With only hours to spare from the first semi final live from the 2025 Eurovision stage in Basel, the betting odds are seeing big changes among the frontrunners.

Sweden and Austria are still leading the pack with 40% and 20% winning chances respectively. Sweden has seen a significant increase in the last hours.

On the podium France is currently at 7%, with negative outlook. Israel and Belgium complete the top5, both coming closer to the podium.

Among the biggest surges, host country Switzerland is currently in position number 8, up seven positions since the beginning of the month and with a sharp increase since delegations have reached Basel.

Finland, Netherlands, Estonia and Czechia complete the top 10. Albania has dropped out of the top10.

The current betting odds

  1. Sweden – 40%
  2. Austria – 20%
  3. France – 7%
  4. Israel – 5%
  5. Belgium – 4%
  6. Finland – 3%
  7. Netherlands – 3%
  8. Switzerland – 2%
  9. Estonia – 2%
  10. Czechia – 2%

Do you think the betting odds may be right? Are we looking at a Austrian-Swedish battle for the Crystal Trophy?

 


From Lugano, Switzerland. Pragmatic idealist. Polyglot. Future-oriented. Left-handed. Tsundoku by nature. Eurovision lover since he can remember.