SP La Fiorita vs Istanbul Basaksehir Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League

Prediction published on 01/08/2024, 06:04  by Nella Wagah in Conference League Predictions

La Fiorita’s Conference League journey looks set for an early end as they prepare to host Istanbul Basaksehir this coming Thursday. Going into the return leg of the 2nd qualifying round, the home team trails 6-1. Read on for our preview and prediction of the match.

San Marino’s La Fiorita were always going to struggle in this draw. They come here trailing by five goals and chances they can overturn that are really slim. In the last round, they overturned a 1-0 loss, to beat Isloch on post-match penalties.

That marked their first and only win in Europe. In this game they will be playing their 10th match in the Conference League. The hosts have six losses in their earlier nine matches in this competition. Of the said nine matches, they failed to score in five, and have no win at home in four.

The visiting side comes into this encounter with one foot in the next round. It will take a monumental collapse for Istanbul not to make it to the 3rd qualifying round. With a five-goal advantage, they can even afford to rest players, with the Turkish league starting in two weeks.

In their last nine competitive matches, Istanbul lost just once. Their win in the first leg of this tie was the seventh in that run. Having not shown any signs of rustiness in the game in Turkey, Istanbul should be in a position to finish the job here.

Their run in the Conference League is way superior, this being their 16th match in the competition. In the preceding 15, Istanbul lost just twice – against Gent and Fiorentina – and won nine times.