Zrinjski won three in a row without conceding before a 3-0 loss at Borac Banja Luka
Crystal Palace have only won one of their last 14 matches
Recommended bet: Crystal Palace to win and both teams to score
Crystal Palace head to Bosnia for the first leg of their Conference League play-off on Thursday evening and are expected to get the better of hosts Zrinjski.
The Eagles should possess enough quality to get the better of the Bosnian champions, who only qualified for this stage of the competition on goal difference.
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Team news
Zrinjski head coach Igor Stimac, formerly of Derby County and West Ham back in the 1990s, may decide to make changes to his starting line-up after Saturday's comprehensive defeat to title rivals Borac.
As for the Eagles, star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is currently nursing a knee injury and has not played since January.
Defensive midfielder Cheick Doucoure is a long-term absentee having not played this season, while former Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah has been sidelined by a thigh strain.
The stats
This will be the first-ever meeting between Zrinjski Mostar and Crystal Palace in UEFA competition.
Zrinjski scored in all three of their home games in the Conference League league phase, while failing to find the net in all of their matches on the road.
Palace were fourth-top scorers (11) in the league phase, only finding the net fewer times than AEK Athens (14), Rayo Vallecano (13) and Lech Poznan (12).
The Eagles also made 89 tackles during the Conference League league phase, with only Hamrun Spartans (92) and Fiorentina (90) tallying more.
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Prediction
Palace head to Bosnia as big favourites to take command of this tie and win the first leg against Zrinjski.
The Eagles drew one and lost two in the league phase, but boasting Premier League quality should be capable of beating the Bosnian champions away from home.
Oliver Glasner may make some changes to his line-up as the team also manages domestic form.
The Austrian made wholesale switches ahead of Matchday 6 and is expected to move his team around once again, but whatever line-up is selected, Palace will be confident of earning a positive result in Mostar.
Backing both teams to score could prove a wise pick as Zrinjski found the net in each of their three matches at the Bijeli Brijeg Stadium during the league phase.
Palace have scored at a rate of nearly two goals per game in this season's tournament and will be highly fancied to add to their tally in Bosnia.
If the Eagles can get on the scoresheet and get the victory against Zrinjski, they will be expected to complete the job and join the likes of Strasbourg, Shakhtar Donetsk and Mainz in the last 16 of the competition.
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