Wolves Europa League Odds Shorten to 16-1 After Group Stage Draw

• The draw for the group stages of the 2020 Europa League has been made
• Manchester United head the betting at +500 but are closely followed by Arsenal at +650
• Among the ‘chasing pack’ are Wolves who beat Torino to make it to the group stages

With the group stage draw of the Europa League having now been completed, sportsbooks have updated their odds on who they think will win the competition. Manchester United remain favorites, as they have since the odds were first compiled but in the ‘chasing pack’ there looks to be some value.

UEFA Europa League 2019/20 Odds

Odds taken on 08/30/19.

Among a group of teams who believe they can go on to lift the trophy are Wolves, who finished seventh in last season’s EPL. They averaged odds of +2800 in July, +2000 earlier in August and now after the UEL draw, they have come in to +1600 in he Europa League odds. The question we are asking is, are they a good bet still?

The first thing to say is it’s been an arduous route for Wolves to even reach the group stage. Their seventh-place finish in the EPL earned them a place in the Europa League’s second qualifying round, with two more to follow in order to make it to the competition proper.

#Wolves 2-1 #Torino (5-3 agg)

Granata had the chances to frighten Wolverhampton, but were again wasteful and crash out of the #UEL play-offs https://t.co/AgZ5QFnhaL #WOLTOR #WolverhamptonTorino #WolvesTorino #WWFC pic.twitter.com/9U5cpAsFB4

— Football Italia (@footballitalia) August 29, 2019

Torino Victory For The Wolves

That Wolves managed to successfully negotiate all three rounds was an achievement in itself, and has been rewarded with a group containing Besiktas (Turkey), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) and Braga (Portugal). It didn’t come easy though as after two fairly comfortable qualifying rounds – they beat Crusaders FC 6-1 on aggregate in the first and FC Pyunik 8-0 in the next – they found themselves paired with Italian giants Torino in the playoff.

As it transpired, the game was effectively won in the first leg in Turin when they came home with a fine 3-2 lead after goals from Jota and Jiminez added to an early Torino own-goal. The job was completed at Molineux when goals from Jiminez (again) and Dendonker earned Wolves a 2-1 win on the night and a 5-3 win on aggregate.

#WOLEVE – RESULT

Wolves 2-2 Everton

Raul Jiminez's 80th minute equalizer denied 10-men Everton the win. #PL pic.twitter.com/E6yy9qZDga

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) August 11, 2018

Nuno’s International Quality

Whether their tough introduction will gear Wolves up to go a long way in the competition remains to be seen, but there is no doubting the quality of the squad that Nuno Espírito Santo has pulled together, one that’s full of international quality throughout. There’s even an argument that this team, given how many gifted technicians are in it, will be more suited to European football than it is to the high-octane hurly-burly of the EPL.

Players like Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho will thrive in European competition and so could be instrumental in Wolves going a long way. Even though they’ve now come in to 16/1, it still offers value. This is a team that’s on the rise and who knows where their journey could end.

The year of the wolf.

Watch out for Ruben Neves.#EPL pic.twitter.com/MkM6f2MOlx

— SoccerPro (@SoccerPro) August 22, 2019

Of course, there are some big hurdles still to overcome, and it’s a tricky group, they find themselves in, but if they can make the knockout phase anything is possible.

Sevilla in the Frame

Sevilla, beaten semifinalists last season, also look a worthy shout at 12/1, although last season’s beaten finalists Arsenal’s 13/2 is not especially attractive, the same as United’s 5/1.

Que tenga que salir día si y día también entre pitos este futbolista y no ha tenido jamás un mal gesto con la grada…

Todos los años tiene el mismo cartel para los entrenadores y todos los años le da la vuelta. Este año no será excepción.

Franco 'El Mudo' Vázquez.#SevillaFC pic.twitter.com/S3J7bVfe1p

— David Centella (@DavidCentella_) August 30, 2019

For those who love an outsider, Porto’s 33/1 is well worth a small bet, especially as they’ll be desperate to make up for the disappointment of missing out on the UEFA Champions League.

My pick: Sevilla to win the Europa League (+1200)