Conference League: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Crystal Palace who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Shakhtar Donetsk enjoy home advantage, when visitors Crystal Palace swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace

Shakhtar Donetsk Form

Shakhtar Donetsk look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat AZ Alkmaar by 3-0, before drawing 2-2 with AZ Alkmaar. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Zorya 1-2. Shakhtar Donetsk managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Conference League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Fiorentina before drawing 0-0 with West Ham. They were defeated once again, when Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners. Crystal Palace won three of a possible six away matches in the Conference League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding six times.

Betting stats for Shakhtar Donetsk and Crystal Palace

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Ismaila Sarr has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Thursday, it is because The Eagles bank on him to build on these numbers against Shakhtar Donetsk. The latter relies on Alisson Santana, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Shakhtar Donetsk claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Crystal Palace won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Shakhtar Donetsk didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches.

Both teams to score

Shakhtar Donetsk scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Crystal Palace scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Shakhtar Donetsk have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Crystal Palace played. Shakhtar Donetsk managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Shakhtar Donetsk saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Crystal Palace, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Shakhtar Donetsk are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.