Trabzonspor vs Istanbul Basaksehir Prediction (23.08.2026)

The team that finished third last season in Turkey, Trabzonspor, did not start the new campaign particularly convincingly. The team did not impress in the summer friendlies, and last week they began the league with just a draw. A few days ago, they also suffered a home defeat to Ferencváros in the first playoff clash of the Europa League, so now they face a tough task in the return leg.

Before the return leg, however, Trabzonspor will host Başakşehir, against whom they are on a good run of eight consecutive matches without defeat. The visitors have also already played official matches after participating in the Conference League, although they were eliminated quite early. On the other hand, last week Başakşehir started the league with a victory over Kocaelispor and seems capable of putting up serious resistance.

The matches of both teams lately have not been particularly high-scoring, and Trabzonspor will surely have one eye on the important return leg against Ferencváros. I expect a more cautious match with few chances.

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