Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Besiktas
Match Time & Date:
31/08/2023
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Dynamo Kyiv
There will be fireworks when Besiktas and Dynamo Kyiv square off against each other in the Conference League final qualifying round, second leg. Besiktas did well to win the first leg, with substitute Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov scoring a late winner and, as a result, the Turks are with one foot in the group stages. Zaynutdinov is pushing for a start, while both Sanuc and Kalafat should miss out with injuries. As always, a man to watch in the home team will be Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, face a tough challenge in the reverse fixture. Considering that Besiktas are a real force to be reckoned with at home, with do not believe that Andriy Yarmolenko and Co. are capable of claiming a major scalp in this Conference League double-header. Speaking of Yarmolenko, the former West Ham ace should play some part in Thursday’s clash after missing the first leg with injury.
Highlighted Player (Andriy Yarmolenko):
Arguably the most exciting Ukrainian player at the moment, Andriy Yarmolenko is the 26-year-old forward, who can play wide as a winger and fill in numerous positions in attack. Over the past few years there has been a gathering feeling that the player has outgrown the Ukrainian League and that with the player surpassing the 200-game mark for Dynamo Kyiv Yarmolenko should be heading west to Europe’s brighter stage.
Wanted and scouted by Spanish giants Barcelona, Yarmolenko attracted interest from many other clubs, predominantly from the Premier League, and was even close to joining Everton in summer 2016, but the Goodison outfit’s offer came too late to the Ukrainian club.
Talented forward is a free-scoring machine who has already scored more than 115 goals for the club he spent his entire career with. The two-footed winger is equally adept through the middle and is a versatile force that would be a good addition to any self-respecting European side.
Yarmolenko made hi Ukraine debut in 2009 and has so far been capped 63 times, during which he scored 26 goals for the national set-up.
Highlighted Team (Besiktas):
Besiktas football club is one of the most successful teams in Turkey. Since its foundation in 1903, Besiktas have never been relegated to a lower rank of Turkish football. Black Eagles as they are known in Turkey play their matches at the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul which is an almost 42,000 all-seater capacity venue.
Considered one of the top three football clubs in the country, Besiktas are the 14-time Super Lig champions who are entering the Champions League group stage in the 2016-17 season looking to make their presence known at the European scene. Besiktas have played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League four times already, and are yet to progress through to the knockout sgateg in the competition that was established in today’s format in 1992.
Their most outstanding European achievements of the Turkish side are the European Cup and UEFA Cup quarter-finals in 1987 and 2003, respectively. During their rich history the Black Eagles have also won 9 Turkish Cups and 8 national Super Cup titles.
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