Odd Odds: The UEFA Champions League Round of Sixteen Draw 2023/24
Qualifiers for round of 16 are winners and runners-up of 8 groups:
Group | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | Bayern | Arsenal | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | Atletico de Madrid | Dortmund | Man City | Barcelona |
Runner-up | Copenhagen | PSV | Napoli | Inter | Lazio | Paris | Leipzig | FC Porto |
Rules for the draw:
- Runners-up are matched with group winners
- No matches allowed between teams from same association
- No matches allowed between teams from same group
Perfectly fair vs. UEFA's draw mechanism
UEFA's draw mechanism is quite complicated, for a description see Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (2013), 9(3), 249-270. At first glance, it appears to be fair, however: closer inspection shows that probabilities of UEFA's draw mechanism are slightly different, ranging from 0.008334% (approx. 1/11999) to 0.009919% (approx. 1/10082), corresponding to relative differences from -11.698% to 5.093%.
Most and least probable results
Copenhagen vs. Barcelona Lazio vs. Real Sociedad | PSV vs. Dortmund Paris vs. Arsenal | Napoli vs. Man City Leipzig vs. Real Madrid | Inter vs. Atletico de Madrid FC Porto vs. Bayern |
Copenhagen vs. Dortmund Lazio vs. Arsenal | PSV vs. Barcelona Paris vs. Man City | Napoli vs. Atletico de Madrid Leipzig vs. Real Madrid | Inter vs. Bayern FC Porto vs. Real Sociedad |
Probabilities of pairwise matches
Group | Team | Draw | Opponents ranked by decreasing probability | ||||||
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Most probable | 2nd most | 3rd most | 4th most | 5th most | 6th most | 7th most | |||
A | Bayern | Fair | Paris 17.0835 |
FC Porto 16.5833 |
Inter 16.5833 |
Lazio 16.5833 |
Napoli 16.5833 |
PSV 16.5833 |
|
UEFA | Paris 17.3008 |
FC Porto 16.5398 |
Inter 16.5398 |
Lazio 16.5398 |
Napoli 16.5398 |
PSV 16.5398 |
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Copenhagen | Fair | Dortmund 17.0835 |
Man City 14.5824 |
Arsenal 13.6668 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.6668 |
Barcelona 13.6668 |
Real Madrid 13.6668 |
Real Sociedad 13.6668 |
|
UEFA | Dortmund 17.3008 |
Man City 14.7547 |
Arsenal 13.5889 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.5889 |
Barcelona 13.5889 |
Real Madrid 13.5889 |
Real Sociedad 13.5889 |
||
B | Arsenal | Fair | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.6668 |
Paris 13.6668 |
FC Porto 13.1666 |
Inter 13.1666 |
Lazio 13.1666 |
Napoli 13.1666 |
UEFA | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.5889 |
Paris 13.5889 |
FC Porto 13.2055 |
Inter 13.2055 |
Lazio 13.2055 |
Napoli 13.2055 |
||
PSV | Fair | Bayern 16.5833 |
Dortmund 16.5833 |
Man City 14.1671 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.1666 |
Barcelona 13.1666 |
Real Madrid 13.1666 |
Real Sociedad 13.1666 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 16.5398 |
Dortmund 16.5398 |
Man City 14.0981 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.2055 |
Barcelona 13.2055 |
Real Madrid 13.2055 |
Real Sociedad 13.2055 |
||
C | Real Madrid | Fair | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.6668 |
Paris 13.6668 |
FC Porto 13.1666 |
Inter 13.1666 |
Lazio 13.1666 |
PSV 13.1666 |
UEFA | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.5889 |
Paris 13.5889 |
FC Porto 13.2055 |
Inter 13.2055 |
Lazio 13.2055 |
PSV 13.2055 |
||
Napoli | Fair | Bayern 16.5833 |
Dortmund 16.5833 |
Man City 14.1671 |
Arsenal 13.1666 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.1666 |
Barcelona 13.1666 |
Real Sociedad 13.1666 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 16.5398 |
Dortmund 16.5398 |
Man City 14.0981 |
Arsenal 13.2055 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.2055 |
Barcelona 13.2055 |
Real Sociedad 13.2055 |
||
D | Real Sociedad | Fair | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.6668 |
Paris 13.6668 |
FC Porto 13.1666 |
Lazio 13.1666 |
Napoli 13.1666 |
PSV 13.1666 |
UEFA | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.5889 |
Paris 13.5889 |
FC Porto 13.2055 |
Lazio 13.2055 |
Napoli 13.2055 |
PSV 13.2055 |
||
Inter | Fair | Bayern 16.5833 |
Dortmund 16.5833 |
Man City 14.1671 |
Arsenal 13.1666 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.1666 |
Barcelona 13.1666 |
Real Madrid 13.1666 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 16.5398 |
Dortmund 16.5398 |
Man City 14.0981 |
Arsenal 13.2055 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.2055 |
Barcelona 13.2055 |
Real Madrid 13.2055 |
||
E | Atletico de Madrid | Fair | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.6668 |
Paris 13.6668 |
FC Porto 13.1666 |
Inter 13.1666 |
Napoli 13.1666 |
PSV 13.1666 |
UEFA | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.5889 |
Paris 13.5889 |
FC Porto 13.2055 |
Inter 13.2055 |
Napoli 13.2055 |
PSV 13.2055 |
||
Lazio | Fair | Bayern 16.5833 |
Dortmund 16.5833 |
Man City 14.1671 |
Arsenal 13.1666 |
Barcelona 13.1666 |
Real Madrid 13.1666 |
Real Sociedad 13.1666 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 16.5398 |
Dortmund 16.5398 |
Man City 14.0981 |
Arsenal 13.2055 |
Barcelona 13.2055 |
Real Madrid 13.2055 |
Real Sociedad 13.2055 |
||
F | Dortmund | Fair | Copenhagen 17.0835 |
FC Porto 16.5833 |
Inter 16.5833 |
Lazio 16.5833 |
Napoli 16.5833 |
PSV 16.5833 |
|
UEFA | Copenhagen 17.3008 |
FC Porto 16.5398 |
Inter 16.5398 |
Lazio 16.5398 |
Napoli 16.5398 |
PSV 16.5398 |
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Paris | Fair | Bayern 17.0835 |
Man City 14.5824 |
Arsenal 13.6668 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.6668 |
Barcelona 13.6668 |
Real Madrid 13.6668 |
Real Sociedad 13.6668 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 17.3008 |
Man City 14.7547 |
Arsenal 13.5889 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.5889 |
Barcelona 13.5889 |
Real Madrid 13.5889 |
Real Sociedad 13.5889 |
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G | Man City | Fair | Copenhagen 14.5824 |
Paris 14.5824 |
FC Porto 14.1671 |
Inter 14.1671 |
Lazio 14.1671 |
Napoli 14.1671 |
PSV 14.1671 |
UEFA | Copenhagen 14.7547 |
Paris 14.7547 |
FC Porto 14.0981 |
Inter 14.0981 |
Lazio 14.0981 |
Napoli 14.0981 |
PSV 14.0981 |
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Leipzig | Fair | Arsenal 20.0000 |
Atletico de Madrid 20.0000 |
Barcelona 20.0000 |
Real Madrid 20.0000 |
Real Sociedad 20.0000 |
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UEFA | Arsenal 20.0000 |
Atletico de Madrid 20.0000 |
Barcelona 20.0000 |
Real Madrid 20.0000 |
Real Sociedad 20.0000 |
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H | Barcelona | Fair | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.6668 |
Paris 13.6668 |
Inter 13.1666 |
Lazio 13.1666 |
Napoli 13.1666 |
PSV 13.1666 |
UEFA | Leipzig 20.0000 |
Copenhagen 13.5889 |
Paris 13.5889 |
Inter 13.2055 |
Lazio 13.2055 |
Napoli 13.2055 |
PSV 13.2055 |
||
FC Porto | Fair | Bayern 16.5833 |
Dortmund 16.5833 |
Man City 14.1671 |
Arsenal 13.1666 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.1666 |
Real Madrid 13.1666 |
Real Sociedad 13.1666 |
|
UEFA | Bayern 16.5398 |
Dortmund 16.5398 |
Man City 14.0981 |
Arsenal 13.2055 |
Atletico de Madrid 13.2055 |
Real Madrid 13.2055 |
Real Sociedad 13.2055 |
Expected payoffs under simple model
- reaching quarter-final is awarded with EUR 10.6 million
- reaching semi-final is awarded with additional EUR 12.5 million
- reaching final is awarded with additional EUR 15.5 million
- winning trophy is awarded with additional EUR 8 million (including award for UEFA Super Cup qualification)
Group | Team | Strength | Draw | Probablity of reaching ... (in percent) | Exp. Payoff (EUR) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
quarter-final | semi-final | final | trophy | |||||
A | Bayern | 14 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
66.9467 66.9241 -0.0226 | 41.0083 40.9937 -0.0146 | 23.8300 23.8211 -0.0090 | 12.4045 12.3997 -0.0047 | 16,908,391.68 16,902,403.97 -5,987.71 |
Copenhagen | 2 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
21.3963 21.3627 -0.0337 | 3.9971 3.9917 -0.0054 | 0.6576 0.6568 -0.0008 | 0.1660 0.1659 -0.0002 | 2,882,858.70 2,878,477.83 -4,380.87 | |
B | Arsenal | 6 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
47.7146 47.7018 -0.0129 | 19.0783 19.0729 -0.0054 | 6.9591 6.9571 -0.0020 | 3.0634 3.0625 -0.0009 | 8,766,271.45 8,763,855.97 -2,415.48 |
PSV | 3 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
26.2141 26.2337 0.0196 | 6.7120 6.7160 0.0040 | 1.5277 1.5284 0.0007 | 0.4982 0.4984 0.0002 | 3,894,340.76 3,897,047.79 2,707.02 | |
C | Real Madrid | 15 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
70.5711 70.5703 -0.0008 | 44.4223 44.4214 -0.0009 | 26.6470 26.6463 -0.0007 | 14.0079 14.0075 -0.0004 | 18,284,246.34 18,283,905.31 -341.03 |
Napoli | 12 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
59.6952 59.7275 0.0323 | 34.1788 34.1961 0.0174 | 18.3909 18.3996 0.0087 | 9.3689 9.3732 0.0044 | 14,200,134.49 14,207,428.89 7,294.40 | |
D | Real Sociedad | 7 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
55.5695 55.5701 0.0006 | 24.1462 24.1462 -0.0000 | 9.6348 9.6347 -0.0001 | 4.4333 4.4333 -0.0001 | 10,756,703.75 10,756,744.68 40.94 |
Inter | 13 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
59.0620 59.0865 0.0246 | 35.0719 35.0851 0.0132 | 19.6772 19.6840 0.0068 | 10.1360 10.1394 0.0034 | 14,505,406.79 14,510,982.77 5,575.97 | |
E | Atletico de Madrid | 5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
41.2032 41.1826 -0.0206 | 14.7289 14.7216 -0.0072 | 4.7718 4.7695 -0.0023 | 1.9700 1.9691 -0.0010 | 7,105,881.43 7,102,360.49 -3,520.94 |
Lazio | 1 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
10.6675 10.6766 0.0091 | 1.1584 1.1592 0.0007 | 0.1080 0.1080 0.0001 | 0.0164 0.0164 0.0000 | 1,293,609.60 1,294,680.01 1,070.41 | |
F | Dortmund | 8.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
62.6483 62.6962 0.0480 | 30.2583 30.2797 0.0214 | 13.5352 13.5443 0.0090 | 6.5202 6.5245 0.0043 | 13,042,578.95 13,052,080.89 9,501.94 |
Paris | 10 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
53.6478 53.5713 -0.0765 | 28.2720 28.2333 -0.0388 | 13.8846 13.8667 -0.0179 | 6.8971 6.8883 -0.0088 | 11,924,544.94 11,908,105.83 -16,439.12 | |
G | Man City | 16 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
72.3634 72.3773 0.0139 | 46.7213 46.7294 0.0081 | 28.8671 28.8718 0.0047 | 15.3385 15.3409 0.0024 | 19,212,165.32 19,215,569.20 3,403.88 |
Leipzig | 11 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
62.0416 62.0416 0.0000 | 34.0382 34.0381 -0.0001 | 17.4643 17.4642 -0.0001 | 8.7846 8.7845 -0.0001 | 14,240,917.03 14,240,873.22 -43.80 | |
H | Barcelona | 4 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
42.7961 42.7942 -0.0019 | 13.0566 13.0557 -0.0008 | 3.6214 3.6211 -0.0003 | 1.3613 1.3612 -0.0001 | 6,838,675.74 6,838,320.92 -354.82 |
FC Porto | 8.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
47.4627 47.4835 0.0208 | 23.1514 23.1599 0.0085 | 10.4232 10.4265 0.0033 | 5.0337 5.0352 0.0015 | 9,943,273.02 9,947,162.23 3,889.21 |