Europa League Predictions: Palace Under Pressure — Can They Deliver in Europe?

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| BY Sam McLoughlin

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Thursday’s UEFA Europa League clash between Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan.

European football returns to Selhurst Park on Thursday as Crystal Palace take on Lech Poznan in the UEFA Europa League.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some Europa League odds and betting angles for Thursday’s fixture:

Crystal Palace have endured a difficult start under Pierre Sage, with the reigning UEFA Conference League champions returning to Selhurst Park in Europe after suffering their third Premier League defeat of the season against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
History doesn’t help them much either — Palace have won their opening major European game in the following campaign just once in four attempts (L3).
Even so, the Eagles have scored two or more goals in five of their last six European home matches, offering some encouragement ahead of Thursday night. William Hill make Sage’s side the 2/5 favourites to get the job done.

Lech Poznań booked their Europa League place in emphatic fashion, beating Swiss side Thun 9–2 on aggregate, though they head to London after seeing their nine‑match unbeaten run ended by a 2–1 defeat at Górnik Zabrze on Saturday.
The Polish side have lost three of their four meetings with English opposition in Europe, but their most recent was a memorable 3–1 home win over Manchester City in the 2010/11 Europa League group stage.
This is also Lech’s second straight season in major European competition — their first back‑to‑back qualification since 1982/83 to 1985/86 — though their last Europa League group campaign in 2020/21 saw them lose five of six matches. They arrive as the 6/1 underdogs with William Hill, looking to spring a surprise at Selhurst Park and halt Palace’s European momentum.