Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tips: Eagles to come out on top in 11/2 bet

| Thursday 30th April 2026, 6:24

Thursday 30th April 2026, 6:24

The Uefa Conference League semi-finals get underway on Thursday and Shakhtar Donetsk face Crystal Palace in Poland (20:00 BST, TNT Sports 2) for their first leg. The Eagles have continually improved throughout the knockout stage and they are the favourites to progress to next month's showpiece in Leipzig.

My Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tips, paying out at an enticing 11/2, can be found below.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tips

Match Result - Crystal Palace
Both Teams To Score - Yes
Anytime Goalscorer - Ismaila Sarr

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Match Result - Crystal Palace

Palace have shown great improvement in their Conference League performances since the start of the knockout phase and they can continue this in Poland when they take on Shakhtar.

The Ukrainian outfit have done very well to reach the last four but this will be a tougher test than they have faced in this competition so far. The Eagles are looking to finish the season strongly as they prepare for life without head coach Oliver Glasner, and he'll look to bow out on a high.

He and his players have already got valuable cup-winning experience and I think this will serve them well in this semi-final tie. Glasner also has European success on his CV, winning the Uefa Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2021/22.

This experience should guide Palace to victory in this first leg ahead of the decider at Selhurst Park next week.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Odds

Both Teams To Score - Yes

Shakhtar can play their part in this contest, though, so I am also covering both teams to score. This has been a winning selection in three of their last four outings in the Conference League and I believe this trend will continue on Thursday night.

There have also been goals at both ends in four of Palace's past five road trips in this competition.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace Stats

Palace have won 2 of their 6 away trips in the UCL (in 90 minutes)
BTTS - Yes has landed in 3 of Shakhtar's past four outings in this competition
Ismaila Sarr has 4 goals in his past 3 European outings

Anytime Goalscorer - Ismaila Sarr

My Bet Builder picks are completed with a goalscorer pick, and I feel as though I can't look past Palace attacker Ismaila Sarr. The Senegal international has bagged seven goals in 10 appearances in the Conference League, with four of them coming in the past three fixtures.

He's the form player coming into the semi-finals and I think he can play a starring role on Thursday. His pace and trickery can cause an abundance of problems for Shakhtar but it's also his ability to get into strong goalscoring positions.

He's a 9/5 shot to score anytime and I think this offers value to punters.

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