Favourites for the All Ireland Senior Football Championship – Can Kerry Win?

With the All Ireland Senior Football Championship just around the corner for 2025, starting on the 5th of April, it’s safe to say that people are already starting to get excited for the upcoming matches – and naturally, the question on the tip of everyone’s tongues is who’ll be the favourite for this year. Following this thought, today, we’re delving into the many different favourites for the All Ireland Senior Football Championship; hopefully, this will help you understand whether your top team is likely to be in with a good chance, too!

Who is the Current Favourite for the All Ireland Senior Football Championship?

First things first, it’s worth taking a moment to look at who the current favourite is for the All Ireland Senior Football Championship. Of course, this isn’t entirely clear, as there’s a lot of debate on which team is likely to come out on top – especially at this stage, with the event not quite having started yet. Given this thought, while there are several teams in the running for favourite, things could all change over time.

The current consensus is Kerry for the favourite overall. Certainly Irish bookmakers, Bet365, BoyleSports, and Ladbrokes are offering odds of 3/1 (4.0), 5/2 (3.5), and 11/4 (3.75) on the team to win, respectively. Still, Kerry haven’t had the best record this year, and while they won their most recent match against Wexford, they had a solid losing streak prior to that against Longford Town, Bray Wanderers, and Dundalk, and the team ended up in a 0-0 tie against Cobh Rangers prior to this. So, given their somewhat dismal results so far for 2025, it’s easy to see why people may be unsure of their chances.

That said, though Kerry’s current the favourite, this isn’t a confident selection. In fact, both Donegal and Dublin are coming in close behind in terms of odds.  Notably, Donegal has odds of 10/3 with Bet365 (4.3), 7/2 with Ladbrokes (4.5), and 4/1 (5.0) with BoyleSports. Meanwhile, Dublin is also very close with current odds of 19/4 (5.75) with Bet365, 7/2 (4.5) with Ladbrokes, and 7/2 with BoyleSports (4.5).

Given this, while Kerry is the current favourite, the bookies currently seem to be at odds with one another in terms of Donegal and Dublin’s chances, and both teams are pretty close to Kerry’s odds. Plus, given Kerry’s recent (rather unimpressive) form, there’s definitely everything to play for with other teams!

Final Thoughts

While Kerry is the strong favourite at present for the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, it’s well worth keeping in mind here that both Donegal and Dublin are also good contenders, and given their recent form, the bookies certainly seem unsure on how things are likely to go. Nevertheless, once things kick off at the start of April, it’s likely the odds will begin to change quite quickly, so it will be interesting to see what happens with the odds over the next few weeks.