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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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Chelsea vs Burnley

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Saturday, 21 February 2026

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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

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Saturday, 21 February 2026

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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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Crystal Palace vs Wolves

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Sunday, 22 February 2026

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Crystal Palace is currently 13th in the Premier League and is 8 points ahead of the first relegated team. Once better placed, the Eagles have seriously slowed down since mid-December. They recently ended a poor run of nine games without a win, 3 draws and 6 defeats by winning at Brighton 0-1. Unfortunately, the training immediately fell back on the last day. In front of its fans, Crystal Palace lost against relegated Burnley 2-3.

In a tough time this season, Wolverhampton occupies the last place in the Premier League with a significant outlay of 18 lengths on the first non-relegated team. The bottom side won against West Ham at the start of January 3-0 before going six games without a win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. After taking a point at Nottingham Forest 0-0, Wolves hosted leader Arsenal this coming week. Between these two results, they barely defeated Grimsby in the FA Cup 0-1.

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Le Mans vs Guingamp

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Monday, 23 February 2026

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Undefeated for 17 long days in this Ligue 2 championship, Le Mans saw its incredible series end last week at Montpellier 4-2. This defeat should not make us forget and above all call into question the very good dispositions displayed by the promoted players who, for their return to this level, have had an incredible season which allows them to still occupy 5th place in the ranking, only a small point from 2nd place. Before this setback on the Mosson side, the Sarthois had been able to win against Dunkirk 1-0 and Troyes 0-2 and they had otherwise been held in check in the Loire derby against Laval 1-1. Guingamp, for its part, should not have the necessary resources to play the climb for very long this season. Weighed down by its irregularity, major injuries and its defensive errors, En Avant finds itself in the soft underbelly of this Ligue 2, in 10th position in the ranking.

The Bretons had, however, started 2026 well with 3 successes against Boulogne 3-0, Nancy 0-3 and Troyes 1-0. But the rest was more complicated for Sylvain Ripoll's men who were beaten in Montpellier 3-1, held on to Dunkirk 0-0 and dominated by Saint-Etienne 1-2 last weekend. Following these poor performances, the Guingampais were relegated to 6 points from the top 5.

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