Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Basaksehir
Match Time & Date:
31 July 2025
18:45
Prediction: 3-0
Cherno More
After surviving Cherno More in Bulgaria (1-0), Basaksehir will be aiming to clinch their spot in the Conference League third qualifying round when the two teams face each other in Istanbul on Thursday evening. The Turks are seen as hot favourites to win the return leg, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. Head coach Cagdas Atan is unlikely to make changes to the team that won the first leg.
Meanwhile, Ilian Iliev’s troops face a difficult task in the reverse fixture as they need to upset Basaksehir in Istanbul. Given the number of high-profile players in Cagdas Atan’s team, we predict that the visitors will return to Bulgaria with their hands empty. Speaking of the away team, both Georgi Lazarov and Dimitar Tonev are in line for recalls to the starting XI after coming from the bench in the first leg.
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.
Schalke
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Club Brugge
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