Shelbourne vs Crystal Palace prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 20:00.
[p]When Crystal Palace secured their first-ever major European campaign, a trip to Ireland to play Shelbourne probably wouldn’t have been high on their supporters’ list of hoped-for trips.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]This campaign has served as Shelbourne’s first-ever participation in the group/league phase of a major European tournament, but it has gone disastrously wrong so far (D1, L3). They’re the only team in the Conference League without a league phase goal to their name this term, and having lost their last three such games, they look set to bow out in unspectacular fashion. No team has ever gone through the group/league phase of this competition without scoring a single goal, with the lowest-ever tally so far being set by another Irish team in Shamrock Rovers back in the 2023/24 group stage. They haven’t even been blessed with any chances to put things right domestically either, as the League of Ireland season finished in early November, meaning Europe is now their only remaining competitive action this year.[/p]
[p]Crystal Palace’s debut campaign in major European competition has been indifferent so far, alternating between victories and defeats (W2, L2). It’s a streak they’d like to see continue in this round after they went down 2-1 to Strasbourg on the last matchday, and stringing back-to-back wins together prior to this short trip to Ireland has served as the perfect preparation. The defeat to Strasbourg is the only setback Palace have suffered across their last five competitive away games (W4), but with this game in a busy December that sees the Eagles play no fewer than eight times, Oliver Glasner could choose to shuffle his pack here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be a first-ever game for these two clubs against a side from the other’s country.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]None of Shelbourne’s four league phase games saw a first-half goal scored.[/p]
[p]Four of the last six games Shelbourne hosted featured under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Palace have conceded all four of their league phase goals this term after half-time.[/p]
[p]Palace have only conceded first in one of their last nine competitive games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Shelbourne may have to be patient if John Martin is to break their scoring duck as five of his last six club goals arrived on or beyond the 70th minute. Marc Guéhi was on the scoresheet for Palace against Fulham on Sunday, and he could follow that up here given his last six Palace goals came on the road. [/p]
[p]Shelbourne are without first-choice goalkeeper Conor Kearns, while Daniel Muñoz joined Ismaïla Sarr on the sidelines for Palace when he missed their weekend clash.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the evident gulf in class here, and with Shelbourne’s scoring woes, a Palace win to nil is the obvious pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]