Istanbul Basaksehir vs Olympiacos Prediction & Match Preview

Peter Green - August 5, 2019

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Olympiacos
Champions League Qualification
Date: Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Kick-off at 18:45 UK/ 19:45 CET
Venue: Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium (Istanbul).

The mighty defense of Basaksehir could not take them through to their title-objective. Despite having led for the majority of the season at the top, the team had to concede their position to arch-rivals, Galatasaray, and to add insult to injury, missed out on the direct ticket to the Champions League.

One thing that might have been the reason for their second-place finish would be their off-color offense, as other teams in their vicinity in the table had recorded over 70 goals, while Istanbul could not even manage 50.

The opposite is the case of the Greek outfit. They had recorded an awe-inspiring 71 goals, while 11 of the total 16 squads in contention could not even cross the 40-mark.

They also had impressive defensive stats, but one thing that goes against them is the relative strength of their league, which pales in comparison to that of the Turkish Super Lig.

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Olympiacos Head-to-head (h2h)

• No competitive tie has ever been contested between these two.

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Olympiacos Prediction

The Turkish league scores a lot quality-wise over their counterparts for this tie. Moreover, the home advantage for Istanbul complements this already existing upper hand.

In addition, Basaksehir was unbeaten in 18 of their last 21 home ties and has been a major threat at this venue for the past several seasons. They had a long 11-game unbeaten streak in front of the home crowd at the end of their last campaign and also had a five-tie winning streak in the midst of it.

Reading all these together, the chances for the hosts to record a win becomes very high.

Going on, the form the Greeks have been in, and especially their offense – they have a great shot at denying the home team a clean sheet. Olympiacos is unbeaten in their last 18 overall matches, and in their last nine on the road. They had also scored thrice or more in three of their last six overall games, and twice or more in 11 of their last 15 away from home.

As such, backing the BTTS option should bring good returns.

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Olympiacos Betting Tips

• Draw No Bet: Istanbul Basaksehir @ 1.60 (3/5)

• Both Teams to Score @ 2.00 (1/1).