2024 Soccer Futures & Preview
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Busy 2024 in the Soccer World
Along with the top domestic leagues around the world, there are plenty of major international soccer tournaments in 2024. The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League as well. As we approach a new year filled with matches, we’ll cover the 2024 Soccer Futures and preview some significant events.
Major International Tournaments
In 2024, soccer fans and bettors will have plenty to get excited about. The AFC Asian Cup kicks off in Europe’s top leagues will miss their club matches to participate in the international competition.
Mo Salah will miss some Senegal show +600 2024 Soccer Futures odds to defend their title.
In June, England look to be the most likely winners as of now.
Declan Rice. England and sit at +350 odds to win the tournament, while hosts come in at +600.
Last but not least, June also features the Copa America. Usually reserved for South American teams, Brazil in the final.
Premier League Up for Grabs
As of the morning of December 28th, only five points separate Arsenal have kept up their strong play from last season, and the addition of Declan Rice has improved their squad.
The biggest surprise in the league so far is favorites to win the Premier League, while Arsenal and Liverpool come in at +250 and +275 odds, respectively. Villa display +2800 odds.
Bayer Leverkusen Gunning for First Title
Bayer Leverkusen have been Bayer Leverkusen have been the Bundesliga’s best team, with a 13-3-0 record.
New additions, like Victor Boniface, Granit Xhaka, Alex Grimaldo, and Jonas Hofmann, have already played big roles in the team. Attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz and right wing back Jeremie Frimpong have also been two of the league’s most important players thus far. Bayer have gone 25 games unbeaten, in all competitions, to start the season and still show just +200 odds to win their first title.
Bayern Munich, 11-time defending champions, are still the favorites even though they’re currently four points behind Leverkusen. Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern have significantly benefited from the addition of Harry Kane, who leads the league with 20 goals. Bayern sit at -300 odds to win a record 12th straight title.
Can Girona Pull off the Unthinkable?
Girona’s fourth top-flight season in their history, and they’ve never previously finished above 10th place in La Liga. Still, they’ve been an electric team to watch and are level on points with leaders Real Madrid through 18 matches. Girona have lost just once this season, and the City Group-owned club has sustained a breakneck pace through nearly half of the season. Artem Dovbyk leads the Catalan club, with 11 goals to this point, but it’s been a team effort.
Left back Miguel Gutierrez has been a standout, along with Savio, Yangel Herrera, Daley Blind, Aleix Garcia and Viktor Tsyhankov. It’d be an incredible feat if Girona can win the title, as no team not named Atletico Madrid has won it for 20 years. Currently, the oddsmakers list Girona at +500 odds to win La Liga.
Real Madrid are the favorites, at -400, and it’s not difficult to see why. They have an all-world midfield with the likes of Luka Modric, Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos, Fede Valverde, and Aurelien Tchouameni. Bellingham was Madrid’s big-money g of the Summer and the 20-year old Englishman has delivered so far. Bellingham leads the La Liga stats with 13 goals from midfield.
Inter Setting Pace in Serie A
Striker Lautaro Martinez leads the league, with 15 goals, Marcus Thuram is t-leader in assists, with six and Yann Sommer has kept a league-high 12 shutouts. Inter’s wingbacks, Federico Dimarco and Denzel Dumfries, are consistent nightmares for opposing defenses. Heading into Matchday 18, Inter lead second-placed Juventus by four points.
The Nerazzurri are -450 favorites to win the league, and Jose Mourinho famously said earlier this season that Inter should win the Scudetto with a 20-point gap. Juventus look to be their only potential challengers this season as the Bianconeri are priced at +380 2024 Soccer Futures odds.
Mbappe and PSG on Course for Another Title
Heading into Ligue 1’s Winter Break, Kylian Mbappe and PSG hold a five-point lead over second-placed Nice. PSG are unbeaten in their last 12 league games and are rounding into form under Luis Enrique. The Parisians also managed to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 from the Group of Death.
Mbappe has scored 18 goals in just 16 matches and 17-year old midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery has become a breakout star this campaign. PSG are massive -2800 favorites to winNice are priced at just +1600.
Champions League Update
The Champions League round of 16 matchups are all set and are as follows:
| Champions League Round of 16 |
|---|
| FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City |
| RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid |
| PSG vs Real Sociedad |
| Lazio vs Bayern Munich |
| Borussia Dortmund |
| Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid |
| Porto vs Arsenal |
| Napoli vs Barcelona |
The UCL resumes in February, and there are a couple of high-profile games right off the bat. Inter vs. Atletico and Napoli vs. Barcelona could be incredibly competitive affairs, while there’s a clear favorite in most other fixtures. All fixtures are two-legged until June’s final in London. There are a few strong contenders to win this season’s Champions League including defending champs Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Arsenal.
City are +185 favorites to win back-to-back Champions Leagues and they finished the group stage with a perfect 6-0 record. They and Real Madrid were the only two teams to pull off that feat, and Real display +550 odds to win the UCL. Bayern went unbeaten in the group stage as well, and the Bavarians come in at +400 outright odds. Meanwhile, Arsenal are in the Champions League for the first time since 2016-17, but they’re the only other club with shorter than +1000 odds. The Gunners are priced at +600 odds to win the competition.
