The Netherlands has strengthened their winning chances, with a 47% chance of winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Duncan Laurence has strengthened his Eurovision victory chances since this morning, with the singer edging closer to a 50% chance of winning come Saturday night. Duncan is currently the biggest bookies favourite that the contest has seen in the past few years, with the Netherlands being 35 % points ahead of Australia.
Italy has risen back into the top five of the betting odds, having dropped out at the start of this week. Italy is one of a number of nations with a 4% chance of winning Eurovision 2019. The other nations include Azerbaijan, Russia and Iceland.
Germany languishes at the bottom of the odds, with Israel and San Marino just above with the bookmakers. The highest of the Big Five nations is France in ninth, followed by Spain as the 12th favourite to win the competition.
The betting odds to win according to Eurovision World are as follows:
- Netherlands – 47% (+3%)
- Australia – 12%
- Sweden – 7%
- Switzerland – 6%
- Italy – 4% (+1 place, – 1%)
- Azerbaijan – 4% (-1 place, -1%)
- Russia – 4% (-1%)
- Iceland – 4%
- France – 3%
- Norway – 2%
- Malta – 1%
- Spain – 1%
- Cyprus – 1% (+1 place)
- North Macedonia – 1% (-1 place)
- Greece – 1%
- Denmark – 1% (+1 place)
- Czech Republic – 1% (-1 place)
- Serbia – 1%
- United Kingdom – <1% (+1 place)
- Slovenia – <1% (-1 place)
- Belarus – <1% (+1 place)
- Estonia – <1% (-1 place)
- Albania – <1%
- San Marino – <1%
- Israel – <1%
- Germany – <1%
Source: Eurovision World