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Viking v Istanbul Basaksehir : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 7th Aug, 18:00 BST, Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

We’ve Europa Conference action to look forward to on Thursday evening, as Morten Jensen and his Viking side host Çagdas Atan’s Istanbul Basaksehir at the Sr-Bank Arena. We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head statistics across all the main betting markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Europa Conference clash.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

After looking at our match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this tie: both teams to score. In Viking and Istanbul we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Thursday evening. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.60.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Viking are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Viking 50%	10/11	21/20
Draw 23%	27/10	14/5
Istanbul 28%	12/5	23/10
Draw 1-1 10%	13/2	13/2
Viking 2-1 9%	8/1	15/2
Viking 1-0 8%	9/1	8/1
Viking 2-0 7%	10/1	10/1
Istanbul 2-1 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	10/1
Viking 3-1 6%	14/1	12/1
Istanbul 1-0 6%	14/1	11/1
Viking 3-0 4%	16/1	14/1
Draw 0-0 4%	14/1	12/1
Viking 3-2 4%	20/1	16/1
Istanbul 2-0 4%	20/1	16/1
Istanbul 3-1 3%	25/1	18/1
Istanbul 3-2 3%	28/1	20/1
Viking 4-1 3%	25/1	22/1
Over 2.5 Goals 61%	8/13	3/5
Under 2.5 Goals 39%	5/4	6/5
Home 1st Goal 52%	4/6	8/11
Away 1st Goal 45%	6/5	5/4
No 1st Goal 2%	14/1	11/1
BTTS - Yes 62%	8/15	11/20
BTTS - No 38%	11/8	13/10
BTTS - Home Win 27%	12/5	12/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	7/2	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 16%	9/2	4/1
Home/draw 72%	3/10	1/3
Away/draw 50%	4/5	3/4
Home/away 77%	2/7	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 82%	1/5	1/5
Under 1.5 Goals 18%	10/3	10/3
Over 3.5 Goals 39%	6/4	29/20
Under 3.5 Goals 61%	1/2	1/2
Over 4.5 Goals 21%	10/3	16/5
Under 4.5 Goals 79%	1/5	1/5
Over 5.5 Goals 10%	13/2	7/1
Under 5.5 Goals 90%	1/14	1/16
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/33	1/40
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	9/1	11/1
Home DNB 66%	4/9	1/2
Away DNB 43%	13/8	7/5
Viking win to nil 23%	11/4	-
Istanbul win to nil 12%	6/1	-
Viking / Viking 27%	2/1	21/10
Viking / Istanbul 3%	28/1	22/1
Viking / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1
Draw / Viking 15%	9/2	17/4
Draw / Istanbul 10%	7/1	13/2
Draw / Draw 13%	11/2	19/4
Istanbul / Viking 4%	20/1	16/1
Istanbul / Istanbul 15%	9/2	4/1
Istanbul / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1

Win / draw / win Europa Conference table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Viking Istanbul
Results by League Table

	TEAM	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Koper	w 7-0F	w 3-5A	-	-
2	Istanbul	Aug 7	Aug 13	-	-
3	Cherno More	-	-	w 4-0F	w 0-1F
4	Viking	-	-	Aug 13	Aug 7

Win / draw / win form

Istanbul have not lost in 6 consecutive european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

4 / 5

Conceded

4 / 5

Clean sheets

1 / 5

Failed to score

1 / 5

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Viking	7 - 0	Koper
Viking	1 - 3	FCSB
Viking	5 - 1	Sligo
Viking	2 - 1	Sparta
Viking	0 - 2	Aberdeen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

6 / 9

Conceded

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

Failed to score

3 / 9

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Viking	5 - 3	Koper
H	Viking	7 - 0	Koper
H	Viking	1 - 3	FCSB
A	Viking	2 - 1	FCSB
A	Viking	0 - 1	Sligo
H	Viking	5 - 1	Sligo
H	Viking	2 - 1	Sparta
A	Viking	0 - 0	Sparta
H	Viking	0 - 2	Aberdeen

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cherno More	0 - 1	Istanbul
Cercle B	1 - 1	Istanbul
Kobenhavn	2 - 2	Istanbul
Celje	5 - 1	Istanbul
St Patrick's	0 - 0	Istanbul
Saburtalo	0 - 1	Istanbul
SP La Fiorita	0 - 4	Istanbul
Gent	1 - 1	Istanbul
Fiorentina	2 - 1	Istanbul
Rigas Futbola Skola	0 - 0	Istanbul
Hearts	0 - 4	Istanbul
Antwerp	1 - 3	Istanbul
Breiðablik	1 - 3	Istanbul
Maccabi Netanya	0 - 1	Istanbul
PSG	5 - 1	Istanbul
PSG	5 - 1	Istanbul
Man Utd	4 - 1	Istanbul
RB Leipzig	2 - 0	Istanbul
Kobenhavn	3 - 0	Istanbul
S. Lisbon	3 - 1	Istanbul

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Istanbul	4 - 0	Cherno More
A	Istanbul	1 - 0	Cherno More
A	Istanbul	1 - 1	Cercle B
H	Istanbul	3 - 1	Heidenheim
H	Istanbul	1 - 1	Petrocub
A	Istanbul	2 - 2	Kobenhavn
A	Istanbul	1 - 5	Celje
H	Istanbul	1 - 2	Rapid Wien
H	Istanbul	2 - 0	St Patrick's
A	Istanbul	0 - 0	St Patrick's
H	Istanbul	2 - 0	Saburtalo
A	Istanbul	1 - 0	Saburtalo
A	Istanbul	4 - 0	SP La Fiorita
H	Istanbul	6 - 1	SP La Fiorita
H	Istanbul	1 - 4	Gent
A	Istanbul	1 - 1	Gent
H	Istanbul	3 - 1	Hearts
A	Istanbul	1 - 2	Fiorentina
H	Istanbul	3 - 0	Rigas Futbola Skola
A	Istanbul	0 - 0	Rigas Futbola Skola

Goal Statistics

Viking have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive Europa Conference matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Istanbul Basaksehir on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Viking	Istanbul
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.8 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 16% 1 29% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 84% probability that Viking will score 1 or more goals	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 73% probability that Istanbul will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
5 home / away league games	=0 Viking’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-10 Istanbul’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	3.0 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season

29%

better

VIK

FKB

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Games scored	19		16
Failed to score	1		4
Scored first	11		10
Goals scored	57		36
Avg. goals scored	2.9		1.8
Avg. shots per game	13		9
Avg. shots per goal	4		5
Conversion rate for	23		19
Avg. XG for	2.3		1.7
KickOff rating		+29%

VIK

FKB

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Games conceded	14		12
Clean sheets	6		8
Conceded first	8		9
Goals conceded	28		31
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		7
Conversion rate against	19%		15%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.6
KickOff rating		+5%

The line-ups for the Europa Conference match between Viking v Istanbul will show here when available.

Viking Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	5	2	1
V. Auklend	S Svendsen	V. Auklend	V. Auklend

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
V. Auklend DEF	2		2	1 -
T. Séne Moi DEF	2			-
A Bærtelsen DEF	2	1		-
S Björshol DEF	2	1	1	-
S Kvia-Egeskog MID	2		1	-
J. Hansen MID	2			-
N. Kemp Fuglestad MID	2		1	-
R Alte MID	2		1	-
K Askildsen MID	2			-
Z Tripic FWD	2	1	1	-
S Svendsen FWD	2	5		1 -
A Östbö GLK	1			-
K Klaesson GLK	1			-
H Haugen DEF	1		1	-
M Roseth DEF	1			1 -
H Heggheim DEF	1			-
H Falchener DEF	1			-
V Vevatne DEF	1			1 -
J Bell MID	1		2	-
E Austbö FWD	1	2		-
H Mikaelsson FWD	1	2		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	0	2	0
S Svendsen		V. Auklend

Players	goals	Assists
S Svendsen FWD	5
E Austbö FWD	2
H Mikaelsson FWD	2
A Bærtelsen DEF	1
S Björshol DEF	1	1
Z Tripic FWD	1	1
V. Auklend DEF		2
S Kvia-Egeskog MID		1
N. Kemp Fuglestad MID		1
R Alte MID		1
H Haugen DEF		1
J Bell MID		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
0	0	0

Players	passes	tackles	duels won

Istanbul Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	1	1	1
M Şengezer	C Operi	M Crespo	O Ba

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Şengezer GLK	2			-
O Bulut DEF	2			-
L Duarte DEF	2			-
O Ba DEF	2			1 -
C Operi DEF	2	1		-
Ömer Ali Sahiner MID	2	1		-
M Crespo MID	2	1	1	-
B Özdemir MID	2			-
O Kemen MID	2		1	-
N Costa FWD	2	1	1	-
E Shomurodov FWD	2			-
D Türüc FWD	2			-
I Brnic FWD	2	1		-
Y Sari FWD	2		1	-
H. Güreler DEF	1			-
U Güneş MID	1			-
O Ergün MID	1			-
D Selke FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	2
C Operi	I Brnic	M Crespo	M Crespo

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
C Operi DEF	1	1
Ömer Ali Sahiner MID	1
M Crespo MID	1	1	1	2
N Costa FWD	1	1	1
I Brnic FWD	1	2
O Kemen MID			1	1
Y Sari FWD		1	1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
89	4	9
O Ba	O Bulut	L Duarte

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
O Ba DEF	89	2	8
L Duarte DEF	81	2	9
C Operi DEF	75	1	4
B Özdemir MID	63	2	5
O Bulut DEF	55	4	4
M Crespo MID	49	4	4
Ömer Ali Sahiner MID	37	3	4
M Şengezer GLK	36
I Brnic FWD	35	1	4
Y Sari FWD	35	1	7
N Costa FWD	16	1	6
D Türüc FWD	13	1	1
E Shomurodov FWD	11		1
U Güneş MID	9
O Kemen MID	8	1	2
D Selke FWD	3		1