Basel will take on CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Conference League playoffs round the second leg. The game will be played at St. Jakob-Park (Basel) and will kick off at 19:00 CET on Thursday, August 24th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, and our Basel vs CSKA Sofia prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: Basel to qualify – 1.70
Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Total goals under 2.5 – 1.90
The hosts were a bit unlucky in their first match.They deserved at least draw in that encounter.
Anyway, Basel had same scenario in the previous two UECL rounds. The Swiss team struggled in away games, while at home they play more confident.
We see Basel as a favourites to qualify for UECL group stage.
CSKA Sofia will do their best to defend their lead from the first leg by adopting a solid organized defence, something the Bulgarian side did in recent games.
Basel were unlucky in their UEFA Conference League first leg against CSKA Sofia.
The match was equal, but an own goal from the Swiss side defender Sergio Lopez was enough to decide the first leg in favour of CSKA Sofia.
Meanwhile, coming into this game, Basel bounced back against Aschwill in the Swiss Cup, thrashing their opponents 5:0.
On the other hand, CSKA Sofia displayed a brilliant record in recent games and won seven of the last ten outings in all competitions (W7, D2, L1).
Moreover, the Bulgarian side are currently on a three-match winning streak and are showing very solid defensive performances, having kept clean sheets in all three games.
CSKA Sofia are unbeaten in their previous 3 games
The Swiss side are missing Kaly Sene, Emmanuel Essiam and Jean-Kevin Augustin.
The visitors will be without Ivan Mitrev.
Basel: Hitz; Pelmard, Comas, Adams, Lopez, Frei, Burger, Diouf, Ndoye, Millar, Amdouni
CSKA Sofia: Busatto; Turitsov, Mattheij, Koch, Petrov, Youga, Yomov, Vion, Lindseth, Mauricio, Moreno Alvarez
The hosts are unbeaten in their last UECL home games. If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Basel goals handicap (0)” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.14 at 22Bet.
CSKA Sofia secured a narrow win in the first leg (1:0).
This fixture will be played at St. Jacobs Park
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We recommend checking out the odds at 22Bet for Basel vs CSKA Sofia