Opta predicts Conference League outcomes for Ajax and FC Twente

Opta has released statistical predictions for the upcoming 2026/2027 Conference League season. Brighton & Hove Albion is identified as the heavy favorite to win the tournament, with a 39.98 percent probability. Other top contenders include AS Monaco, SC Freiburg, and Atalanta.

Dutch clubs Ajax and FC Twente are set to compete in the tournament. Opta predicts FC Twente will finish eighth in the league phase with 10.72 points, which would grant them direct qualification for the round of sixteen. Their chances of winning the entire competition are estimated at 2.88 percent. Ajax is projected to finish in fourteenth place, which would require them to compete in a play-off round to reach the round of sixteen. Ajax's probability of winning the title is calculated at 2.19 percent.