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- Bookmakers make Finland the 2/5 favourites to win Semi-Final 1
- Sweden remain favourites in the outright market to win the Eurovision Song Contest
- We take a look at the full running order for Semi-Final 1
Bookmakers make Finland the 2/5 favourites to win Semi-Final 1
Finland are the heavy favourites with UK Betting Sites to win Semi-Final 1 of this year's Eurovision Song Contest which is set to take place in Liverpool on Tuesday evening.
Their odds to win Semi-Final 1 have moved from 8/11 to 2/5 in the past fortnight with the latest odds giving Finland a 71% chance of winning the semi-final.
Despite Sweden being favourites to win the whole thing they are behind Finland in the Semi-Final winner with these events solely voted for by the public.
William Hill have Sweden as the 9/4 second favourites for Semi-Final 1 with the public set to pick Finland over Sweden in tonight's Semi-Final.
Semi-Final 1's official running order sees favourites Finland as the last act of the night which could also be part of the reasoning why the odds are the way they are.
| Eurovision Semi Final 1 winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2/5 | 71.4% |
| Sweden | 9/4 | 30.8% |
| Israel
|
14/1 | 6.7% |
| Czech Republic | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Norway | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Sweden remain favourites in the outright market to win the Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest final will be both public voted and jury voted which is why Sweden are the favourite in that market despite being behind Finland for the Semi-Final betting.
It looks like Sweden will be popular in the Jury voting for Eurovision and the betting odds make them the 8/11 favourites to win the Song Contest.
Finland are 5/2 second favourites to win the whole thing this weekend with a 28% chance of doing so according to the betting odds.
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We take a look at the full running order for Semi-Final 1
The full running order for tonight's Eurovision Semi-Final 1 has been released on Eurovision's own website.
Favourite Finland will be the last act of the evening and will be fresh on everyone's minds ahead of voting opening.
1. 🇳🇴 Norway | Alessandra - Queen of Kings
2. 🇲🇹 Malta | The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party)
3. 🇷🇸 Serbia | Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava
4. 🇱🇻 Latvia | Sudden Lights - Aijā
5. 🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração
6. 🇮🇪 Ireland | Wild Youth - We Are One
7. 🇭🇷 Croatia | Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!
8. 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Remo Forrer - Watergun
9. 🇮🇱 Israel | Noa Kirel - Unicorn
10. 🇲🇩 Moldova | Pasha Parfeni - Soarele şi Luna
11. 🇸🇪 Sweden | Loreen - Tattoo
12. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | TuralTuranX - Tell Me More
13. 🇨🇿 Czechia | Vesna - My Sister's Crown
14. 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight
15. 🇫🇮 Finland | Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
