Home team: Crystal Palace
Away team: Lech Poznań
VenueSelhurst ParkLondon
ScheduledHome
Europa League · 2026/27
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park · South Norwood · provisional competition venue
Path difficulty32.6Rank 18 of 36
Opponent coefficient289.33Rank 21 of 36
Round-trip travel11,660 kmRank 16 of 36
Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient23.903Frozen at the draw
Club schedule
Fixtures & results
Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores for 2026/27.
Europa League
All competition fixtures 2026/27 match programme
Home team: Lyon
Away team: Crystal Palace
VenueOL StadiumDécines
ScheduledAway
Home team: Beşiktaş
Away team: Crystal Palace
VenueBeşiktaş StadiumIstanbul
ScheduledAway
Home team: Crystal Palace
Away team: Hoffenheim
VenueSelhurst ParkLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Crystal Palace
Away team: Real Sociedad
VenueSelhurst ParkLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Jagiellonia
Away team: Crystal Palace
VenueMunicipal Stadium in BialystokBialystok
ScheduledAway
Home team: Crystal Palace
Away team: Sparta Praha
VenueSelhurst ParkLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: Crystal Palace
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledAway
League-phase draw
8 roads, 8 opponents
Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.
H
At the assigned home venue
Home opponents
Real Sociedad
Anoeta Stadium · San Sebastián
- Club coefficient
- 57
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Sparta Praha
Letná Stadium · Prague
- Club coefficient
- 38.25
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Lech Poznań
Enea Stadion · Poznań
- Club coefficient
- 27.25
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Hoffenheim
SNP Arena · Sinsheim
- Club coefficient
- 18.58
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
A
Travel required
Away opponents
Lyon
Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Metropolis of Lyon
- Club coefficient
- 65.75
- Return travel
- 1,457 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Salzburg
Red Bull Arena · Wals-Siezenheim
- Club coefficient
- 45
- Return travel
- 2,043 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Jagiellonia
Białystok City Stadium · Białystok
- Club coefficient
- 22
- Return travel
- 3,172 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş Stadium · Beşiktaş
- Club coefficient
- 15.5
- Return travel
- 4,987 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Assigned competition venues
The away map
Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.
4 away routes11,660 km estimated return travel
| Away opponent | Assigned venue | City | One way | Return | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awayLyon | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Metropolis of Lyon | 729 km | 1,457 km | 2 |
| awaySalzburg | Red Bull Arena | Wals-Siezenheim | 1,022 km | 2,043 km | 2 |
| awayJagiellonia | Białystok City Stadium | Białystok | 1,586 km | 3,172 km | 2 |
| awayBeşiktaş | Beşiktaş Stadium | Beşiktaş | 2,494 km | 4,987 km | 2 |
Path Difficulty Index v1
Why this path scores 32.6
The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.
Competition rank18 / 36
Harder than the competition median.
- Rival strength65% weight21.5 · 14 pts
- Round-trip travel25% weight34.3 · 8.6 pts
- Estimated controls10% weight100 · 10 pts
Published formula
65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.
MethodologyTournament participation
Edition record
Europa League · 2026/27
| Season | Competition | Published stage | Position / result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Europa League | League-phase fixtures | 8 fixtures |
Published matches
Final record
No final recorded for this edition
The published record for this edition does not include a final appearance for this club.
Tournament history
Other editions
Explore Crystal Palace’s other published tournament appearances.