Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano are chasing their maiden European title in what is only their second campaign at this level when they meet in the Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday night.
Palace , whose only previous European adventure was in the 1998 Intertoto Cup , have already enjoyed unprecedented riches under Oliver Glasner with their 2025 FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs, and they will be keen to end the departing Austrian’s reign with another historic success.
Standing their way are Madrid -based outfit Rayo , who have also enjoyed a memorable return to continental action some 25 years after reaching the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
Rayo are the form team but we think Glasner , who won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022, will leave Palace with one last parting gift and our opening Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano prediction is a BOYLE Sports Price Boost for an Eagles win with BTTS @ 7/2.
Betting Odds
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds – Conference League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 5/6 | 43.5% |
Rayo Vallecano | 3/1 | 32.3% |
Draw | 23/10 | 32.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Crystal Palace are the 5/6 favourites to give Glasner the perfect leaving gift while Rayo Vallecano are backed at 3/1, with 23/10 for the game to be level after 90 minutes.
How to watch
How to Watch Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano
The Conference League final is scheduled to begin at 20:00 BST on Wednesday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 .
Form Guides
Crystal Palace form guide
Palace have only won two of their last 10 matches in all competitions, but those victories came against Shakhtar Donetsk and earned the Eagles a place in the Conference League final.
Domestically, the end of Glasner’s two-year stint at Selhurst Park was underwhelming, picking up just three points from a possible 21 and Sunday’s 2-1 home loss to Arsenal saw them finish the Premier League season in 15th place. Ismaila Sarr was replaced at half-time against the newly-crowned champions, presumably with one eye on Wednesday’s final, and he could be the key to unlocking the Rayo defence.
Sarr , who was named both Players' Player and Player of the Season at Palace's end-of-year awards on Sunday night, is the leading scorer in the Conference League with nine goals in 12 appearances and the Senegal winger is 15/8 to notch against Rayo . He is also included in a four-part BOYLE Sports' Featured Bet Builder that we fancy - odds of 11/1 for Sarr to net, Palace to win, BTTS and over 9.5 corners in total .
Rayo Vallecano form guide
In contrast to Palace , Rayo are in flying form heading to Leipzig with six wins and three draws in their last nine matches, helping them finish eighth in La Liga for the second successive year.
They have kept five clean sheets in that run and have proven a tough nut to crack, especially at home where they lost just three times in 26 games this season holding Barcelona and Real Madrid goalless as well as beating Atletico Madrid 3-0. Rayo have been less successful on their travels, losing 13 times, but Inigo Perez’s side claimed a crucial away win in the Conference League semi-finals over highly-fancied Strasbourg to seal a 2-0 aggregate victory.
Alemao scored in both legs of that tie and has now netted seven times in the last six weeks having only previously struck once for Rayo since joining from Mexican side Pachuca last summer. The Brazil forward is 8/1 to open the scoring against Palace , while former Spain Under-23 striker Sergio Camello , who has five goals in his last eight appearances, is 10/3 to net at any time. The long-serving Alvaro Garcia , who holds the record for most La Liga goals and appearances for Rayo , is also 10/3 to get on the scoresheet.
Betting Tips
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips
Crystal Palace to win & BTTS 7/2
Sarr to net, Palace to win, BTTS and over 9.5 corners in total @ 11/1
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