FC Copenhagen vs Basaksehir prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 20:00.
[p]With both sides yet to taste victory after two matchdays, Copenhagen and Istanbul Başakşehir have a lot of ground to make up in the UEFA Conference League ahead of this clash. Copenhagen at least have a single point to their name after drawing 1-1 against Real Betis last time out, with that result forming part of a six-match unbeaten run (W2, D4) across all competitions.[/p]
[p]Their inability to turn draws into wins is stunting momentum however, while they’re also winless in three Conference League matches (D2, L1), with that sole defeat coming on home soil at Parken against Jagiellonia. That’s particularly concerning given that of Copenhagen’s four previous Conference League defeats, three of them came at home![/p]
[p]Başakşehir will look to target that vulnerability, but their ongoing six-game winless run in all competitions is unlikely to inspire confidence (D2, L4). Although three of those losses have come by a slender one-goal margin, the one exception came in a 5-1 thumping last time out in this competition against Celje in which they were 3-0 down by the 34th minute![/p]
[p]The Turkish visitors therefore have big improvements to make if they’re to repeat their run to the knockout stages of this competition in 2022/23. Key to that could be reviving the firepower that charged them through the group stage on that occasion, as they netted 3+ goals in four of their six such matches, though only one of those instances came on the road.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mohamed Elyounoussi could look to have a late impact for Copenhagen, having scored their final match goal with four of his last five strikes, each arriving beyond the hour mark. Başakşehir’s Krzysztof Piątek shares that tendency to strike late, netting four of his last six goals beyond the 60th minute[/p]
[p]Hot stat: 12 of Copenhagen’s last 15 home matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]