Who will win Eurovision 2022?: This is what the bets say

The countdown begins for the contest Eurovision 2022which this year is celebrated in Turin (Italy). The first semifinal will be held on May 10 and after the second round on the 12th, on Saturday may 14 will take place the grand finale of eurovision, where one of the 40 participants will win. Until that day it cannot be confirmed who will be the winner this year, but the bookmakers point to a clear winner: the band Kalushwhich represents Ukraine.

In the midst of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the main bookmakers point out that Ukraine would be the winner of the contest with Kalush Orchestra, according to the Eurovision World ranking. Chanel Terrero and her Slomo also stand out in these lists, which predict that Spain would achieve more than decent results at the Turin festival: specifically, the average of the bookmakers give it the fifth place.

But if we talk about polls that position Spain as the favorite to win Eurovision 2022, we must mention the annual survey of the General Organization of Eurovision Supporters (OGAE) where eurofans from all over the world vote for their favorites. in these lists Spain highlights getting the third placebehind Sweden and Italy.

Eurovision 2022: betting favorites

While predictions don’t always come true, they often come close to the end result. Eurovisionworld.com publishes a table of percentages based on the average of the results obtained in the 17 major bookmakers in Europe. In 2021, Italy was in second place during the semi-finals, becoming the top favorite within days of the festival. In the end, Måneskin was victorious.

TOP 10 favorites according to the main bookmakers

1- Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – Stefania (42%).

2- Italy: Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi (15%).

3- Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer (11%).

4- United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – Space Man (7%).

5- Spain: Chanel – SloMo (4%).

6- Greece: Amanda Tenfjord – Die Together (3%).

7- Poland: Ochman – River (2%).

8- Norway: Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf a Banana (2%).

9- The Netherlands: S10 – De Diepte (1%).

10- France: Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (1%).

Winner of Eurovision 2022 according to the OGAE POLL 2022

The OGAE POLL is a survey carried out by all the official European associations where each national club votes for the songs of the festival based on the same voting system as the official contest. The survey, conducted in April, used to bookmark and highlight the most popular songs of the edition.

OGAE polls have been conducted since 2007, when Serbian Marija Šerifović was positioned as the favorite to win the event held in Helsinki. A month later, she won Eurovision in the Finnish capital. Since then, the survey has managed to predict the winner five times, according to the official portal of OGAE POLL of Spain. The last time was in 2018 with the performance of Netta, who represented Israel with the song ‘Toy’.

Although the bookmakers point to Ukraine as the clear winner, the OGAE unseats it to 11th place. Spain ranks third with 294 pointsin back of Sweden (393) and Italy (387).

OGAE POLL TOP 10 2022

1- Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer with 393 points

2- Italy: Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi (15%) with 387 points

3- Spain: Chanel – SloMo (4%) with 294 points

4- Netherlands: S10 – De Diepte (1%) with 218 points

5- United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – Space Man (7%) with 204 points

6- France: Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (1%) with 175 points

7- Poland: Ochman – River (2%) with 144 points

8- Norway: Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf a Banana (2%) with 120 points

9- Albania: Ronela Hajati – Sekret with 88 points

10- Austria: LUM!X & Pia Maria – Halo with 73 points