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- Lionel Messi is the heavy favourite to win the Ballon d'Or at 2/7 after winning World Cup with Argentina last month
- Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe is 7/2 to win the award for the first time in his career
- Erling Haaland has the best chance from the Premier League to win the award this year at 18/1
Lionel Messi is the heavy favourite to win the Ballon d'Or at 2/7 after winning World Cup with Argentina last month
Lionel Messi is now the odds on favourite with bookies to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after his World Cup victory with Argentina last month.
This has seen Messi's odds slash to just 2/7 to win the award later this year for the 8th time in his long career.
Paddy Power have Messi has the heavy favourite for the award just ahead of his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe, who is 7/2 to win the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career.
| 2023 Ballon d'Or Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 2/7 | 77.8% |
| Kylian Mbappe | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Erling Haaland | 18/1 | 5.3% |
| Robert Lewandowski | 22/1 | 4.3% |
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is 22/1 to win the award this year with many believing he should have won the award back in 2020 when it wasn't awarded due to COVID.
Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe is 7/2 to win the award for the first time in his career
Kylian Mbappe is now 7/2 to win the award after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup with a hat-trick in the Final against Argentina sealing the Top Scorer trophy with 8 goals.
If it wasn't for Messi winning his first World Cup, we'd likely see Mbappe as the odds on favourite to win the award this year but he's out to 7/2 to win it.
The French forward has never been in the top 3 for the award but we may well see it happen this year if he continues with his fantastic form going into a new year.
Ballon d'Or Betting Odds and History Of Winners
Erling Haaland has the best chance from the Premier League to win the award this year at 18/1
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has the best chance from the Premier League of winning the award this year but his odds are as big as 18/1.
According to those betting odds that gives Haaland a 5% chance of winning the Ballon d'Or in 2023 but we could see those odds shorten as the year goes on.
Haaland currently has 21 Premier League goals already this campaign and judging by the first half of the season it looks like he's on course to hit a record 40 goals in the league this year.
