Following their controversial demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League, Crystal Palace celebrated victory in their first ever European match in last week’s first leg with Fredrikstad, claiming a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park. The Eagles were unable to call upon Eberechi Eze, who was omitted from the matchday squad ahead of finalising his transfer to Arsenal, but they relied on another star to deliver the goods in the final third, as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s instinctive header inside the far post was enough for a dominant yet frustrated home side to come out on top. Oliver Glasner revealed that he switched to a 3-1-6 setup early on in the game in an attempt to break down Fredrikstad’s low block, and although his Palace side have only come away with a one-goal advantage, the Austrian boss was satisfied with the “important” victory on home soil. Crystal Palace have since picked up another solitary point in the Premier League, with their goalless stalemate at Chelsea on the opening weekend of the new season followed by a 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday - Ismaila Sarr’s first-half opener was cancelled out just before the hour mark by Callum Hudson-Odoi. While the hierarchy of the 2025 Community Shield winners are now working hard behind the scenes to recruit new players before the transfer deadline - and sort out the future of club captain Marc Guehi - Glasner is focused fully on preparing his team for Thursday as he endeavours to become the first Palace manager to steer the club into the main stage of a European competition. After winning the 2024 Norwegian Cup and finishing sixth in the Eliteserien last term, Fredrikstad are competing in European qualifiers for the first time in 16 years and they remain in contention to reach the group stage/League Phase of a UEFA competition for the first time in their history. Managed by 39-year-old Andreas Hagen, the Aristocrats initially entered Europa League qualifying earlier this summer and were knocked out in the third round by FC Midtjylland, losing 5-1 on aggregate. Their 2-0 away defeat in the second leg took place a week before they dropped down into the Conference League and lost to Crystal Palace in the first leg of their playoff tie. Despite defeat at Selhurst Park, Hagen heaped praise on his players post-match for producing a resilient performance that has kept the tie alive for the Norwegian outfit. Sitting 10th in the Eliteserien standings after 18 games in the 2025 season, Fredrikstad have put their domestic campaign on hold in order to concentrate solely on their Conference League tie with Palace as they bid to pull of an almighty upset and secure their spot in Friday’s League Phase draw. Fredrikstad will need to be more adventurous if they wish to overturn their one-goal deficit, but they are likely to lack the quality that their Premier League counterparts Crystal Palace possess across the pitch. With Glasner expected to name a strong side, it is difficult to back against the Eagles coming out on top in comfortable fashion. 在从欧联杯降级至欧协联后，水晶宫上周在塞尔赫斯特公园主场迎战腓特烈斯塔的队史首场欧战比赛中，以1-0的胜利庆祝了这场具有争议性的降级赛事。 由于埃贝雷奇·埃泽在转会阿森纳前未被列入比赛名单，"老鹰"无法倚仗这位核心球员，但他们依靠另一位明星球员在进攻端一锤定音——让-菲利普·马特塔凭借本能反应头球破远角，帮助占据绝对优势却久攻不下的主队最终取胜。 奥利弗·格拉斯纳透露，他在比赛早期就切换至3-1-6阵型以破解腓特烈斯塔的低位防守。尽管水晶宫仅带着一球优势离开赛场，这位奥地利主帅对主场取得的这场"重要胜利"表示满意。 随后水晶宫在英超再获一分：新赛季首周末与切尔西互交白卷后，周日主场1-1战平诺丁汉森林——伊斯梅拉·萨尔上半场首开纪录，但不到一小时就被卡勒姆·哈德森-奥多尼扳平。 当2025年社区盾杯得主的管理层正在幕后积极运作转会截止前的引援工作（同时处理俱乐部队长马克·格伊的去留问题）之际，格拉斯纳正全力备战周四的比赛，力争成为首位率领水晶宫闯入欧战正赛的主教练。 腓特烈斯塔去年夺得挪威杯冠军并挪超排名第六，时隔16年重返欧战资格赛赛场，目前仍保有闯入队史首个欧战小组赛/联赛阶段的机会。在39岁少帅安德烈亚斯·哈根的率领下，"贵族军团"今夏最初参加欧联资格赛，但在第三轮被中日德兰总比分5-1淘汰。 次回合客场0-2失利的七天后，他们降级至欧协联附加赛首回合不敌水晶宫。尽管塞尔赫斯特公园饮恨，哈根赛后仍盛赞弟子们展现出的坚韧表现，为这支挪威球队保留了晋级悬念。 2025赛季挪超18轮后排名第10的腓特烈斯塔已暂停国内联赛征程，全力专注于与水晶宫的欧协联附加赛，力求创造惊天冷门以获得周五联赛阶段抽签资格。 腓特烈斯塔若想扭转一球落后的局面，就必须采取更激进的战术，但该队整体实力恐怕难以匹敌英超联赛对手水晶宫。鉴于格拉斯纳预计将派出主力阵容，很难不看好老鹰军团轻松取胜。 竞彩推荐：负 指数推荐：水晶宫-1 比分参考：0-1 0-2