Ballon d’Or 2022 betting: What are odds for the Ballon d’Or winner? Karim Benzema and Erling Haaland chances
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Updated 17/10/2022 at 12:37 GMT
What are the leading odds for the 2022 Ballon d’Or? Karim Benzema is the big favourite to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, which will be handed out on Monday in Paris. Benzema has received backing from players, the public and the bookies to win the award. Find out who is the next on the list with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne all in the running for a podium position.
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Unlike previous years, there is one clear favourite for the Ballon d’Or, which is showcased by the betting odds.
Since leading Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double, Karim Benzema has been odds on to win his first Ballon d’Or.
Traditionally, the award is given to the best player over a calendar year from January to December.
But, in a tweak to the rules, this has been changed to the results being based on the previous season, which is the period from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022.
This is why Lionel Messi and Neymar were not nominated following their disappointing campaigns at Paris Saint-Germain.
Benzema favourite for Ballon d’Or, followed by Haaland and Mbappe
With Benzema at 1/33, there is then a big drop to the second favourite, who is Erling Haaland at 12/1.
He has made a stunning start to his new chapter at Manchester City, but this won’t be taken into account for this year’s Ballon d’Or. It’s only his final season at Borussia Dortmund that will be factored in.
Kylian Mbappe is next at 16/1 after he finished as Ligue 1’s top goalscorer for a fourth consecutive season with 28 goals.
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Benzema clear favourite to win men's Ballon D'or 2022
Current and former Liverpool players' Ballon d’Or odds
Then come Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk, both of whom played a big role in their almost-historic quadruple where the Reds played every single domestic and European game possible in a season.
While they fell short of the Champions League and the Premier League, they did the cup double with the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup.
Their former team-mate Sadio Mane is one of five players at 33/1 after his club and international success, as he scored the winning penalty for Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final and they World Cup qualifying play-off – both of which came against Egypt.
Robert Lewandowski, Kevin De Bruyne, Vinicius Junior and Harry Kane also have the same odds.
Ronaldo Ballon d’Or odds
What about five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo? In what was a difficult campaign for Manchester United, Ronaldo was arguably their star player as he still found the back of the net in 18 league matches and became Portugal’s top goalscorer.
The 37-year-old is at 40/1, along with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Ballon d'Or 2022 betting odds
| Player | Odds |
| Karim Benzema | 1/33 |
| Erling Haaland | 12/1 |
| Kylian Mbappe | 16/1 |
| Mohamed Salah | 25/1 |
| Virgil Van Dijk | 25/1 |
| Sadio Mane | 33/1 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 33/1 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 33/1 |
| Vinicius Junior | 33/1 |
| Harry Kane | 33/1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 40/1 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 40/1 |
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