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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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Marseille vs Nice

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Sunday, 26 April 2026

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Beaten three times in 4 matches, Marseille 6th suffered a very bad operation in the race for the podium, especially since the Marseille club suffered the law of two direct competitors, namely Lille 1-2 last month and Monaco 2-1 after returning from the March break. If they revived against the red lantern Metz 3-1, Habib Beye's players did not confirm last weekend in Lorient. Worse, they left Moustoir empty-handed 2-0 and were 2 points behind the top three before the matches of the 31st day. At the gates of the relegation zone, Nice 15th is ahead of the barrage by 4 points after being scuttled against Le Havre 1-1 and having limited the damage to Lille 0-0.

The penultimate defense in Ligue 1 fell to PSG 0-4 and Strasbourg 3-1 in previous meetings and slipped down the rankings over the months, forcing its leaders to replace Franck Haise with Claude Puel as coach. The Aiglons remain stuck with 2 victories gleaned in the Championship at the start of the year, out of 14 matches played.

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Excelsior vs Utrecht

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Sunday, 26 April 2026

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Excelsior has won 7 of its last 30 matches, and has suffered 16 losses and 7 draws over the same period. Over this period of 30 matches, Excelsior scored 31 goals and conceded 51. In their very last meeting, Excelsior played against the team and the match ended with a score of 2 - 2. For its part, Utrecht has acquired 12 victories in its last 30 matches, for 8 shared points achieved and 10 losses conceded.

In its last meeting, Utrecht faced the formation of for a final result of 4 - 1. Between Excelsior who is currently 16th in the Eredivisie with a total record of 7 wins, 7 draws and 16 defeats, and Utrecht ranked 8th in the Eredivisie and presenting a total record of 12 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats, we see the victory of Utrecht.

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DC United vs Orlando City

DC United

Sunday, 26 April 2026

1:30 am

Orlando City

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DC United have won 3 matches in their last 10 matches, and have suffered 4 losses and 3 draws over the same period. Over this period of 10 matches, DC United scored 11 goals and conceded 15. In their very last match, DC United played against the team and the match ended with a result of 3 - 2. Opposite, Orlando City won 2 wins in their last 10 matches, for 1 draw and 7 losses conceded.

In their last meeting, Orlando City faced the club for a final score of 2 - 3. Between DC United who are currently 19th in MLS with a total record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, and Orlando City ranked 27th in MLS and presenting a total record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, we see the victory of DC United.

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Gil Vicente vs Casa Pia

Gil Vicente

Monday, 27 April 2026

9:15 pm

Casa Pia

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Gil Vicente is well established in the top 8 of the Portuguese elite by being 6th and even if he can, mathematically speaking, still believe in his chance of finishing top 4, a priori, it will not happen. Indeed, with 46 points, the local players are 10 points behind Braga, fourth, with 4 games remaining in the season, for a total of 12 points to be gained. As a bonus, Braga played yesterday, and in the event of a victory, the hopes of being European will have gone completely up in smoke. Coming back only to the case of Gil Vicente, he has only won one of his last eight matches in the league, it was against the red lantern AFS 3-0, for a record of 4 defeats against Estoril 3-1, Benfica 1-2, Santa Clara 1-0 and during the previous day against Guimaraes 0-1.

On the other side of the median, Casa Pia has been advancing with the same motivation for several weeks: collect as many points as possible to get out of this 16th place play-off. Problem, Casa Pia remains in 8 championship matches without contracting the slightest success, even losing 4 times against Famalicao 2-0, still without scoring at Estrela in a decisive match maintaining 4-0, on the Alverca turf 3-1 and last week, during a late day against Braga 0-1.

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