Odd Odds: The UEFA Champions League Round of Sixteen Draw 2020/21
Qualifiers for round of 16 are winners and runners-up of 8 groups:
Group | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
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Winner | Bayern | Real | ManC | Liverpool | Chelsea | BVB | Juve | PSG |
Runner-up | Atletico | Gladbach | Porto | Atalanta | Sevilla | Lazio | Barca | Leipzig |
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 0.02393% (approx. 1/4179) to 0.037897% (approx. 1/2639), corresponding to relative differences from -20.912% to 25.25%.
Most and least probable results
Atletico vs. PSG Sevilla vs. ManC | Gladbach vs. Juve Lazio vs. Real | Porto vs. Chelsea Barca vs. BVB | Atalanta vs. Bayern Leipzig vs. Liverpool |
Atletico vs. BVB Sevilla vs. Bayern | Gladbach vs. Juve Lazio vs. PSG | Porto vs. Real Barca vs. Chelsea | Atalanta vs. ManC Leipzig vs. Liverpool |
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 | Barca 22.1180 |
Lazio 20.8472 |
Sevilla 20.7262 |
Atalanta 19.7579 |
Porto 16.5507 |
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UEFA | Barca 22.2346 |
Sevilla 21.1706 |
Lazio 20.9513 |
Atalanta 19.2189 |
Porto 16.4246 |
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Atletico | Fair | BVB 22.1180 |
Juve 19.8790 |
PSG 14.9168 |
Chelsea 14.4932 |
Liverpool 14.4327 |
ManC 14.1604 |
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UEFA | BVB 22.8021 |
Juve 19.7063 |
PSG 14.8061 |
Chelsea 14.4759 |
Liverpool 14.2281 |
ManC 13.9814 |
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B | Real | Fair | Leipzig 30.9228 |
Lazio 25.6884 |
Atalanta 23.4191 |
Porto 19.9697 |
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UEFA | Leipzig 30.4711 |
Lazio 25.3552 |
Atalanta 23.7020 |
Porto 20.4717 |
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Gladbach | Fair | Juve 26.1120 |
PSG 18.8805 |
Chelsea 18.4871 |
Liverpool 18.4871 |
ManC 18.0333 |
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UEFA | Juve 25.5756 |
PSG 19.3792 |
Chelsea 18.6233 |
Liverpool 18.3807 |
ManC 18.0411 |
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C | ManC | Fair | Gladbach 18.0333 |
Leipzig 15.5825 |
Atletico 14.1604 |
Barca 13.6762 |
Sevilla 13.1619 |
Lazio 13.0711 |
Atalanta 12.3147 |
UEFA | Gladbach 18.0411 |
Leipzig 15.7394 |
Atletico 13.9814 |
Barca 13.6762 |
Sevilla 13.0845 |
Lazio 13.0744 |
Atalanta 12.4029 |
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Porto | Fair | Real 19.9697 |
Bayern 16.5507 |
BVB 16.2179 |
Juve 14.4932 |
PSG 11.1346 |
Chelsea 10.8623 |
Liverpool 10.7716 |
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UEFA | Real 20.4717 |
Bayern 16.4246 |
BVB 16.1845 |
Juve 14.6762 |
PSG 10.9484 |
Chelsea 10.6666 |
Liverpool 10.6280 |
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D | Liverpool | Fair | Gladbach 18.4871 |
Leipzig 15.7943 |
Atletico 14.4327 |
Barca 13.8578 |
Sevilla 13.3737 |
Lazio 13.2829 |
Porto 10.7716 |
UEFA | Gladbach 18.3807 |
Leipzig 15.9883 |
Atletico 14.2281 |
Barca 14.0377 |
Lazio 13.4337 |
Sevilla 13.3034 |
Porto 10.6280 |
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Atalanta | Fair | Real 23.4191 |
Bayern 19.7579 |
BVB 19.0015 |
PSG 12.8896 |
Chelsea 12.6172 |
ManC 12.3147 |
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UEFA | Real 23.7020 |
Bayern 19.2189 |
BVB 19.0623 |
PSG 12.9632 |
Chelsea 12.6507 |
ManC 12.4029 |
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E | Chelsea | Fair | Gladbach 18.4871 |
Leipzig 16.1271 |
Atletico 14.4932 |
Barca 13.9486 |
Lazio 13.4644 |
Atalanta 12.6172 |
Porto 10.8623 |
UEFA | Gladbach 18.6233 |
Leipzig 16.0783 |
Atletico 14.4759 |
Barca 14.1553 |
Lazio 13.3499 |
Atalanta 12.6507 |
Porto 10.6666 |
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Sevilla | Fair | BVB 20.8169 |
Bayern 20.7262 |
Juve 17.9425 |
PSG 13.9788 |
Liverpool 13.3737 |
ManC 13.1619 |
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UEFA | Bayern 21.1706 |
BVB 20.4004 |
Juve 18.3191 |
PSG 13.7220 |
Liverpool 13.3034 |
ManC 13.0845 |
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F | BVB | Fair | Atletico 22.1180 |
Barca 21.8457 |
Sevilla 20.8169 |
Atalanta 19.0015 |
Porto 16.2179 |
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UEFA | Atletico 22.8021 |
Barca 21.5507 |
Sevilla 20.4004 |
Atalanta 19.0623 |
Porto 16.1845 |
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Lazio | Fair | Real 25.6884 |
Bayern 20.8472 |
PSG 13.6460 |
Chelsea 13.4644 |
Liverpool 13.2829 |
ManC 13.0711 |
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UEFA | Real 25.3552 |
Bayern 20.9513 |
PSG 13.8355 |
Liverpool 13.4337 |
Chelsea 13.3499 |
ManC 13.0744 |
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G | Juve | Fair | Gladbach 26.1120 |
Leipzig 21.5734 |
Atletico 19.8790 |
Sevilla 17.9425 |
Porto 14.4932 |
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UEFA | Gladbach 25.5756 |
Leipzig 21.7228 |
Atletico 19.7063 |
Sevilla 18.3191 |
Porto 14.6762 |
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Barca | Fair | Bayern 22.1180 |
BVB 21.8457 |
PSG 14.5537 |
Chelsea 13.9486 |
Liverpool 13.8578 |
ManC 13.6762 |
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UEFA | Bayern 22.2346 |
BVB 21.5507 |
PSG 14.3455 |
Chelsea 14.1553 |
Liverpool 14.0377 |
ManC 13.6762 |
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H | PSG | Fair | Gladbach 18.8805 |
Atletico 14.9168 |
Barca 14.5537 |
Sevilla 13.9788 |
Lazio 13.6460 |
Atalanta 12.8896 |
Porto 11.1346 |
UEFA | Gladbach 19.3792 |
Atletico 14.8061 |
Barca 14.3455 |
Lazio 13.8355 |
Sevilla 13.7220 |
Atalanta 12.9632 |
Porto 10.9484 |
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Leipzig | Fair | Real 30.9228 |
Juve 21.5734 |
Chelsea 16.1271 |
Liverpool 15.7943 |
ManC 15.5825 |
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UEFA | Real 30.4711 |
Juve 21.7228 |
Chelsea 16.0783 |
Liverpool 15.9883 |
ManC 15.7394 |
Expected payoffs under simple model
- reaching quarter-final is awarded with EUR 10.5 million
- reaching semi-final is awarded with additional EUR 12 million
- reaching final is awarded with additional EUR 15 million
- winning trophy is awarded with additional EUR 7.5 million (including award for UEFA Super Cup qualification)
Group | Team | Strength | Draw | Probablity of reaching ... (in percent) | Exp. Payoff (EUR) | |||
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quarter-final | semi-final | final | trophy | |||||
A | Bayern | 16 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
72.8822 72.7773 -0.1049 | 46.5631 46.5002 -0.0629 | 28.5596 28.5228 -0.0368 | 15.1083 15.0893 -0.0189 | 18,657,258.65 18,631,759.78 -25,498.87 |
Atletico | 8 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
44.0080 44.1233 0.1153 | 20.5441 20.5966 0.0525 | 8.8625 8.8842 0.0217 | 4.2184 4.2287 0.0103 | 8,731,894.92 8,754,320.90 22,425.98 | |
B | Real | 5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
56.7250 56.7697 0.0447 | 19.1961 19.2126 0.0165 | 6.0183 6.0238 0.0056 | 2.4741 2.4765 0.0024 | 9,347,959.66 9,355,648.23 7,688.57 |
Gladbach | 1 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
7.8219 7.8180 -0.0039 | 0.8631 0.8629 -0.0002 | 0.0817 0.0817 0.0000 | 0.0125 0.0125 0.0000 | 938,071.08 937,636.59 -434.49 | |
C | ManC | 14.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
72.4334 72.4566 0.0232 | 44.5057 44.5239 0.0182 | 26.0854 26.0977 0.0124 | 13.5909 13.5977 0.0067 | 17,878,309.63 17,885,281.45 6,971.82 |
Porto | 3 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
25.4071 25.4896 0.0825 | 6.3382 6.3566 0.0183 | 1.4208 1.4246 0.0038 | 0.4604 0.4616 0.0012 | 3,675,985.19 3,687,506.75 11,521.56 | |
D | Liverpool | 9.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
64.9864 64.9424 -0.0440 | 32.8002 32.7829 -0.0173 | 15.4634 15.4570 -0.0064 | 7.6032 7.6002 -0.0030 | 13,649,353.65 13,641,466.43 -7,887.22 |
Atalanta | 4 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
31.0207 31.1083 0.0876 | 9.4431 9.4678 0.0247 | 2.6088 2.6151 0.0063 | 0.9823 0.9846 0.0023 | 4,855,349.83 4,868,621.36 13,271.53 | |
E | Chelsea | 11 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
70.3901 70.3381 -0.0520 | 38.1631 38.1413 -0.0218 | 19.4628 19.4542 -0.0086 | 9.7822 9.7782 -0.0040 | 15,623,627.16 15,613,952.51 -9,674.65 |
Sevilla | 9.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
46.2073 46.1098 -0.0975 | 23.6055 23.5618 -0.0437 | 11.2504 11.2324 -0.0180 | 5.5448 5.5363 -0.0085 | 9,787,839.37 9,769,023.27 -18,816.10 | |
F | BVB | 6 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
46.1440 46.2038 0.0598 | 18.0473 18.0706 0.0233 | 6.4764 6.4843 0.0080 | 2.8481 2.8516 0.0034 | 8,195,861.60 8,206,390.20 10,528.60 |
Lazio | 2 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
17.4413 17.3919 -0.0493 | 3.2372 3.2305 -0.0066 | 0.5350 0.5341 -0.0008 | 0.1358 0.1356 -0.0002 | 2,310,223.56 2,304,106.61 -6,116.95 | |
G | Juve | 12 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
71.2650 71.1173 -0.1477 | 40.2733 40.1935 -0.0797 | 21.4725 21.4308 -0.0417 | 10.9166 10.8955 -0.0211 | 16,355,237.22 16,322,314.67 -32,922.55 |
Barca | 14.5 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
56.7828 56.7460 -0.0368 | 34.9938 34.9751 -0.0187 | 20.5580 20.5489 -0.0091 | 10.7239 10.7195 -0.0043 | 14,049,436.71 14,041,643.30 -7,793.42 | |
H | PSG | 13 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
72.4528 72.6699 0.2171 | 42.4794 42.6111 0.1317 | 23.6286 23.7042 0.0756 | 12.1379 12.1771 0.0392 | 17,159,702.82 17,212,579.28 52,876.46 |
Leipzig | 7 | Fair UEFA UEFA-Fair |
44.0320 43.9380 -0.0940 | 18.9468 18.9126 -0.0342 | 7.5158 7.5040 -0.0118 | 3.4605 3.4552 -0.0053 | 8,283,888.95 8,267,748.67 -16,140.28 |