Women's Champions League Final Predictions & Betting Tips

Women’s football audiences have grown exponentially over the last few years.

A reported 3.6 million people tuned in to the 2023 Women’s Champions League Final, and similar numbers are expected for the 2024 showpiece.

Football betting markets are already available for the biggest club match in the women’s game.

Viewing figures increased 17% from 2021-22 to 2022-23, and there will certainly be millions of people tuning in from all over the world to see which team is crowned champions of Europe later this month.

Who Is Playing In The 2024 Women’s Champions League Final?

Lyon and Barcelona defeated PSG and Chelsea in the semi-finals respectively to book their places in the final. This is a rematch of the 2022 final, which Lyon won 3-1.

These teams also met in the 2019 final, when Lyon were again victorious. Lyon are the most successful team in the history of the competition, and these two clubs have combined to win each of the last eight Champions Leagues.

Barcelona have featured in four of the last five finals, and they are on course to win the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino for a fifth season in a row and a 10th time overall. 

Lyon have been even more dominant in Division 1 Féminine. They are 16-time champions and are well on their way to a 17th crown. Les Fenottes have won 16 of the last 17 Division 1 Féminine titles. 

When Is The Women’s Champions League Final?

The 2024 Women’s Champions League Final will take place on 25th May 2024. This is eight days after the end of the Division 1 Féminine season. There are two more matches to be played in Liga F after the final. 

Barcelona Women are pursuing a treble, and will face Real Sociedad in the Copa de la Reina final on 18th May before wrapping up their league season against Real Betis and Valencia.

Where Is The Women’s Champions League Final In 2024?

San Mamés in Bilbao is the venue for the 2024 Women’s Champions League Final. The stadium has a 53,331 capacity, and we look set for a record attendance.

Barcelona sold out their allocation in half-an-hour – over 72,000 fans attended their semi-final win over Chelsea in 2023, and tens of thousands are expected to travel to Bilbao. 

Lyon set an attendance record for a home match in the first leg of their semi-final with PSG. Over 38,000 tickets were sold.

There should be plenty of travelling support for this final – a flight from Lyon to Bilbao is under two hours. 

Where to Watch 2024 Women’s Champions League Final 

Fans in the UK can watch the 2024 Women’s Champions League Final on TNT Sports. Matches throughout the competition have also been livestreamed on DAZN’s YouTube channel.

This is a massive live betting event, so make sure you have a reliable, up-to-date stream if you are planning to place wagers while the game is underway. 

Women Champions League Final 2024 Betting Tips

This promises to be a brilliant match. These are the two best teams in Europe, and Lyon manager Sonia Bompastor believes it can be a significant moment in the growth of the women’s game.

"It's all about savoring our victory over PSG and getting ready for the final against Barcelona. I hope it will be a thrilling final for the growth of women's football."

Both teams faced adversity in the last four, but their quality shone through. 

Lyon netted five goals in six minutes against PSG to come back from 2-0 down PSG in the first leg while the incomparable Aitana Bonmatí starred as Barcelona overturned a first leg deficit against Chelsea.

Barca manager Jonatan Giráldez was delighted with how his team fought back at Stamford Bridge.

"I am thrilled! It was a tough match, beating a team as strong as Chelsea required us to be at the top of our game. I am so proud of the players. People tend to assume we will breeze through, but it's never easy and we really had to work hard for it."

Barcelona are 2/7 favourites to lift the trophy. They have been the preeminent force in women’s football over the last three seasons, and have a great chance of going back-to-back.

Lyon’s squad has plenty of experience on the biggest stage, however, and they could benefit from having wrapped up the league season by the time this match kicks off.

The underlying metrics are in Lyon’s favour, with a marginally better expected goal difference in the Champions League. This is only a 10-match sample, though, and it’s worth noting that Barcelona have conceded the fewest expected goals in the competition.

With Lyon’s firepower, both teams to score seems like a lock. Even Barcelona will struggle to keep them quiet for 90 minutes.

Both sides have been utterly dominant domestically this season, and while finals can be cagey, there has been nine goals across their two previous meetings in UCL finals. We’re taking over 3.5 and BTTS here. 

Barcelona Women's Road to the Final

• Barcelona 5-0 Benfica

• Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 Barcelona

• Rosengård 0-6 Barcelona

• Barcelona 7-0 Rosengård

• Barcelona 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

• Benfica 4-4 Barcelona

• Brann 1-2 Barcelona

• Barcelona 3-1 Brann

• Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea

• Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

Lyon Women's Road to the Final

• Slavia Prague 0-9 Lyon

• Lyon 2-0 St. Pölten

• Lyon 3-1 Brann

• Brann 2-2 Lyon

• St. Pölten 0-7 Lyon

• Lyon 2-2 Slavia Prague

• Benfica 1-2 Lyon

• Lyon 4-1 Benfica

• Lyon 3-2 PSG

• PSG 1-2 Lyon

Women’s Champions League Winners List

• 2022-23 – Barcelona

• 2021-22 – Lyon

• 2020-21 – Barcelona

• 2019–20 – Lyon

• 2018-19 – Lyon

• 2017-18 – Lyon 

• 2016-17 – Lyon

• 2015-16 – Lyon

• 2014-15 – FFC Frankfurt

• 2013-14 – Wolfsburg

• 2012-13 – Wolfsburg

• 2011-12 – Lyon

• 2010-11 – Lyon

• 2009-10 – Turbine Potsdam

• 2008-09 – FCR Duisburg

• 2007-08 – FFC Frankfurt

• 2006-07 – Arsenal

• 2005-06 – FFC Frankfurt

• 2004-05 – Turbine Potsdam

• 2003-04 – Umeå 

• 2002-03 – Umeå 

• 2001-02 – FFC Frankfurt

Most Successful Teams in Women’s Champions League History

• Lyon – 8 titles

• FFC Frankfurt – 4 titles

• Wolfsburg – 2 titles

• Umeå IK – 2 titles

• Turbine Potsdam – 2 titles

• Barcelona – 2 titles

• Arsenal - 1 title

• FCR Duisburg – 1 title

*Credit for the main photo belongs to Alamy*