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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 Troyes

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Monday, 16 February 2026

8:45 pm

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With a low total of only 16 points taken after 22 days, Bastia finds itself in great difficulty in this championship since it still brings up the rear in the ranking. Sporting's accounting situation is also quite worrying since it is still 6 points behind the first non-relegation team despite better performances achieved recently. As proof, Reginald Ray's men have only lost one of their last 5 matches. It was against Montpellier 0-2 after having been able to win against Grenoble 1-0 and Laval 0-2. Since this setback, the Corsicans have been held in check by Nancy 0-0 and by Reims 0-0. Promised for a rise in the elite just a few weeks ago, Troyes was well established at the top of the ranking with a big lead over its first pursuers.

But the machine has stalled on the Aubois side who have just lost 3 consecutive times in the championship. First surprised at Guingamp 1-0, Stéphane Dumont's men were then beaten by Le Mans 0-2 then by Nancy 2-1 last week. In the meantime, they had also been knocked out of the Coupe de France by Lens 2-4. Despite this bad series, Estac remains leader but it is only 2 points ahead of its first pursuers.

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Tychy vs Odra Opole

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Monday, 16 February 2026

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GKS Tychy have won 3 games in their last 20 meetings, and have conceded 13 defeats and 4 draws over the same period. Over this period of 20 matches, GKS Tychy scored 26 goals and conceded 46. In its very last match, GKS Tychy played against the team and the match ended with a score of 1 - 3. For its part, Odra Opole won 6 wins in its last 20 matches, for 7 draws and 7 defeats conceded.

In its last match, Odra Opole faced the team of for a final result of 1 - 0. Between GKS Tychy which is currently 17th in Division 1 with a total record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 13 defeats, and Odra Opole ranked 12th in Division 1 and presenting a total record of 6 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats, we see the victory of GKS Tychy.

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Celtic vs Stuttgart

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Thursday, 19 February 2026

9:00 pm

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Not at the level displayed over the last few seasons, Celtic did not really shine during the league phase by only taking 21st place in the regular season of this Europa League, far from the battle for the top 8. That said, the Scots were still able to preserve the essentials by validating their place for the play-offs thanks, in particular, to their last 2 rather successful performances against Bologna 0-0 and against Utrecht 4-2 in the last 2 days. In addition to being fairly average in Europe, the Glasgow-based club is struggling in the league where it should lose the title. 3rd in the Scottish Premiership, Celtic are 6 points behind the leader, Hearts, and only one behind their rival: Rangers. Victorious against Falkirk 2-0 and against Livingston 2-1, the locals will aim for 3 on Sunday against Kilmarnock. On the other side of the median, Stuttgart presents itself with some certainties before this double confrontation.

The Germans were indeed able to secure a good 11th place in the final ranking of the regular season of this Europa League with only one point behind the top 8. Beaten at Roma 2-0, the visitors were able to finish this first phase of the competition on a good note by dominating Young Boys 3-2. At the same time, VfB is on the verge of the top 5 in the Bundesliga after its surprise defeat at Sankt Pauli 2-1. The Swabians will want to recover next weekend at home against Cologne.

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