, the odds express the full amount that will be returned on your wager including the stake amount.  Simply multiply the odds by the stake. For example, if Manchester United is listed to win at 1.77, a $100 bet would return a total of $177 including your stake, so the profit would be $77.  A draw with decimal odds of 3.75 would return $375 on a bet of $100. 

For Fractional format, the odds express the amount of profit that will be returned on a wager.  So for example, with a wager of $100 and odds of 1/3 (said one-to-three) on Bayern Munich to win, one would see a profit of $33.33 ($100 X 1/3) plus the stake for a total return of $133.33.

Odds Comparison of Top European Football Leagues & Competitions

UEFA has developed a coefficient system to rank each European football league.  Find an odds comparison of upcoming matches for each of these top leagues as ranked by UEFA below.  

Champions League Odds (UEFA 1st Tier)

Europa League Odds (UEFA 2nd Tier)

La Liga Odds (Spain 1st Tier)

Premier League Odds (England 1st Tier)

Bundesliga Odds (Germany 1st Tier)

Serie A Odds (Italy 1st Tier)

Ligue 1 Odds (France 1st Tier)

Premeira Liga Odds (Portugal 1st Tier)

Russian Premier League Odds (Russia 1st Tier)

Eredivise Odds (Dutch 1st Tier)

Belgian Pro League Odds (Belgium First Division A)

Ukrainian Premier League Odds (Ukraine 1st Tier)

Süper Lig Odds (Turkey 1st Tier)

Austrian Bundesliga Odds (Austria 1st Tier)

Danish Superliga Odds (Denmark 1st Tier)

Scottish Premiership Odds (Scotland 1st Tier)

Super League Greece Odds (Greek 1st Tier)

Serbian SuperLiga Odds (Serbian 1st Tier)

Swiss Super League Odds (Switzerland 1st Tier)