After the second day, Opta’s AI took stock of the probable qualification of each club. Where are the favorites and our French clubs in the race for the top eight, find out now.
The Europa League in its new, more punitive format is full of surprises. The clash of the day between FC Porto and Manchester United resulted in a Nice match (3-3), while OL held their own against Rangers (4-1) and Roma were surprised by Elfsborg (0-1). The big names disappoint at the start of the competition.
The current podium is quite surprising since it is made up of Lazio Rome, Olympique Lyonnais and Tottenham. L’I.A d’Opta sees these teams remain in the Top 8 at the end of the championship phase.
| Ranking | Probability of qualifying for the round of 16 |
|---|---|
| 1. Tottenham Hotspurs | 80,5% |
| 2. Lazio Rome | 77,1% |
| 3. Olympique Lyonnais | 67,0% |
| 4. Athletic Bilbao | 61,6% |
| 5. Slavia Prague | 56,8% |
| 6. Galatasaray | 53,4% |
| 7. Anderlecht | 39,4% |
| 8. Eintracht Francfort | 38,4% |
| 9. Fenerbahce | 29,0% |
| 10. FC Porto | 28,7% |
| 11. Manchester United | 28,2% |
| 12. Bodo/Glimpse | 24,0% |
| 13. Ajax Amsterdam | 22,4% |
| 14. Olympiakos | 22,0% |
| 15. Central Jutland | 21,2% |
| 16. Steaua Bucarest | 17,7% |
| 17. Sporting Braga | 17,5% |
| 18. Hoffenheim | 16,3% |
Well ranked, Olympique Lyonnais are confident at the start of the competition, since the Rhone residents have won their two matches at the start of the C3 campaign. Two important victories, since they allow, for the moment, the Gones to go directly to the eighth, without going through the play-off box. OGC Nice for its part is far from the mark.
