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What are the Most Popular Football Leagues to Bet on?

Discover the best football leagues in the world to bet on beyond the English Premier League.

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Football is the world’s most popular sport, of that there is no doubt. There are currently over 3 billion fans enjoying football games around the globe, many of whom play the game for fun as well. However, those who don’t enjoy playing the game, enjoy wagering on it.

Football and Betting

Football has a loyal and dedicated betting audience. Estimates put the total amount of money bet on soccer at over 200 billion dollars, worldwide. The online sports betting market has significantly contributed to the popularity of sports betting, and especially football wagers.

For the unaware, online bookies are sites that cover notable sports events, and come out with fair and balanced odds. One of the most notable of these websites is Novibet, a bookie that is famous for its detailed coverage and pretty respectable bonuses.

With online sports betting, many football events have grown in popularity. Which begs the question, what are the most popular football leagues to bet on? In this article, we will answer that very question.

The English Premier League

If we focus on the seasonal leagues that take place every year, then we certainly can’t do a list like this without bringing up the English Premier League. The EPL is England’s top-tier football league, featuring some of the most popular sports clubs worldwide, including Manchester City and Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool.

Of course, it is the most popular sports competition in England, but what makes the EPL special is that it gets attention worldwide. When most people consider getting into football, they don’t look at their own local leagues, but rather turn on the English Premier League instead. Naturally, that means that there is a lot of money that goes into betting on the EPL. To be precise, over 60 billion Euros were wagered on the EPL in 2021/2022. Who knows how much that amount has grown since.

The Spanish La Liga

The Spanish League, known in Spain as the Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Prima, and better known as La Liga to the rest of the world, is the second most popular football league in the world. It is to be expected, as it is the stomping ground of Real Madrid, the club that currently holds the honor of being the most popular football club in the world. Real Madrid’s greatest rivals, Barcelona, are also a staple of the league, and its current champions.

Much like with the Premier League, La Liga attracts fans from all over the world. Which means it attracts bettors from all over the world. Going by the same statistical analysis done in 2022, estimates state that 42 billion Euros were spent on La Liga wagers during the 2021/22 season. Which places La Liga comfortably on the second spot on our list.

Honorable Mentions

The five major European football leagues are all incredibly popular betting events. We already discussed the EPL and the La Liga, but that doesn’t mean that Bundesliga, Serie A, Euro and Ligue 1 are any less popular. All of these leagues see upwards of tens of billions of Euros in wagers every year.

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Bastia vs Annecy

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About ten days before the end of this 2025-2026 financial year, SC Bastia is still in a very uncomfortable position. The Corsican club is in fact still stuck in the red zone with a low total of 18 points taken in 24 days and it shares last place in the ranking with Laval. In slow motion for several weeks, Sporting had been defeated by Montpellier 0-2 and now has a series of draws like against Nancy 0-0, Reims 0-0, Troyes 0-0 and Dunkirk 1-1 last week. On the other hand, Annecy has absolutely no need to fear for its survival at the end of the season.

Well established in the 1st part of the ranking, the Haut Savoyard club is in 7th place in the ranking with 36 units on the clock, only 4 less than Red Star, 5th and last virtually qualified for the play-offs. Undefeated for 6 days, Laurent Guyot's men had won 3 consecutive victories against Amiens 2-0, Clermont 2-1 and Dunkirk 0-1 before being held in check by Grenoble 1-1 and Laval 2-2. Finally, last weekend, the Reds defeated Red Star 2-1.

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Parma vs Cagliari

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Parma is in good shape this season and today occupies 12th place in Serie A, 8 points ahead of the first relegation team. Expected in the fight not to go down, Carlos Cuesta's men recently distanced themselves from the red zone. Indeed, they won their last three championship matches. Beating Bologna 0-1 and Hellas Verona 2-1, Parma then created a surprise by winning in the lair of AC Milan last weekend 0-1. Cagliari is currently 13th in Serie A and is 3 points behind its opponent of the day.

The Sardinians showed a surge with a string of three victories in January. On the other hand, they have restarted a less positive dynamic since then, as evidenced by their current series of three games without winning. Cagliari lost to Roma 2-0 and Lecce 0-2 before taking advantage of the support of their fans to hold off Lazio last weekend 0-0.

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Barcelona vs Villarreal

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Real Madrid made a mistake, it didn't take that much for Barça to regain their place as leader of La Liga following their masterful victory against Levante last weekend 3-0. In fact, the Blaugrana left their throne for a day, but quickly regained control. Before the success against Levante, Hansi Flick's men experienced a dark week with a heavy disappointment in the semi-final first leg of the Copa del Rey on the pitch of Atlético Madrid 4-0 then a defeat in the Catalan derby on the pitch of Montilivi de Girona 2-1. This season, at home, it's very simple, only PSG in the Champions League came to win against Barcelona. The record is stratospheric: 17 victories in 18 matches in all competitions. On the other hand, Villarreal has probably said goodbye to its chances of winning the title or even finishing runner-up in the elite.

However, fifth last season, the Yellow Submarine is making clear progress and is aiming for a place on the podium. Competition will be tough with Atlético Madrid. In the Champions League, the adventure quickly ended, without a victory in 8 days of the league phase. Aside from their 2-1 defeat at Getafe, Marcelino's men show character with 3 wins in the space of 4 matches. Victories acquired against Espanyol Barcelona 4-1, Levante 0-1 and last weekend for the reception of Valencia 2-1.

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Amiens vs Troyes

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Beware of the fall for this Amiens team which is more than ever at risk of relegation to Nationale 1. On a downward slope for several years, the residents of the Unicorn are currently in 16th position in the ranking and they therefore appear as virtual roadblocks with 2 points behind the first non-relegation team. Stuck in a very bad dynamic, Omar Daf's men were able to find a little smile again by winning on the wire during a very important shock to maintain against Clermont. Unfortunately for them, the Picards were unable to continue and they were then beaten by Dunkerque 1-4 and held in check by Reims 0-0 last weekend. Opposite, Troyes clings more than ever to its 1st place in the ranking.

Long in the lead with a good margin over the competition, the Estac players have seen their lead dwindle in recent weeks. It must be said that Stéphane Dumont's men experienced a big slump with defeats against Guingamp 1-0, Le Mans 0-2 and Nancy 2-1 and a draw conceded against the bottom red Bastiaise 0-0. Fortunately for them, the Aubois were able to snatch victory last week against Pau 4-3 after having been behind for a long time. Thanks to this success, the Trojans remain 2 points ahead of their first pursuer.

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