Will Lionel Messi finish 3rd in the 2026 Ballon d'Or?

Market brief

• Down 3.8 pp in the last 24 hours, after touching 14% on Oct 19, 2026.
• Last 26 trades: 24 buys, 2 sells; the largest was $70 (buy). Too few trades of $5K+ for a big-money read.
• Historically, 13% of Polymarket Sports markets priced 5–15% seven days before the end resolved YES (696 cases).
• Scheduled to end in 2 mo. (Jan 1, 2027).

How reliable is this price range?

Of 696 resolved Polymarket Sports markets priced 5–15% seven days before resolution, 13.4% resolved YES. That is 3.5 points more often than their average price of 9.8% implied — prices in this range have tended to run low.

A historical frequency for the price range, not a probability for this market and not advice. How we measure this

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