Galatasaray are one of the teams stepping forward in the Europa League this season. Unbeaten after 4 games with 3 of them being wins.
I wanted to check out the odds for the Europa League title just because of curiousity. This is the look of it.
I'm really thinking of betting some money on Galatasaray just for fun.
I know there has been quite a lot of time since a Turkish team won this tournament. It was also Galatasaray in 2000 by the way when its name was UEFA Cup. But we never know... For now they really have potential for that trophy.
A few interesting numbers there, but I don't think I agree with putting Manchester United behind Tottenham Hotspurs by so much. Manchester United is 1 point behind in the Premier League and the one thing that sets Tottenham Hotspurs apart could be the goal difference, but this doesn't much in my opinion. Manchester United does have the quality to improve their game and hence their position and Manchester United could be in front of them on the next game day when Tottenham loses their game against Manchester City. I don't know whether the odds would change then?
I assume they are giving more weight to their situation in the Europa League itself, but I doubt that Manchester United will fail to qualify for the final round. They haven't played their best, but they are not in a condition that they are seriously at risk of losing their spot to make it to the next round. It's possible that they have to go through the playoffs though and that is probably justifying the difference in the odds for now, but I think there will be a shift in the odds as soon as they win their next Europa League game, which I think they will do against Bodo/Glimt.
For those who want to take the risk and pick a team, my pick would be Lazio. They have a perfect record in the Europa League and they are playing well in Serie A with 4 consecutive wins now. I think for the time being they are underestimated.