Crystal Palace are tantalisingly close to reaching the Conference League final in only their second European campaign after a superb first-leg win over Shakhtar Donetsk . Goals from Ismaila Sarr , Daichi Kamada and Jorgen Strand Larsen earned Palace a 3-1 victory over the Ukrainian side in their makeshift home in Krakow , Poland .
Shakhtar bossed possession, enjoying 69% of the ball, but it was Palace who took their chances; the Eagles will hope to finish the job at Selhurst Park , where they are unbeaten in their last seven fixtures.
Shakhtar are no pushovers, boasting an impressive away record in the Conference League , and they can also take confidence from the fact Palace have lost three of their last five games in all competitions, but the south Londoners should have enough in the bank to get them through. Palace are 1/100 to book a final showdown against Strasbourg or Rayo Vallecano , but for lower odds our opening Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk prediction is an Eagles win on the night with BTTS @ 12/5.
Betting Odds
Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Odds – UEFA Europa League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 4/7 | 63.6% |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 4/1 | 20% |
Draw | 14/5 | 26.4% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Crystal Palace are 4/7 favourites to win this game. Shakhtar Donetsk can be backed at 4/1, and the draw on the night is 14/5.
How to Watch
How to Watch Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk
The Conference League semi-final second leg is scheduled to begin at 20:00 BST on Thursday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 2 .
Head-To-Head
Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Head-To-Head Record
Goals from Ismaila Sarr , Daichi Kamada and Jorgen Strand Larsen gave Palace a commanding 3-1 first-leg win in Krakow , Poland , in only the second ever meeting between the clubs. Shakhtar enjoyed 69% of the ball but were undone by Palace 's clinical finishing; they will need a dramatic turnaround at Selhurst Park to progress.
Form Guides
Crystal Palace Form Guide
Palace are the Conference League 's leading scorers with 23 goals, but it has not been a smooth passage for the 2025 FA Cup winners. They squeezed past Fredrikstad in the play-off round and dropped points at home to AEK Larnaca and KuPS before securing a 10th-placed finish in the league phase.
Oliver Glasner 's men saw off Zrinjski Mostar 3-1 on aggregate in the play-off round before edging past nine-man Larnaca in the last 16 thanks to Sarr 's extra-time winner. Palace then saw off Fiorentina 4-2 in the quarter-finals despite losing the second leg 2-1, with Sarr netting in both games.
Sarr , the competition's second-joint leading scorer with eight goals, put Palace ahead after just 21 seconds in Krakow last week and is 9/2 to score first again in the Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk odds.
Shakhtar Donetsk Form Guide
The runaway Ukrainian league leaders will be frustrated not to have made more of their first-leg dominance, but have plenty to be optimistic about heading to England . They have won 18 of their last 25 matches in all competitions; their only two defeats came against Lech Poznan and Palace in the Conference League . They beat arch-rivals Dynamo Kiev 2-1 on Sunday to edge closer to another domestic title.
Arda Turan 's side are also unbeaten in nine away matches in European competition this season, winning six, with life on the road proving more profitable than their home matches in Poland . Shakhtar have never won in 10 matches on English soil, though, and are 9/2 outsiders to end that record and 16/1 to reach the final. You can get 6/4 for them to score in both halves at Selhurst Park ; they have struck at least twice in all six away Conference League games this term.
Another bet worth considering in a semi-final eliminator where both teams will be giving their all is yellow cards. Palace defender Maxence Lacroix has committed more fouls than any other player in the competition, and the French centre-back is 5/1 to pick up a third caution. Team-mate Borna Sosa (3/1) has seen yellow three times in four appearances and was sent off against Dynamo Kiev , while Shakhtar defenders Vinicius Tobias (13/8) and Valeriy Bondar (2/1) have both been booked three times as well, and that concludes our Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk best bets.
Betting Tips
Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips
Both Teams To Score & Crystal Palace To Win @ 11/4
Crystal Palace To Score in Both Halves @ 6/4
Maxence Lacroix To Be Booked @ 5/1
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