Strasbourg Host Crystal Palace in Conference League Match

Strasbourg will host Crystal Palace at the Stade de la Meinau on Thursday evening in a key UEFA Conference League league phase matchup, with both teams vying for a stronger position in the race for automatic knockout qualification.

The fixture, set to kick off at 8 p.m. UK time, pits two in-form sides against each other in the competition's fourth round of games. Strasbourg, under manager Liam Rosenior, sit seventh in the standings with seven points from three matches, including 2-1 away victories over Slovan Bratislava and BK Hacken, bookended by a 1-1 home draw against Jagiellonia Bialystok. The French club remains unbeaten in Europe this season and has impressed domestically, holding fifth place in Ligue 1 with a strong home record of five wins and one draw in their last six competitive outings at the 26,109-capacity stadium. Their most recent result, however, was a 1-0 away defeat to Lens in Ligue 1 last weekend, ending a run of three straight wins.

Crystal Palace, managed by Oliver Glasner, trail just one point behind in ninth place with six points, earned through a 3-1 home win over AZ Alkmaar and another victory against Dynamo Kiev, despite a 1-0 home loss to AEK Larnaca....