Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Cercle Brugge
Match Time & Date:
19/12/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Basaksehir
Jan Breydel Stadion will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Cercle Brugge and Basaksehir, the two teams who defeated Olimpija Ljubljana and Heidenheim respectively in their last games. Cercle Brugge are eyeing their third consecutive win in the league and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to watch in the home team will be talented Belgium forward Kazeem Olaigbe, who scored a brace in the 4-1 crushing of Olimpija, while defender Erick is a major doubt.
The Turks, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Heidenheim and they managed to get one. Basaksehirare eager to stay in the playoffs berth and given Cercle Brugge’s attacking potential at home, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. The likes of Bruninho, Nazinho, Ouattara, and Warleson have been struggling with injuries of late, speaking of the away team.
Highlighted Team (Basaksehir):
Istanbul Basaksehir are one of the youngest clubs in Turkey. Founded in 1990, Istanbul Basaksehir play their home games at Fatih Terim Stadium, the venue that was opened in 2014. The Turkish club club have yet to win the national championship, but they did well to finish the 2016/2017 Super Lig campaign in second place in the standings.
As a result, Istanbul Basaksehir booked their place in the Champions League qualifiers and thanks to a win over Club Brugge in the two-legged tie the capital club set up a meeting with La Liga side Sevilla in the play-offs. Despite producing fine performances in the double-header against the star-studded Spanish side Istanbul Basaksehir eventually failed to make it to the Champions League group stages.
Nonetheless, the club will represent Turkey in the group stages of the Europa League in the 2017/2018 season. It has to be noted that the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Eljero Elia, Emre Belozoglu and Gael Clichy played for Istanbul Basaksehir in the 2017/2018 Champions League qualifiers.
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