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Victor Dias - February 14, 2023
Trabzonspor vs FC Basel Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Europa Conference League on Thursday, 16 February 2023.
Trabzonspor are tied with Basel in the knockout stage of the Conference League. Earlier they finished third in Group H of the Europa League. They are sixth in the Super Lig and this will be the first game between these two teams in this competition. Earlier they played in two matches in the Europa League.
On the other hand, Basel finished second in Group H following their 2-1 win over Pyunik on the final matchday. This was back in November however, they have performed poorly in their league fixtures this year.
Back in 2019, Basel won this fixture by 2-0. At that time both teams were playing in the Europa League. Trabzonspor are on a six-game winning streak at home in all competitions. Three months ago, they defeated Ferencvaros who are the table toppers of group H.
Basel have been lacklustre in their away trips as they have won only a single game since the beginning of this year.
This is a tough match for Basel. They will most likely finish outside top four in the Swiss League and will likely not appear in this competition next season. We are backing Trabzonspor to win this game as they have performed well in most of their group stage fixtures in the Europa League.
We can expect both teams to score. The main reason is that Trabzonspor have scored in all of their home matches since October. Basel scored in two of their last three away trips as well. They have consistently scored in every group stage game since matchday 3.
The first tip is that Trabzonspor will win this game– at 1.80 odd. The host are a different team at this ground, they defeated Monaco who are one of the best teams in Ligue 1 this season back in October. Also, they have more experience as they earlier played in the Europa League.
Our next tip for this game is that both teams to score– the odd for this tip will be at 1.66. Both teams scored back in 2019 in the Europa League. Moreover, the host have scored in almost all of their home matches this season. Basel scored in their most recent outing as well in the Swiss League.
