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Istanbul Basaksehir and FC Iberia square off at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round on Thursday. The Georgian outfit will be looking to snap their four-game winless run and overturn their one-goal deficit from the reverse leg.
Istanbul Basaksehir placed one foot in the fourth round of the Conference League qualifiers as they picked up a 1-0 first-leg victory over FC Iberia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium last Thursday.
Before that, Cagdas Atan’s side cruised through the second qualifying round as they stormed to a 10-1 aggregate win over San Marino outfit La Fiorita.
Basaksehir head into Thursday's clash fresh off the back of a 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor in the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig opener at the Caykur Didi Stadium.
With last week’s first-leg defeat, Iberia have now failed to win their last four matches across all competitions, losing twice and claiming two draws.
Their last victory came on July 25, when they edged out Albanian outfit FK Partizani 2-0 in the first leg of the Conference League second qualifying round on home turf.
Iberia will follow Thursday’s game with a clash against FC Torpedo Kutaisi in the Georgian top flight on August 18.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs FC Iberia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the second-ever meeting between the two sides, with Istanbul Basaksehir claiming a 1-0 victory when they first met in last week’s reverse leg.
- Istanbul Basaksehir are unbeaten in their last six games across all competitions, claiming five wins and one draw since a 1-0 loss against Trabzonspor on May 18.
- Iberia have failed to win four of their last five away games in all competitions, losing three and claiming one draw.
- Basaksehir have lost just one of their last seven competitive home games while picking up five wins and one draw since the start of March.
Istanbul Basaksehir vs FC Iberia Prediction
Having claimed a 1-0 victory in last Thursday’s reverse leg, Istanbul Basaksehir will be backing themselves to finish off the Georgian outfit at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium.
Atan’s men boast the firepower needed to get the job done and we predict they will come away with the win in front of their home supporters.
Prediction: Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 FC Iberia
Istanbul Basaksehir vs FC Iberia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Istanbul Basaksehir to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in four of Iberia’s last five games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in five of Basaksehir’s last six outings)
