Basel – Trabzonspor Tips Free Betting Tips
Everything is set for the Conference League playoff return match between Basel and Trabzonspor on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. with the Turks starting with a 1-0 first leg lead signed by former Udinese man Stryger Larsen. The guests are at a standstill in the league due to the terrible earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, and in Europe they are looking for a win to lift a below-par season. Same goal for Basel, which is only sixth in the league and needs to win by at least two goals to pull off a pass to the round of 16.
Definitely negative period for Basel, which in 2023 won only two games against Sion and Grasshoppers, otherwise three defeats and two draws including the last one in the league with Servette 2-2 last Saturday. Decidedly up and down is the path of Trabzonspor, which grinds out victories at home while on the road it almost never manages to impose itself, there are ten matches in a row without success in regulation time with six knockouts including the last one with Galatsaray before the Turkish Superliga came to a halt due to the earthquake tragedy.
The hosts are banking heavily on the excellent momentum of their center forward Zeqiri, who has scored two goals and recorded an assist in the last three matches. The man in top form, however, is Zeki, a 22-year-old Swiss veteran of two goals and his assists in the last two matches two league games, a total of six goals already in 2023. Among the Turks, the real danger comes from the three-quarter line where the team’s two top scorers, Egyptian Trezeguet (9 goals this season) and Greek Bakasetas (10 goals), play. Everyone expects more from giant Maxi Gomez, formerly of Valencia, who has put the ball in the net only six times this year.
Basel at home in Europe has played six matches, counting the Champions League preliminaries matches as well, earning four victories
Trabzonspor has lost all three matches played in the round
The Turks away from home are in great difficulty: they have four defeats in their last five matches
The Swiss at home have lost only one of their last eight matches
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.00
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