36 clubs · 8 matchdays · one league phase

36 clubs. One Champion.

Calibrated forecasts for the 2026/27 Champions League, updated every matchday.

League phase draw
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Real Madrid won the first five European Cups, from 1956 to 1960, and Alfredo Di Stefano scored in every one of those five finals.

UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Champion

projected
Arsenal FC
Arsenal
Champions

Arsenal currently top the title race, projected at 23.1% to win the competition.

They are on course to reach the final in 37.0% of 50,000 simulations.

Full field · 50,000 simulations · updated since the draw, then after every matchday

Matches

in 32 days

Matchday 2 13 to 14 October 2026

Tue 13 Oct

  1. Racing Club de LensLensvSporting Clube de PortugalSporting CP
  2. Sabah FASabahvSK Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha
    Includes an unrated club see why
  3. Arsenal FCArsenalvLille OSCLille
  4. Club Atletico de MadridAtletico MadridvManchester United FCMan United
  5. Galatasaray SKGalatasarayvFC BarcelonaBarcelona
  6. FC Internazionale MilanoIntervClub Brugge KVClub Brugge
  7. RB LeipzigRB LeipzigvPSVPSV
  8. Viking FKVikingvFC Bayern MunchenBayern Munich
    Includes an unrated club see why
  9. Villarreal CFVillarrealvSSC NapoliNapoli

Wed 14 Oct

  1. Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoordvComo 1907Como
  2. LASKLASKvLiverpool FCLiverpool
    Includes an unrated club see why
  3. Aston Villa FCAston VillavFenerbahce SKFenerbahce
  4. FK Bodo/GlimtBodo/GlimtvBorussia DortmundDortmund
  5. Manchester City FCMan CityvParis Saint-Germain FCPSG
  6. Real Betis BalompieReal BetisvFC PortoPorto
  7. AS RomaRomavReal Madrid CFReal Madrid
  8. FC Shakhtar DonetskShakhtarvAEK Athens FCAEK Athens
  9. SK Slovan BratislavaSlovanvVfB StuttgartStuttgart
  1. 1Arsenal FCArsenal23.1%75%
  2. 2FC Bayern MunchenBayern Munich14.5%74%
  3. 3Paris Saint-Germain FCPSG13.9%62%
  4. 4Manchester City FCMan City13.4%50%
  5. 5Liverpool FCLiverpool7.6%58%
  6. 6Real Madrid CFReal Madrid6.7%57%
  7. 7FC BarcelonaBarcelona6.3%45%
  8. 8FC Internazionale MilanoInter3.5%47%

Golden Boot race

2025/26, completed
  • Real Madrid CFKylian Mbappé156.5*xG
  • FC Bayern MunchenHarry Kane147.5*xG
  • Newcastle UnitedAnthony Gordon106.5*xG
  • Paris Saint-Germain FCKhvicha Kvaratskhelia104.2*xG
  • Club Atletico de MadridJulián Alvarez107.0*xG
*a lower bound: not every appearance carries a reported xG value
See all scorers

League phase draw

made
Title share by association36 of 36 confirmed
AssociationClubsTitle
EnglandArsenal FCManchester City FCLiverpool FCAston Villa FCManchester United FC46.8%
GermanyFC Bayern MunchenBorussia DortmundRB LeipzigVfB Stuttgart16.0%
FranceParis Saint-Germain FCRacing Club de LensLille OSC15.2%
SpainReal Madrid CFFC BarcelonaClub Atletico de MadridVillarreal CFReal Betis Balompie14.6%
ItalyFC Internazionale MilanoSSC NapoliAS RomaComo 19074.2%
PortugalSporting Clube de PortugalFC Porto2.3%
10 othersPSVFeyenoord RotterdamGalatasaray SKFenerbahce SKFK Bodo/GlimtViking FK+70.8%*
36 clubspots 9/9/9/9drawn 27 August

Calibration record

the prior, then this season
World Cup 2026
Brier 0.528
vs 0.632 base rate · 104 matches
Champions League 2026/27
No matches scored yet
Matchday 1 kicks off 8 September
Full record

An independent, calibrated AI forecast. Not affiliated with UEFA or any official Champions League organisation.

For interest and analysis only: not betting advice.

Methodology · how the forecast is built. Clubs · all 36 profiles.

Built by Mohammed Ehab ElNomany · probabilistic, not an oracle.