Liverpool Leads the Charge: Opta’s AI Predicts UCL Winners
Opta’s AI SuperComputer predicts Liverpool and Arsenal as favorites to win the Champions League.
Opta’s AI SuperComputer has given its prediction for which team is most likely to win this season’s UEFA Champions League. According to its simulations, English clubs have a 38% chance of winning.
Opta ran 10,000 simulations of the remaining tournament to come up with its results.
The most likely winner is Liverpool, with a 20.2% chance of lifting the trophy.
Arsenal are second, with a 16.8% chance. Arsenal are also 79% likely to reach the quarter-finals, as they will face either PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord in the Round of 16.
Real Madrid has been given a 10.5% chance of winning their 16th Champions League title. Meanwhile, Barcelona (12.7%) and Inter Milan (12.4%) are considered slightly stronger contenders than Madrid.
Aston Villa, who won the European Cup in 1982, have only a 1.2% chance of winning it again this season.