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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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Coban Imperial vs Municipal

Coban Imperial

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

10:00 pm

Municipal

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Coban Imperial has won 4 of its last 6 matches, and has conceded 1 loss and 1 draw over the same period. Over this period of 6 matches, Coban Imperial scored 14 goals and conceded 6. In its very last meeting, Coban Imperial played against the team and the match ended with a result of 0 - 1. For its part, CSD Municipal obtained 3 wins in its last 6 matches, for 2 draws and 1 defeat conceded.

In its last match, CSD Municipal faced the team of for a final score of 1 - 1. Between Coban Imperial who is currently 1st in Liga Nacional - Clausura with a total record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and CSD Municipal ranked 3rd in Liga Nacional - Clausura and presenting a total record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, we see the victory of Coban Imperial.

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Winterthur vs St. Gallen

Winterthur

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

7:00 pm

St. Gallen

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1.69

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Winterthur have won 3 of their last 24 matches, and have suffered 16 losses and 5 draws over the same period. Over this period of 24 matches, Winterthur scored 28 goals and conceded 67. In their very last match, Winterthur played against the club and the match ended with a result of 1 - 6. For their part, FC St. Gallen obtained 13 victories in their last 24 meetings, for which they drew 4 points and conceded 7 losses. In its last match, FC St.

Gall faced the formation of for a final result of 0 - 0. Between Winterthur which is currently 12th in the Super Cup with a total record of 3 wins, 5 draws and 16 defeats, and FC St.Gall ranked 2nd in the Super Cup and presenting a total record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats, we see the victory of FC St.Gall.

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Celtic vs Stuttgart

Celtic

Thursday, 19 February 2026

9:00 pm

Stuttgart

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3.36

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2.11

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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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PAOK vs Celta Vigo

PAOK

Thursday, 19 February 2026

6:45 pm

Celta Vigo

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Losing to OL on the final day 4-2, PAOK Salonika had to settle for 17th place in the league phase, thus receiving the first round of this double confrontation. The defeat at Les Gones was also the only one suffered in 2026 in all competitions. This implies that this PAOK team is performing very well on the national scene, 3rd in the championship. Last weekend, in the league, the local team accumulated a second goalless draw in the elite against AEK Athens after that on the Aris turf. Newly, PAOK Salonika validated its ticket for the final of the national cup by offering itself Panathinaikos in the semi-final victory 3-0 on aggregate of the double-confrontation. It's quite simple, since the start of the season, at home, PAOK Salonika is quite simply undefeated in all competitions. Celta Vigo has been warned, it will have to be able to achieve an exploit to return to Balaidos with a sporting advantage.

Downside, the Galicians have not won in 4 away games, even losing to Real Sociedad in La Liga 3-1. Among these four matches without a victory, Vigo drew on the very hostile pitch of Red Star Belgrade in C3 1-1. In the process, in La Liga, the Spaniards were held to a draw by Getafe 0-0 and Espanyol Barcelona last weekend 2-2. Celta finished the league phase in 16th place with one more point on their evening opponent. It will be recalled that Claudio Giraldez's men lost in Bulgaria against Ludogorets 3-2 or Stuttgart 2-1. Only one victory out of the 4 matches played on the road during the league phase, in Croatia against Zagreb 0-3.

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Chelsea vs Burnley

Chelsea

Saturday, 21 February 2026

4:00 pm

Burnley

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Eager to qualify for the next Champions League, Chelsea are currently 5th in the Premier League and are 1 point behind 4th place. Solid since the arrival on the bench of Liam Rosenior, the Blues have not lost any of their last five championship matches, 4 wins and 1 draw. After dominating Brentford 2-0, Crystal Palace 1-3, West Ham 3-2 and Wolverhampton 1-3, they were held back at home by Leeds 2-2. Last weekend, the London team easily got the better of Hull in the FA Cup 0-4. In the Champions League, Chelsea are waiting to know the identity of their opponent in the round of 16.

The return to the elite is proving very difficult for Burnley who today occupies 19th place in the Premier League with 9 points out of the first non-relegation place. On the last day, the Clarets regained some confidence by winning on the Crystal Palace pitch 2-3. They thus ended a very bad series of 16 matches without a victory in the championship, 5 draws and 11 defeats. Last weekend, Burnley were surprised, at home, by a resident of League One 3rd division, Mansfield, in the FA Cup 1-2.

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Wolfsburg vs Augsburg

Wolfsburg

Saturday, 21 February 2026

3:30 pm

Augsburg

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3.26

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3.78

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Be careful not to play too much with fire for this Wolfsburg team which is clearly not immune to enormous disillusionment at the end of the season. Only 15th in the standings, this team only has a small point lead over the first relegated team before the start of this 23rd day and it therefore risks experiencing difficult next few months if it does not accelerate a little. In search of a first success since January 14, VfL had been beaten 3 times by Mainz 3-1, Cologne 1-0 and by Dortmund 1-2 before stopping the bleeding last weekend by holding Leipzig to a draw 2-2. Opposite, FC Augsburg is very accustomed to its fierce struggles to maintain its position. But unlike his opponent today, he can count on a little more margin before starting the last 11 days of the championship since he is 6 units ahead of the play-off, Werder Bremen.

Rather in a good moment currently, the Bavarians have won 3 of their last 4 championship matches. After being able to defeat Bayern Munich 1-2 and Sankt Pauli 2-1, Manuel Baum's men were dominated by Mainz 2-0. But last weekend, they were able to resume their march forward to the detriment of the red lantern, FC Heidenheim 1-0.

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