Trabzonspor vs Basel Prediction & Tips
In Trabzonspor northern Turkey, defending national champion Trabzonspor faces Basel in the Europa League round of 16. The match will be played at 6:45 p.m. Italian time.Trabzonspor is coming off a third-place finish in the Europa League group behind Ferencvaros and Monaco but ahead of Red Star, while Basel finished second in the conference group behind Slovan Bratislava and ahead of Pyunik and Zalgiris.
Several players are missing from both sides. Trabzonspor will be without Bruno Peres and Marek Hamsik, among others, who admittedly have not featured much this year. Basel loses some important reserves but no mainstays. In Trabzonspor the Greek all-rounder midfielder Bakasetas is standing out, good scoring average and involvement in the game which is also seen in the number of yellows.
Basel away from home in the league has won only two matches out of ten.
Basel finished second behind Slovan Bratislava in the Conference League round.
Trabzonspor has yet to lose at home on the season in 16 matches (12 won, 4 drawn).
The two faced each other three and a half years ago in the Europa League group stages: Basel prevailed in the doubleheader with a win and a draw.
Trabzonspor – Basel FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
