Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Istanbul Basaksehir will be aiming to seal their spot in the Conference League group stages when they welcome St. Patricks to their Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The Turks failed to break the deadlock in a goalless draw with St. Patricks in Ireland, but they are surely capable of finding the net in front of home fans. Basaksehir were not in action in the Super Lig at the weekend, meaning that tired legs should not prove to be a problem for the home side.
The Saints, on the other hand, are tough to beat at home, but given their difficulties on the road in European competitions, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. To make things even worse for the away team, midfielder Romal Palmer limped off with injury in the first leg. Kian Leavy is widely expected to replace him in the starting XI.
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.