Istanbul Basaksehir vs Maccabi Netanya Prediction and Betting Tips | 21st July | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022-23

Istanbul Basaksehir host Maccabi Netanya at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday for the first leg of the 2022-23 Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

The Grey Owls were last seen in Europe during the 2020-21 Champions League group stages and are aiming to make a return.

Emre Belözoğlu's side could only secure a fourth-place finish in the Turkish Super Lig last season and put themselves in contention for a place in the Conference League.

Netanya are fresh off beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2022-23 Toto Cup Al, winning 5-4 on penalties after the match ended in a goalless stalemate.

Shay Konstantini even saw red in the 84th minute for the Diamonds, who held firm for the remainder of the match to force a shootout.

They've never played in a major European tournament before, always losing out in these qualifying rounds, twice in the UEFA Cup and twice in the Europa League.

Their last such appearance came in 2012-13 when Netanya lost on away goals to Finnish side KuPS after a 2-2 aggregate draw in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.

Exactly a decade later, the Israeli side has another shot at making history.

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Istanbul Basaksehir vs Maccabi Netanya Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the first official clash between Basaksehir and Netanya.
• Netanya played just one friendly before last week's Toto Cup game and it ended in a 1-0 victory for them.
• Basaksehir have played four games this month, winning three. They scored eight goals and didn't concede any.

• In 10 European qualifying matches, Netanya have failed to score in five.
• Basaksehir have lost seven of their last 10 matches in Europe.

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Istanbul Basaksehir vs Maccabi Netanya Predictions

Basaksehir are the more experienced side in this encounter and have the quality to hurt their Israeli counterparts.

Netanya have never played in a major European tournament before, which says a lot about their stature.

Their recent performance against Tel Aviv will definitely be a huge confidence boost for them and they could give their hosts a tough run for their money.

However, we predict a win for the Istanbul outfit.

Prediction: Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Maccabi Netanya

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Istanbul Basaksehir vs Maccabi Netanya Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Istanbul Basaksehir

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes