Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips & Best Bets

For the best Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk betting tips and bets, check out this in-depth UEFA Conference League semi-final, second leg preview. Will the English Premier League side see the job through and book their spot in a European final?

Crystal Palace welcome the Ukrainian side to Selhurst Park with a 3-1 lead in the tie. The Eagles were excellent in the first leg in Poland, with Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada, and Jorgen Stand Larsen getting the goals at the Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium.

Palace have one foot in the Leipzig final, but the job is not done and dusted yet. Check out our Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk tips and predictions as the pair battle for a place in the 2026 Conference League final.

Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Tips & Preview

Crystal Palace have impressed in Europe this season, but their Premier League form has certainly suffered. Ahead of this weekend’s EPL clash with Everton, the London outfit languish in 15th on just 43 points.

Shakhtar are riding high at the top of the Ukrainian Premier League standings, amassing 63 points from 26 games. Arda Turan’s troops look nailed on to win the Ukrainian title this term.

In the Conference League, Palace finished in tenth spot and needed a knockout phase play-off tie to secure a place in the knockouts. Oliver Glasner’s boys won three, lost two, and drew one of six in the league phase.

Palace booked their place in the last four by seeing off Zrinjski Mostar, AEK Larnaca, and Fiorentina. The victory over the Italians in the quarter-finals was particularly impressive, with the English side going through with a 4-2 aggregate triumph.

Shakhtar avoided the play-offs after finishing sixth in the league phase. They sealed their place in the semi-finals with knockout victories over Lech Poznan and AZ Alkmaar.

Palace are in pole position in the tie after an impressive victory in Krakow last week. In the Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk tips, many will be backing the Eagles to see the job through with a comfortable home win.

Palace are our picks, and we like Karamba’s odds of 2.28 for the hosts to be winning at half time and full time.

Our Prediction: Crystal Palace HT/FT – 2.28

Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions

Sarr got the Eagles soaring in the first minute in Palace’s 3-1 first-leg win in Poland last Thursday. The Senegal international is always a threat and will be looking to get his name on the scoresheet in this one.

Sarr is in red-hot form, scoring ten goals across all competitions for Palace since the start of February. Overall, the Eagles' No. 7 has helped himself to 21 goals this season for club and country. Have a punt on the 28-year-old forward to net anytime in the second leg at 2.60.

Our Prediction: Ismaila Sarr to Score Anytime – 2.60

Odds taken from Karamba at 10:58 UK time, on 7 May 2026.

Shakhtar are serial scorers, scoring in every league and cup fixture since drawing a blank against Rijeka in a Conference League fixture in March. They have only failed to net on five occasions in total this term.

The Ukrainian Premier League leaders must score at Selhurst Park to stand any chance of progressing to the final. They may have lost the first leg by two goals, but Oleh Ocheretko equalised just after half time and Turan’s Miners never gave up.

Although we are backing the home team to go through to the final, we fancy Shakhtar to score and make a game of it in the English capital. In our Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk best bets, our money is going on the home win and both teams to score, available at 49/20 with 10Bet.

Our Prediction: Crystal Palace Win & BTTS – 49/20

Odds taken from 10Bet at 10:58 UK time, on 7 May 2026.