BETTING ON THE UEFA WOMENS EUROS 2022

The men’s World Cup may have been moved to November, but punters still have a feast of international summer football to enjoy as the Women’s EURO 2022 competition kicks off on Wednesday.

Betting on the 2020 Euros last year saw Wembley play host to eight matches in the men’s tournament as the event was staged across 11 different countries.

This time around England is solely hosting a major international football tournament for the first time in 17 years and the competition promises to break records in the women’s game.

16 teams will be taking part in the tournament and the Lionesses will seek to lift their first ever major trophy, and England’s first for a men’s or women’s side in 56 years. They will begin as one of the betting favourites to do so too, but several sides will be having the ambition and ability to win the trophy.

The competition promises to be fiercely competitive with betting favourites Spain, France, Olympic finalists Sweden, holders Holland and the eight-time winners Germany all among the list of credible contenders.

Who will win the 2022 Women’s Euros? Spreadex Sports takes a look at some of these key competitors and the latest betting odds, as well as highlighting some of our key fixed odds and spreads markets ahead of the tournament!

FIXED ODDS & SPREADS - OUTRIGHT WINNER*

In terms of the outright winner of the tournament, punters will notice that the top five favourites are closely matched and all at similar odds to go all the way to glory. Spain open the tournament as the absolute favourites, considering their formidable recent form, with the Lionesses very close behind. There may undoubtedly be shifts in the prices, especially after the first round of group games, so punters should take this into account if looking to place their wagers before the first ball is kicked.

We look at each of the top five favourites in more detail below, analysing their chances and the keys to potential success in the tournament.

You can see all of the latest outright prices here.

SPAIN - 14/5, 53-56

Although they are currently 'only' the 7th-best ranked team, with Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas amongst their ranks the Spanish side can genuinely boast having the (arguably) best player in women's football today, with the Barcelona player being instrumental as her club won the women's Champions League in 2021 and reached the final a year later.

Manager Jorge Vilda has now been at the helm of this team for the past 7 years and has been involved in developing this crop of players from the youth ranks. With these factors in mind, the pressure is on like never before as expectations in the Spanish women’s game have risen exponentially in line with Barcelona’s recent advances in the sport.

It remains to be seen whether the promise and potential will be fulfilled here, but this will surely be the best chance yet for the Spanish to at least match or better their best Euros performance of the semis back in 1997, and quarter-finalists last time around in 2017.

For those looking at our Outright Index, a buy at 56 would result in profits of 44 x your stake if Spain won the tournament (100 – 56 = 44) or 19 x your stake if they lost in the final (75 – 56 = 19). Any exit earlier than that would start resulting in losses, e.g. losses of 6 x your stake if they went out in the semis (50 – 56 = -6), losses of 31 x your stake if they went out in the quarters (25 – 56 = -31) and so on.

For sellers at 53 you would need Spain to exit at least at the semi-finals to make 3 x your stake (53 – 50 = 3) or earlier for greater returns, such as 28 x your stake if they were to go out in the quarters (53 – 25 = 28), 43 x your stake if they lost in the Last 16 (53 – 10 = 43) or 53 times your stake if they went out in the groups (53 – 0 = 53).

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ENGLAND - 4/1, 51-54

So what are England’s odds of winning the Women’s Euros? As the host nation, the Lionesses will likely look at this tournament as their best chance in recent history of winning a major international trophy. Starting just behind Spain in the outright favourites at 4/1, Sarina Wiegman's side will look to go one better than their runner-up finishes in 1984 and 2009. Currently ranked 8th in the world, the Lionesses will also be confident of at least matching their performance in the 2017 edition of the tournament, when they reached the semis.

With Wiegman now in charge, and Having guided her home country Holland to glory at the most recent Euros in 2017 and to a World Cup final in 2019, Wiegman is certainly one of the most respected coaches in the sport. She is also let to lose a match at the helm of the Lionesses, and will aim for that trend to continue here. 

In terms of the players on the field, four-time PFA Young Player of the Year Lauren Hemp will look to inspire her side and light up the tournament. The Manchester City winger is a special talent and will delight fans with her pace and trickery down the left wing.

Hemp is currently available at 22/1 to be the top scorer in the competition.

On the football spread betting side of things, a buy at 54 would return 46 x your stake if England won the tournament (100 – 54 = 46) or 21 x your stake if they lost in the final (75 – 54 = 21). If England went out in the semis or any earlier it would start meaning losses. E.g. a loss of 4 x your stake if losing semi-finalists (50 – 54 = -4), losses of 29 your stake if out in the quarters (25 – 54 = 29) and so on.

FRANCE - 5/1, 48-51

The third-ranked team in the women's game have arguably underperformed in previous EURO campaigns, only managing to reach the quarter-finals on three separate occasions - in fact in the last three renditions of the tournament (2009, 2013, 2017). With that in mind, it would be difficult to justify the French as the strongest contenders, but they do boast a formidable weapon which will mean they will have a chance.

Of the star names in this France squad that weren’t dropped by their manager Corinne Diacre for this summer, lethal striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto will hope to challenge for the Golden Boot. She is currently among the most favoured to do so, at opening odds of 14/5, and an opening Total Goals spread of 2.7-3.

The French will likely aim to at least match their best result in previous competitions, and if they manage to do this, they might just have the confidence and ability to go all the way.

Netherlands - 11/2, 47-50

Coming into the tournament as defending champions, the 4th-ranked Dutch are also 'only' the fourth favourites to defend their title and win another EURO. Managed by Englishman Mark Parsons, the champions will look to Arsenal icon Vivianne Miedema for inspiration. Miedema is the Women’s Super League’s all-time record goalscorer and will be one of the biggest names involved at this summer’s Euros.

Many will be backing her to win the Golden Boot, not least after she netted 10 goals at last summer’s Olympics, but the holders won’t be able to rely on her alone. As such, she is currently the joint-betting favourite* to do just that, with a fixed odds price of 6/1 and a Total Goals opening spread of 2.8-3.1.

It remains to be seen if the Dutch can repeat their feat from 2017, but having proven they can do it once - it would be silly to deny they could do so again.

SWEDEN - 6/1, 44-47

1984 Winners and currently 2nd ranked in the world, the Swedes come into the tournament as the 5th favourites, and will look to build on the recent successes of being runners-up at the 2019 World Cup and winning the silver medal at the previous Olympics. This tournament may well be when this squad are at their absolute peak, and the time may have to be now if this side will be able to win major honours.

The main strength of this Sweden side is the consistency throughut the side, with most of the players usually able to all be relied upon to give at least a 7/10 performance without any one individual stealing the headlines. However, if the spotlight was to fall on one player, former Manchester City player Kosovare Asllan is among the most reliable performers.

Sweden have shown that they will not concede many goals, proving their solid backline by not losing a match over 90 minutes since the pandemic began. Going forward, the pace and athleticism of Fridolina Rolfo out wide is a major threat, and the midfield has a mixture of youth and vast experience, led by 37-year-old Caroline Seger.

our euro 2022 spreads markets

As always, Spreadex Sports are offering a myriad of football spread betting markets on EURO 2022. Some of these markets include our Tournament Totals group markets, which are based on a total calculation of things like goals, corners, or bookings over the course of the tournament. These markets are typically very volatile, but also provide punters with the potential of huge profits. As always, spread betting losses may exceed deposit, so please be mindful of this if betting on these markets. 

You can see all of our Tournament Totals Spreads markets here.

Spreadex are also offering a range of Player Markets, which include Tournament Goals, Player Goal Minutes, and Super Mega Minutes markets for each player on each team in the tournament.

As always, Spreadex will also provide markets such as Shirts, Player Performance, Correct Score Markets, Handicap Markets, HT/FT markets, Binary Markets, and our NAMEIT match markets!

You can view all of our spreads markets on the tournament here.

You can read more and learn more about football spread betting here.

*Prices subject to change