Our Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace prediction covers the best Europa Conference League semi-final betting tips and odds as Oliver Glasner 's Crystal Palace chase historic European glory.
Crystal Palace are three games away from ending Oliver Glasner 's historic tenure with their first European trophy, but Shakhtar Donetsk pose a formidable semi-final obstacle.
Shakhtar are the highest-ranked team still left in the Conference League, sitting 44th in UEFA's coefficient table, 42 spots above next-best Palace , and have been crowned Ukrainian champions 15 times since 2002.
They also moved eight points clear in their current Ukrainian top-flight campaign at the weekend and have only been beaten twice in 19 European matches this season.
That is despite playing their 'home' games almost 1,000 miles away from war-torn Donetsk in Krakow, Poland, where they will host Palace this week.
Palace are looking to finish on a high under departing boss Glasner after winning the FA Cup and Community Shield under the Austrian last year.
The south Londoners are novices at this level, their only previous experience of European football was the 1998 Intertoto Cup, but we don't think that will be an issue against Shakhtar , having already played 14 matches to get to this stage, losing three.
We do expect it to be close, though, and our opening Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace prediction for the first leg is a low-scoring draw, with 0-0 @ 15/2 or 1-1 @ 5/1.
Betting Odds
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds – UEFA Conference League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Crystal Palace | 20/21 | 51.2% |
Draw | 9/4 | 30.8% |
Crystal Palace are favourites at 20/21. Shakhtar Donetsk are priced at 5/2 , while the draw is 9/4 .
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
To qualify: Shakhtar Donetsk 9/5 , Crystal Palace 2/5.
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How to Watch
How to Watch Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace
The match is scheduled to begin at 8.00pm on Thursday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 2.
Form Guides
Shakhtar Donetsk Form Guide
Shakhtar started out in the Europa League but dropped into the Conference League after losing to Panathinaikos on penalties in the qualifiers.
The 2009 UEFA Cup winners then finished sixth in the league phase, with only the top two picking up more points, and Arda Turan 's men saw off Lech Poznan (4-3 on aggregate) and AZ Alkmaar (5-2) in the knockout rounds to reach the last four.
Ironically, their two European defeats both came in 'home' matches against Polish sides, with Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan claiming 2-1 wins in Krakow.
Domestically, Shakhtar are firmly on course for a 17th title in 24 years after losing only once in 25 matches, and they have scored in all 13 competitive matches since returning from their winter break.
That would suggest a squad packed with Brazilian flair could be good value to win either half against Palace @ 13/8 , or claim a 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 victory @ 9/2 looking at the Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace odds.
Crystal Palace Form Guide
Glasner led Palace to their first major trophy in winning the FA Cup and now the 51-year-old will have his sights set on more glory in Europe.
Palace head to Poland on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool , a result which left the Eagles 13th in the Premier League , but they are Evens favourites with BOYLE Sports to lift the Conference League trophy in Leipzig on May 27, with Strasbourg 3/1 , Rayo Vallecano 4/1 and Shakhtar 5/1 .
They have already beaten a Ukrainian side on Polish soil this season, downing Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 in Lublin in their opening match, and can take great confidence from that.
Daniel Munoz wrote his name in club folklore with their first goal in a major European competition in that match and the Colombia international, who also scored at Anfield at the weekend, is 9/2 to get on the scoresheet again this week.
Ismaila Sarr , the competition's third top-scorer with seven goals, is 7/4 to net at any time while Jean-Philippe Mateta is 6/5 to do likewise, and that completes our Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace best bets.
Betting Tips
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips
Jean-Philippe Mateta to Score @ 6/5
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