On Thursday, starting at 17:55, the match Basaksehir – Copenhagen will be played, within the Europa League, the first round, the 2019/2020 edition. The two teams have not met before in European competitions. Basaksehir eliminated Sporting Lisbon in the final 16 minutes, 5-4 after overtime, and Copenhagen beat Celtic Glasgow 4-2 overall.
Basaksehir has an excellent series of 4 consecutive victories in all competitions, managing to pass the first place in the Super League, 3 points ahead of Trabzonspor. Okan Buruk’s students scored a fantastic 16-goal comeback in the final, beating Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in return, after losing 3-1 in Portugal. Visca took the match in extensions after the success of the 92nd minute, and in the 119th minute brought the Turkish qualification from the point with lime.
Copenhagen started with a second chance at 16, after a draw with Celtic Glasgow, score 1-1, on their own. The Danes, however, made a fantastic second half in Scotland, winning 3-1. The group prepared by Stale Solbakken have lost the last two domestic matches and are in second place in the standings, 12 points away from leader Midtjylland. Although Copenhagen struggles to score, they have scored 3 times in Glasgow, however, and can take advantage of possible counter-attacks in Istanbul.
Basaksehir is in a comfortable position both in Turkey and in the Europa League. The Turkish team will try to take advantage of their own land to gain a victory, before returning from Denmark.
Basaksehir: Gunok – Clichy, Skrtel, Epureanu, Caicara – Aleksic, Okechukwu, Kahveci – Elia, Crivelli, Visca
Copenhagen: Johnsson – Varela, Sigurdsson, Nelsson, Bengtsson – Jensen, Stage, Zeca, Fischer – N’Doye, Santos
PREDICTION: Basaksehir to win @ 1,74
