Strasbourg vs Crystal Palace | Conference League Preview & Betting Tips | 27 Nov 2025

A proper novelty clash at the Stade de la Meinau – two clubs who’ve never met before. Strasbourg have been solid at home and a win here would put them in a great position for the knockout rounds. Palace have shown flashes in the competition but remain inconsistent. Expect a lively atmosphere with the home fans in full voice and a decent travelling contingent from South London.

Both sides tend to set up in a 4-2-3-1, with Strasbourg looking to control the middle and Palace happy to sit deeper and hit on the break. No major fresh injury worries reported for either team.

Strasbourg average 50% possession and keep things tight, conceding just 1.0 goal per game while restricting opponents to 1.2 xG. Palace are more counter-attacking, with lower possession (43%) but still creating decent chances on the transition.

Set pieces could play a part – Strasbourg score 0.3 from dead balls and concede very few, while Palace leak 0.3 from restarts.

Strasbourg over the last ten: five wins, two draws, three defeats – 14 scored, 10 conceded, four clean sheets. They’ve been hard to beat at home.

Palace: three wins, four draws, three defeats – 11 scored, 13 conceded, two clean sheets. Still looking for consistency away from Selhurst.

Around 4 bookings – leaning over 3.5 cards in a competitive European night.

Combined average 9.5 – under 9.5 corners looks the value.

Around 8 combined – under 9 shots on target should land.

Strasbourg at home (last 10): 70% win rate, averaging 1.8 scored and just 0.7 conceded – a real fortress.

Palace away (last 10): only 30% wins, averaging 0.9 scored and 1.6 conceded – they’ve struggled on the road.

Strasbourg create and concede slightly fewer chances – the underlying numbers point to a tight, low-scoring affair.

This will be the first-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs – nothing to go on historically.

Strasbourg have been rock-solid at home and Palace have looked vulnerable away from Selhurst. Expect the French side to edge a low-scoring contest.

Prediction: Strasbourg 1-0 Crystal Palace

Main pick: Strasbourg to win to nil – they’ve kept four clean sheets in ten and Palace struggle on the road.

Value angle: Under 2.5 goals – both teams involved in plenty of low-scoring games recently.

Double chance: Strasbourg or draw – Palace have won just 30% of away games.

Over/under 2.5 goals: Under – Strasbourg games hit only 40% over 2.5.

Half-time/full-time: Draw/Strasbourg – Palace often start slowly away.