Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Besiktas
Match Time & Date:
28 August 2025
18:00
Prediction: 3-1
Lausanne
Besiktas play host to Laussane at their Tupras Stadium in the Conference League playoffs, second leg. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in Switzerland, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are seen as hot favourites to win the reverse fixture. Summer signing Tammy Abraham is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts, while fellow forward Mustafa Hekimoglu remains in the recovery room. Solskjaer is likely to stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation with Joao Mario and Rashica starting as wingers.
Lausanne, on the other hand, showed character in the first leg, with defender Bryan Okoh scoring a late equalizer, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Turkey. Besiktas are a real force to be reckoned with at home and given Brandon Soppy’s injury, we predict that the visitors will return to Switzerland with their hands empty. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji is widely expected to replace Soppy in the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Milot Rashica):
Milot Rashica is a Kosovo Albanian player who was born on June 28, 1996 in Vucitrn, FR Yugoslavia. Rashica is a product of FC Vushtrria football academy and he continued playing for the Ferki Aliu Stadium outfit at senior level.
Milot Rashica is a winger, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is right. Nowadays, the Albanian footballer plays for Vitesse in Dutch Eredivisie and he has established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
Milot Rashica made his Vitesse debut on July 30, 2015, coming as a substitute for Serbia international Uros Djurdjevic in a 3-0 defeat to Southampton in the Europa League qualifiers. Speaking of his Eredivisie debut, Rashica played his first match for Vitesse in the Dutch elite division on August 9, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Willem II. The Vitesse footballer has six caps for Albania U21 team, but he represents Kosovo at senior level.
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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