Sports Mole previews Thursday’s Europa Conference League match between Istanbul Basaksehir and Royal Antwerp, including predictions, team news and expected line-ups.
Just two games away, the team is away from the sophomore edition place. european conference league, Istanbul Basaksehir When Royal Antwerp Lock the corner in the first leg of the playoffs at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim stadium.
The home side saw off Breidablik’s threat in the previous round of qualifying, but the visitors survived Lilleström’s challenge.
match preview
Istanbul Basaksehir were in a goalless stalemate against Konyaspor when the teams faced off at the Yeni Eskisehir Stadium on Monday.
Despite having overwhelming ball possession and territory advantage, Emre Belozoglufailed to find that very important breakthrough.
As a result, the Gray Owls have picked up four points from their first two games to sit in fourth place in the Super Rig table, two points ahead of current leader Adana Demirspor.
The Turkish team is now looking to take the penultimate step to secure European football for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
With seven wins and three draws in their last 10 home games, Thursday’s hosts are looking to impress in front of their fans.
Royal Antwerp extended their seventh consecutive win in all competitions with a 1-0 win over Eupen at Kehlwegstadion on Sunday afternoon.
Mark van Bommelmen had the upper hand on the game’s main spell, which took an hour Boris Lambert Seal all 3 points in 12 minutes time from own goal.
That came as the Reds beat Norwegian outfit Lilesström 2-0 in the second leg of the Conference League Qualifier, finishing 5-1 on aggregate over the two games.
Thursday’s visitors will be confident the Juggernaut will continue to roll on the road after six straight away wins, including four clean sheets.
Istanbul Basaksehir European Conference League form:
Istanbul Basaksehir form (all competitions):
Royal Antwerp European Conference League form:
Royal Antwerp Form (all competitions):
team news
Forward Stefano Okaka He was forced to sit on the bench against Konyaspor, but is expected to return to the starting line-up here.
The 31-year-old has scored four goals in his last four home games. Daniel Alexic Definitely something to watch here.
Jürgen Eckerenkamp recently made its debut at Royal Antwerp over the weekend.
in the meantime, Bjorn Engels The Belgian has been sidelined since early February with a knee injury.
Candidates for Istanbul Basaksehir’s starting XI:
Babakan; Kaldirim, Tuba, Ozbaylakri, Ndaisimye. Shahner, Billiah, Ozkan.Turku, Okaka, Galler
A possible starting line-up for Royal Antwerp:
Butes; De Laet, Alderweireld, Pacho, Vines. Gelkens, Nainggolan, Yusuf.Valencia, Frey, Balikwisha
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Royal Antwerp.
Goals are expected here on both ends as the team boasts a wealth of attacking talent. However, it is possible that the home team will win, albeit by a small margin.
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