Crystal Palace travel to Florence on Thursday night holding a commanding advantage in this Europa Conference League quarter-final tie, after a dominant first-leg display.
The Eagles ran out 3-0 winners in London, putting one foot firmly in the semi-finals and leaving Fiorentina with a mountain to climb.
Fiorentina’s recent European pedigree counts for little here. Despite reaching the latter stages of this competition regularly in recent years, they were completely outplayed in the first leg and now face a huge task at home.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are in excellent form and full of confidence. They produced a late comeback at home against Newcastle at the weekend, thanks to two goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta off the bench.
Fiorentina will have to all out from the off if they are to stand a chance of qualifying for the next round, which also leaves them vulnerable to a Crystal Palace counter-attack that has already proven potent.
What are the best bets for Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace to win
Everything points towards another strong performance from Palace. They already have a three-goal cushion, and look far more efficient going forward.
Fiorentina’s defensive issues were exposed in the first leg and could be again here, with them having to throw caution to the wind if they are to stand a chance of turning around the deficit.
Despite Palace’s dominance, Fiorentina are at home and have averaged close to two goals per game in this competition.
They will have to attack from the first whistle, which should create chances at both ends – especially against Palace’s counter-attacking style.
Pretty straightforward pick.
Jean-Philippe Mateta to score anytime
Mateta is the standout pick here. He opened the scoring in the first leg, ending his goal drought and remains Palace’s leading attacking threat, with 10 goals this season.
He’s also coming into this game in excellent form, having recently returned to the scoresheet not once but twice in the Premier League on Sunday.
With Fiorentina likely to push forward, spaces will open – and that suits Mateta perfectly.
Where can I watch Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace?
Paramount+ and ViX are showing this match live in the United States. Kick-off is at 15:00 EST on Thursday, April 16.
In the United Kingdom, viewers should tune into TNT Sports or Discovery+ to watch this match live. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
What is Fiorentina’s current form?
W-D-W-L-W
What is Crystal Palace’s current form?
D-D-W-W-W
What were the results of the head-to-head matches between Fiorentina and Crystal Palace?
09/04/2026 – Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina – Europa Conference League
02/05/1973 – Fiorentina 2-2 Crystal Palace – Anglo Italian Cup
What is Fiorentina’s predicted team?
De Gea, Dodo, Rugani, Ranieri, Gosens – Fabbian, Mandragora, Ndour – Harrison, Fazzini, Moise Kean
Injuries and doubts: Lamptey, Fortini, Parisi, Brescianini
What is Crystal Palace’s predicted team?
Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Canvas, Mitchell – Lerma, Hughes – Johnson, Pino, Mateta
Injuries and doubts: Kporha, Nketiah, Guessand
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