Istanbul Basaksehir vs Sporting Lisbon prediction

Istanbul Basaksehir will be booting for their first-ever home game in the knockout stages of a major European competition. The host has lost only one of their six home matches in the Europa League until now. Sporting CP has a history of progressing from four out of five EL knockout ties after winning in the first leg. However, they did taste defeat in their last away match in the Europa League against LASK. Besides, Istanbul has lost only one of their three home matches in the Europa League this season so far. In sharp contrast, Sporting has lost two of their three away fixtures in the same competition this season until now. Back in 2017, the Turkish contingents faced Sporting Braga, another Portuguese side, at home only to win the match with a 2-1 scoreline. In the meantime, Sporting CP has lost to Braga in consecutive two matches on the road in Portuguese competitions. So, Istanbul has a slight edge over Sporting in the match. Hence, the punters can go with a double chance in the game favoring the host as they have more chances of winning the game whether they qualify or not. Also, based on the first leg results, we can expect both teams to score within ninety minutes.