Zrinjski vs Crystal Palace Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Conference League | Knockout Playoffs
by Alex Lawes ·
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Bosnian champions Zrinjski Mostar have a tough test here but should bloody the nose or at least threaten the pre-tournament favourites Crystal Palace this week.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Key stats
- This is the first UEFA competition meeting between the two sides, and Crystal Palace’s maiden encounter with a club from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Zrinjski’s only previous UEFA meetings with an English club came in the 2023/24 UEFA Conference League group stage against Aston Villa, where they lost 1–0 in Birmingham on Matchday 2 and drew 0–0 in Mostar on Matchday 6.
- This fixture marks the debut of both Zrinjski and Crystal Palace in the knockout phase of a major UEFA competition.
- Zrinjski have lost only one of their previous seven UEFA home matches this season (W3 D3).
- Crystal Palace have lost only two of their previous eight UEFA matches this season (W4 D2).
- Crystal Palace have won only one of their last 14 matches in all competitions (D5 L8).
Zrinjski vs Crystal Palace prediction
Zrinjski Mostar finished 23rd in the 36-team UEFA Europa Conference League league phase table with two victories, a draw and three defeats in their six matches. They were hammered 3-0 by Borac Banja Luka in the Premier League of Bosnia-Herzegovina at the weekend.
Oliver Glasner is expected to depart Crystal Palace at the end of this season but he will surely still want to finish a turbulent second full season with a flourish and potentially a third piece of silverware from his time in Croydon.
Palace head to Bosnia-Herzegovina still expecting to win the tournament but they may not be convincing, as has been the case now for a couple of months.
Zrinjski vs Crystal Palace tip: Crystal Palace to win & under 3.5 goals
