CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Football Predictions

2024–25 UEFA Champions League

Champions League Predictions & Betting Tips

You’re in safe hands so before making each Champions Football prediction, our experts analyze statistics lets look at potential angles and compare them with bookmaker odds, it’s hard to be better informed!

The Champions League is the biggest and best club tournament around and regularly drawing hundreds of millions of viewers from across the world, so there’s also never any shortage of drama, making it the perfect place to enjoy a bet. We have predictions and tips for every single game of the tournament right from the group stages to the final.

When do you post the predictions ?

We post our Champions tips at 10pm the night before each match. Posting this early allows us to get the best value possible while also giving you plenty of time to digest our tips.
Meanwhile, our match predictions are posted 2-3 days before kick-off. Each of these includes statistics, betting tips, and correct score predictions.

How to bet on the Champions League today

Your first port of call should be our free bets page, where you can compare the best offers from all the top bookmakers. It also pays to be informed before placing a bet particularly on a tournament as big as this where so much information is available, so It’s therefore important you check out our Champions League betting tips and match predictions for all the best insight.

How does the Champions League work ?

A certain number of teams from each league in Europe qualify for the Champions League. This number depends on the quality of the league and ranges from one to four teams. Some teams have to play qualifiers to get into the tournament, while higher-ranked teams are placed straight into the group stage.

New Format for the Champions League

Starting from the 2024/25 season, the Champions League will adopt a new format known as the "Swiss Model." Instead of the traditional group stage, there will be a single league phase including all participating teams. Here’s how it works:

• League Phase: Each team will play 8 matches against different opponents (4 home, 4 away).
• Qualification for Knockout Stage: The top 8 teams in the league phase will automatically qualify for the Round of 16. Teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will enter a two-legged playoff to secure their spots in the Round of 16.
• Knockout Stages: The knockout stages will follow the traditional format with home and away legs, leading up to the final.

with this new format is aims to provide more exciting matches and greater opportunities for teams to advance.

Which teams are in the Champions League?

The teams to have qualified for the 2024/25 Champions League group stage is :
Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Chelsea, Club Brugge, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Napoli, PSG, Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting Lisbon, Tottenham, and Union Berlin.

So those are the teams, but it’s also worth getting to know the players. You can check out the top scorers in the Champions League this season here.

When is each stage?

The group stage runs from 19th September 2024 to 13th December 2024. The dates for the knockout rounds are as follows:

13, 14, 20, 21 February 2025 – Round of 16, 1st leg
5, 6, 12, 13 March – Round of 16, 2nd leg
9, 10 April – Quarter-finals, 1st leg
16, 17 April – Quarter-finals, 2nd leg
30 April, 1 May – Semi-finals, 1st leg
7, 8 May – Semi-finals, 2nd leg
1 June – Final

Our Champions League predictions will cover all these crunch matches in fantastic detail

When is the Champions League final ?

The Champions League final will take place on Saturday, 1 June 2025 and the match will kick off at 21:00 (CET), so It will be held at Wembley Stadium in London.

Where to watch the Champions League

UK viewers can watch the entirety of the Champions League, including the final, on BT Sport and BeinSport, so you can also catch matches on bet365 live streaming service a great way to follow the action and bet at the same time

Who has won the Champions League most often?

Since its inception in 1955, Real Madrid has won the Champions League most often with 14 wins. They are followed by AC Milan with 7 wins, while Liverpool and Bayern Munich have both won the competition 6 times.

Recent winners:
2024: Real Madrid
2023: Manchester City
2022: Real Madrid
2021: Chelsea
2020: Bayern Munich
2019: Liverpool
2018: Real Madrid
2017: Real Madrid
2016: Real Madrid
2015: Barcelona
2014: Real Madrid
2013: Bayern Munich
2012: Chelsea