After the first 500 BigPoll precitions have been made, fans and readers seem to be forming the opinion that the Western countries will not feature in the final shake up this year. According to the first 500 predictions, Serbia will take the biggest victory in the history of the competition! Only Spain from the Big Four countries can avoid the bottom six places, and even then, only reach 14th place. The highest placed Western country is expected to be Sweden, only just breaking into the top half of the scoreboard.

According to the first 500 predictions, Serbia will take the biggest victory in the history of the competition! Only Spain from the Big Four countries can avoid the bottom six places, and even then, only reach 14th place. The highest placed Western country is expected to be Sweden, only just breaking into the top half of the scoreboard.

Seven qualifiers from last night are expected to finish in the top ten, only one fewer than last year. The top three are expected to be Serbia, Belarus and Turkey. The first look at the predictions:

1) Serbia (340 points)
2) Belarus (276 points)
3) Turkey (189 points)
4) Ukraine (165 points)
5) Slovenia (149 points)
6) Greece (136 points)
7) Russia (122 points)
8) Bulgaria (117 points)
9) Georgia (114 points)
10) Hungary (111 points)
11) FYR Macedonia (86 points)
12) Sweden (86 points)
13) Bosnia & Herzegovina (71 points)
14) Spain (63 points)
15) Latvia (58 points)
16) Finland (57 points)
17) Romania (34 points)
18) Moldova (32 points)
19) Germany (28 points)
20) United Kingdom (23 points)
21) Armenia (20 points)
22) Lithuania (15 points)
23) Ireland (15 points)
24) France (13 points)

Cast your prediction here now. The closest prediction will win a complilation of press packs donated by the delegations in Helsinki.