Austria or Sweden? Dramatic Race for ESC Crown
JJ will be the winner of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with "Wasted Love" - if only the votes of the professional juries counted. At least that's what the bookmakers predict a few hours before the final. A comparison of eleven betting offices shows a clear victory for the Austrian entry among the experts - with a probability of 40 percent. But the jury votes are known to account for only 50 percent of the result, and it could look different with the public.
Eurovision Song Contest: JJ is four places ahead of Sweden with juries
Anyone betting a euro on countertenor JJ and his number "Wasted Love" as the jury winner currently receives 1.8 and 2 euros back in the event of a win - a modest rate, compared to the likely toughest competitor, the Swedish group KAJ. Here, if the fun faction actually lands in 1st place with the juries, you can earn up to 21 euros per euro bet. KAJ is currently seen in 5th place with the juries - just behind Austria, France, and host Switzerland.
Sweden is four places ahead of JJ with the public at the ESC
The prediction of the gamblers looks diametrically opposed when it comes to how the viewers will vote. According to 13 bookmakers, Sweden is in 1st place with a probability of 52 percent with odds of 1.41 and 1.63. Austria comes in 5th place, which means that if JJ wins with the public, you could even achieve 38 euros per euro bet. According to the bookmakers, Israel, Estonia, and Finland are ahead of the red-white-red candidate in the public's favor.
Adding everything together, Sweden is in 1st place just before the start of the final - with odds of 1.83 to 2.06 euros per euro bet. Not too far behind is Austria with odds between 3.5 and 4.4. France, Finland, and the Netherlands complete the top 5. And Austria's second entry in the ESC, the Viennese duo Abor & Tynna, representing Germany, is in 16th place and thus pretty much in the middle of the 26-member field, if the bookmakers' predictions are correct.
Otherwise, wind gusts of up to 19 km/h and 17 degrees with light cloud cover are forecast for Basel at the start of the final. Grass and knotweed pollen are expected to be particularly aggressive, and the sun is expected to set at 9:03 PM. In other words: predictions are difficult, especially when they concern the future.
Austrian ESC fans can follow the final with its 26 participating countries live again from 9 PM on ORF 1, with Andi Knoll providing his proven commentary. The result of the world's largest music competition is expected to be announced shortly before 1 AM.
(APA/Red)
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