Strasbourg – Crystal Palace

In the central match of the conference league game day, the opponents will exchange goals.

The recent draw of the Conference League has been won by an English club for the second time in the short history of the tournament. West Ham's experience has been adopted by their compatriots from Chelsea. And now a third team from London has set out on a quest for the third-tier European trophy. Crystal Palace has been performing under the guidance of Oliver Glasner for three seasons now. The Austrian specialist has turned the club from a mid-table Premier League side into a contender for a Champions League spot. Last season, the 'glassmakers' won the FA Cup for the first time in their history, and at the start of the current season, they managed to lift the Super Cup trophy above their heads. Now Glasner's players fear no one in the national championship, and on the European stage, they have not yet faced anyone worth worrying about. However, the Conference League and its participants have already reminded Crystal Palace of the need for a serious approach. In the round before last, AEK Larnaca visited London and defeated the local club while being considered a deep outsider. The last one and a half seasons of Strasbourg in France are very similar to the description of the corresponding period of Crystal Palace, with the only difference being that the French team has not won any local trophies. Otherwise, the team almost broke into the Champions League zone based on last year's Ligue 1 draw. Moreover, the level of Strasbourg's play from last season has been maintained to this day. Bookmakers have named the guests as the favorites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.86 for their victory. After thirteen rounds of Ligue 1, Strasbourg is in fifth place. The team plays uncompromisingly, with only one of the mentioned matches ending in a draw. This occurred in Paris, where Strasbourg managed to score three goals - 3:3. In the last match of the French championship, Rossegnor's team did not score for the second time in eighteen matches of the current season. The first time was during the qualification of the Conference League. Crystal Palace has a squad worth around half a billion euros. The potential of the London footballers is much higher than that of their opponents, but it will not be easy for them in Strasbourg. Let's bet that the teams will play beautiful and high-scoring football.