Fiorentina vs Istanbul Basaksehir Match Analysis and Prediction

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Fiorentina will be looking to claim their third victory of the Europa Conference League group stage when they welcome Istanbul Basaksehir to the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday.

This is a battle between the top two sides in Group A, with the hosts currently sitting in second place while the visitors occupy top spot.

Fiorentina boast a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in the Europa Conference League so far, with both of their victories coming against Hearts in their last two matches of the group.

Vincenzo Italiano’s side were comfortable winners in Edinburgh, prevailing 3-0 to claim their first win on the board, with their only other previous point coming in a disappointing 1-1 home draw with Rigas Futbola Skola.

They then built of their away win with an even more impressive 5-1 victory in the home game against Hearts, after racing into a 4-0 lead inside 38 minutes.

Having lost 3-0 away to Basaksehir in the return fixture, Viola would need to win by four goals to leapfrog their opponents in the group, but they will be aware that a win of any kind is good enough to guarantee progression to the knockout rounds.

Basaksehir are now in a habit of winning by clear margins in the Europa Conference League, winning 4-0 away at Hearts and 3-0 at home to Rigas Futbola Skola last time out.

The only occasion they failed to take all three points was in their away game against Rigas FS, drawing 0-0 in Latvia despite their opponents only having ten men for the last 20 minutes.

As a result of their 3-0 win in the return fixture, Emre Belozoglu’s side secured progression to at least the knockout-round playoffs against one of the teams that finishes third in their Europa League group.

Fiorentina vs Istanbul Basaksehir head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa Conference League on September 15, where Istanbul Basaksehir claimed a 3-0 home win.

Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 Fiorentina 15/09/22

Fiorentina latest home form

Fiorentina have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their seven most recent matches. They lost 4-3 to Inter Milan in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded 10.

Fiorentina 1-1 Rigas FS 08/09/22

Fiorentina 2-0 Verona 18/09/22

Fiorentina 0-4 Lazio 10/10/22

Fiorentina 5-1 Hearts 13/10/22

Fiorentina 3-4 Inter Milan 22/10/22

Fiorentina latest away form

Fiorentina have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their 11 most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Lecce in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Bologna 2-1 Fiorentina 11/09/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 Fiorentina 15/09/22

Atalanta 1-0 Fiorentina 02/10/22

Hearts 0-3 Fiorentina 06/10/22

Lecce 1-1 Fiorentina 17/10/22

Istanbul Basaksehir latest home form

Istanbul Basaksehir have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Istanbulspor 2-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded four.

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 Fatih Karagumruk 18/09/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 5-2 Eyuspor 25/09/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-2 Sivasspor 10/10/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 Rigas FS 13/10/22

Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 Istanbulspor 16/10/22

Istanbul Basaksehir latest away form

Istanbul Basaksehir were beaten 1-0 by Fenerbahce in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous eight games. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded two.

Hearts 0-4 Istanbul Basaksehir 08/09/22

Besiktas 0-1 Istanbul Basaksehir 12/09/22

Ankaragucu 1-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 01/10/22

Rigas FS 0-0 Istanbul Basaksehir 06/10/22

Fenerbahce 1-0 Istanbul Basaksehir 22/10/22

Fiorentina news

Fiorentina will be without Nicolas Gonzalez, who picked up a hamstring injury that will keep him out until the middle of November in the game against Inter Milan last time out.

As a result, Jonathan Ikone is likely to fill in on the right of a front three especially after he scores at the weekend.

Istanbul Basaksehir news

Mesut Ozil will miss out for Istanbul Basaksehir with a back injury, having not played since he had a nine-minute cameo against Fiorentina in the return match.

Serdar Gurler is set to be part of a three-man attack on Thursday, with Bertrand Traore on the flank and Stefano Okaka in the middle.

Prediction and Odds

Fiorentina lost in disappointingly in the previous game between the two sides, but everything went right on the occasion for Istanbul Basaksehir.

Vincenzo Italiano’s side will be an improved side on home turf, and they should have enough quality to take all three points at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday.

Odds: 1 2.02 X 2.10 2 3.01