What does Crystal Palace need to go through in the Europa League?
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Updated 21 October 2026, 2026/27 league phase
After matchday 2, Crystal Palace are 15th with 3 points. Next match: 22 October, away against Beşiktaş. In our simulations Crystal Palace go through (24th place or better) in 93% of cases and make the top 8 in 27%. 9 points are usually enough (a team on that total goes through in more than half of the simulations), and 10 points make it almost certain. The biggest match is the matchday 7 game at home against Sparta Praha: winning or losing it moves the chances by 15 percentage points.
30,000 simulations. Most likely finish: 9th, average 13.4.
Crystal Palace matches
Times in your time zone. Under each match you can see how its result changes the chance of going through. Enter your own prediction and every number on the page updates.
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Matchday 1Thursday 17 September, 21:00Win 67%, draw 20%, defeat 13%Chance of going through:Played
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Matchday 2Thursday 15 October, 18:45Win 28%, draw 26%, defeat 46%Chance of going through:Played
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Matchday 3Thursday 22 October, 21:00Win 34%, draw 26%, defeat 39%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw93%If they lose87%
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Matchday 4Thursday 5 November, 18:45Win 51%, draw 25%, defeat 24%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw91%If they lose84%
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Matchday 5Thursday 26 November, 21:00Win 48%, draw 25%, defeat 26%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw91%If they lose83%
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Matchday 6Thursday 10 December, 18:45Win 52%, draw 25%, defeat 24%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw91%If they lose83%
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Matchday 7Thursday 21 January, 21:00Win 54%, draw 24%, defeat 22%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw90%If they lose82%
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Matchday 8Thursday 28 January, 21:00Win 39%, draw 26%, defeat 34%Chance of going through:If they win98%If they draw92%If they lose86%
How many points are needed?
Chance of going through depending on how many points Crystal Palace collect in the league phase.
Where could Crystal Palace finish?
Final position chances across the simulations.
White: top 8, yellow: 9th–24th, grey: eliminated.
Europa League table
The current table. Click a team to open its page. On the right: chance of going through. The solid line after 8th means a direct place in the round of 16, the dashed line after 24th is the elimination line.
- 1Juventus6100%
- 2Leverkusen6>99%
- 3Benfica6100%
- 4Beşiktaş698%
- 5Bournemouth6>99%
- 6Omonia682%
- 7Ferencváros697%
- 8Lyon699%
- 9Sunderland699%
- 10Olympiacos699%
- 11Sparta Praha480%
- 12Union SG496%
- 13Rennes491%
- 14GNK Dinamo476%
- 15Crystal Palace393%
- 16Milan399%
- 17Jagiellonia359%
- 18OFI Crete352%
- 19Torreense356%
- 20AZ Alkmaar386%
- 21Salzburg384%
- 22Real Sociedad172%
- 23Lillestrøm118%
- 24Hapoel Beer-Sheva120%
- 25Levski Sofia124%
- 26Sturm Graz146%
- 27N.E.C. Nijmegen153%
- 28Anderlecht038%
- 29Celta054%
- 30Hoffenheim047%
- 31Viktoria Plzeň033%
- 32Marseille068%
- 33Celtic038%
- 34Ararat-Armenia06%
- 35Celje019%
- 36Lech Poznań019%
How the league phase works
The Europa League league phase has 36 teams in a single table. Each team plays 8 matches against different opponents, half at home and half away. The top eight go straight into the round of 16. Teams finishing 9th to 24th play a two-legged knockout play-off in February for a place in the round of 16, while 25th to 36th are eliminated.
If teams finish level on points, the order is decided by goal difference, then goals scored, away goals scored, wins, away wins and finally the combined record of their opponents.
Frequently asked questions
What are Crystal Palace's chances of going through in the Europa League?
Across 30,000 simulations Crystal Palace go through (24th place or better) in 93% of cases and reach the top 8 in 27%. The numbers are recalculated after every matchday.
How many points do Crystal Palace need to qualify?
9 points are usually enough: a team on that total goes through in more than half of the simulations. 10 points make it almost certain.
When is Crystal Palace's next match?
22 October, away against Beşiktaş on matchday 3 of the Europa League.
Which match matters most for Crystal Palace?
The matchday 7 game at home against Sparta Praha. Winning or losing it moves their chances of going through by about 15 percentage points.
What happens to teams finishing 9th to 24th in the Europa League?
They play a two-legged knockout play-off in February for a place in the round of 16. The top eight go straight through, while 25th to 36th are eliminated.