Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting CP Prediction Betting Tips & Prediction
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting CP Prediction
Istanbul Basaksehir remain top of the Turkish Super Lig Table on 46 points, a point clear of a trio of teams in Trabzonspur, Galatasaray and Sivasspor. Since losing to Sporting CP, Basaksehir scored an away win over Caykur Rizespor, winning 2-1. In the Turkish Lig Istanbul have lost just once (to Fenerbahce) in 21 games stretching back to them suffering season-opening back-to-back losses in August.
Following Sporting Lisbon’s excellent 3-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir last week (we predicted a 2-1 win for Sporting), the Portuguese side scored a 2-0 league win over league rivals Boavista. That win kept Lisbon fourth in the table, a point behind Braga, but they are a massive 18 points behind table-toppers Benfica and 17 adrift of second-placed Porto.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting CP Recent Meetings
Last week in the first leg of the opening round (Round of 32) of the Europa League knockout stages, Sporting Lisbon were convincing 3-1 winners over Istanbul Basaksehir at their José Alvalade Stadium.
Goals from Sebastian Coates on 3 minutes, Andraz Sporar on 44 and Luciano Vietto (51’) gave Lisbon a 3-0 lead, before Edin Visca scored a penalty on 77 minutes to give the Turkish side a vital away goal, and a slim chance of progressing to the Last 16.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting CP Stats & Analysis
In order to progress to the Last 16 of the Europa League, Istanbul will need to beat Sporting 2-0 at their Fatih Terim Stadium on Thursday. The away goal they earned in Lisbon means that even though a 2-0 win will only bring the aggregate score to 3-3, Istanbul will progress on the away goal rule, which states in effect that away goals count double.
However, in order to win by a 2-0 scoreline, Istanbul will have to improve upon their performance in front of goal. While Istanbul enjoyed a surprising 53% of possession, they had just 3 shots at goal, and only 2 on target. By comparison, Lisbon had 17 shots at goal, of which eight were on target, resulting in their three goals.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting CP Bets
Sporting outclassed Basaksehir in the opening leg, and while things will obviously be tougher in Turkey, there’s no escaping the simple fact that Lisbon are a better team with more skilful players than Istanbul. Sporting will effectively end the tie by scoring early, and will then sit back on their lead. Istanbul will grab the equalizer in the second half, and that’s how the game will end, in a 1-1 draw, with Sporting CP progressing to the Last 16.
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Sporting CP – 7.00
Draw – 3.50
