2025/26 Europa League favourites and odds: Aston Villa early favourites

As the 2025/26 Europa League continues, Ladbrokes shares its odds and favourites for Europe's secondary competition - with Aston Villa the front-runners.

Despite enduring a difficult start to the Premier League - which is now firmly behind them - Villa have been fancied to excel on the European stage since before a ball was kicked, with Unai Emery known as being a master in the competition.

Nottingham Forest have also made a less-than-impressive start to domestic football this season, but are right up there in the pack of front-runners to win the Europa League in May.

After sacking Ange Postecoglou - who lifted the trophy last season to end the long wait for a trophy at Spurs - Forest have turned to Sean Dyche to save their season. A disappointing home defeat to FC Midtjylland in GW2 compounded Forest's poor start to the campaign, but a 2-0 victory over Porto in Dyche's first match boosted their chances of finishing inside the top eight in the league phase.

It's Aston Villa leading the way for the bookies at this early stage, but they're followed closely by some fierce European competitors, with Porto, Real Betis, and Roma all priced at 9/1 or shorter.

Forest also come in at 9/1, alongside Lyon, but with so many games still to play, there will be plenty of movement as the season rolls on. The likes of Bologna, Freiburg and Lille will also fancy their chances in the 2025/26 Europa League, with their sights set on the final in Istanbul.

Above are the odds for every team in the Europa League this season, with favourites Villa emerging as real contenders despite falling to a surprising defeat at Go Ahead Eagles in GW3.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.