Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano: The Key Stats
- Crystal Palace look to have the upper hand, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 50.4% win probability inside 90 minutes.
- Palace have won eight of their 14 UEFA Conference League matches this season, a record total of wins by a team in their debut season in major European competition.
- Rayo Vallecano have won 14 out of 22 continental matches (D3 L5), giving them a 64% win rate, the best of any team to play 20+ games.
Oliver Glasner will aim to further entrench himself as a Crystal Palace legend when they take on Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Having secured Palace’s first major trophy by leading them to FA Cup glory last year, Glasner – who in January announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season – has already written his name into history as one of the Eagles’ greatest managers.
Guiding Palace to the Conference League trophy in their first major European campaign would only deepen his legacy before his imminent departure.
Palace are the first European debutants to reach a final since Deportivo Alavés in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup, while the last team to lift a trophy on their maiden voyage into Europe were KV Mechelen in the 1987-88 Cup Winners’ Cup.
“What I learnt in two years here is that you almost always have to agree with the chairman, but today I don’t have to agree,” Glasner said when he addressed the fans at Selhurst Park after a 2-1 final-day loss to Premier League champions Arsenal on Sunday.
“He [chairman, Steve Parish] said the best day possible was the FA Cup final, but I think the best day is still to come in Leipzig.”
Glasner has history in Europe, too. He led Eintracht Frankfurt to the 2021-22 Europa League title with a penalty shootout win over Rangers, meaning he will join Ernst Happel (5) as the only Austrians to have managed in more than one major European final.
Palace will be looking to become the third English club to win the Conference League, following in the footsteps of West Ham in 2022-23 and Chelsea in 2024-25. The only Spanish team to have reached the final prior to Rayo were Real Betis, who lost to Chelsea last year.
The Eagles may have to come through a cagey affair in Leipzig, though. Palace (0.82) and Rayo (0.98) are two of only five teams to have faced under 1.0 expected goals (xG) per game in the Conference League this season.
