Crystal Palace – KuPS. Forecast and announcement for the Conference League match

On December 18, Crystal Palace – KuPS will hold their meeting in the Conference League. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Crystal Palace

Although the “glaziers” deserved to play in the Europa League, due to a conflict of interests, the club is forced to play in the Conference League. In the European Cups, Crystal Palace won three and lost twice, which allows it to take ninth place in the overall standings. The lag behind the top-8 is only one point, so it is necessary to win in order to skip the stage of the 1/16 finals.

The team in the championship is in a high fifth place, it looks solid, considering the level of the EPL, immediately three competitors lag behind in additional indicators. In the last round, the “glaziers” lost at home to Manchester City with a score of 0:3. While the team has time on two fronts, and in the League of Conferences there are quite good chances to take the trophy. Immediately seven players will miss the upcoming match, six due to injuries, one called due to injuries.

KuPS

Before the last round of the main round of the Conference League, KuPS is on the sidelines of the playoffs, occupying the 25th place, but the chances of making it to the next round remain, as the gap from the 24th place is only one point. The Finnish club has one win, as many losses and three draws.

The team played its last match at home against the Swiss Lausanne, drawing a goalless draw. A little over a month ago, the Canaries became the champions of their country, this title became the eighth in history and the second in a row.

A victory in the upcoming match will allow us to advance, but to beat such a serious representative of the Premier League, in his own den, looks like something incredible. The club has three personnel losses before this confrontation.

Forecast

The teams have never played against each other before, and in the upcoming battle the hosts are listed as undisputed favorites. The match is interesting because both teams have tournament motivation.

The rotation of the squad from the Crystal Palace side is real, but it is important for the club to win with a good goal difference, because it will increase the chances of finishing in the eight. I will bet on the success of the hosts with a handicap of -2 for a coefficient of 2.