Istanbul Başakşehir will try and salvage their dismal Conference League marketing campaign on Wednesday as they face winless Petrocub Hincesti on the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium.
Both groups are rooted on the backside of Group C, determined to interrupt their continental duck.
Once Süper Lig champions, the Turkish aspect has endured a season to neglect each domestically and in Europe.
Çağdaş Atan’s males have stumbled to eighth within the league with simply three wins from 12 matches, six factors off final season’s fourth-place end.
In Europe, their plight is even grimmer.
The Grey Owls opened their Conference League account with back-to-back defeats to Rapid Vienna (2-1) and Celje (5-1) earlier than a 2-2 draw in opposition to Copenhagen provided a glimmer of hope.
However, a crushing 3-0 league loss to Gaziantep over the weekend prolonged their winless streak to 9 matches throughout all competitions, with objectives proving elusive.
Başakşehir have failed to attain in consecutive matches heading into Wednesday’s conflict, discovering the online simply twice throughout their barren nine-game spell.
Their main scorer, Krzysztof Piatek, has netted half of their meager 4 Conference League objectives and can once more shoulder the scoring burden.
Injuries additional complicate issues for Atan, with Ömer Ali Sahiner, Davidson, and Deniz Türüç all uncertain.
Ineligible gamers together with Matchoi Djalo and Patryk Szysz restrict rotation choices, leaving the hosts with a threadbare squad.
Baptism of fireside
Meanwhile, Moldovan champions Petrocub Hincesti are enduring a baptism of fireside of their first European group-stage marketing campaign.
Andrei Martin’s males sit on the foot of the standings after three heavy defeats to Pafos (4-1), Jagiellonia (2-0), and Rapid Vienna (3-0), conceding 9 objectives and scoring simply as soon as.
While their home marketing campaign has been steadier, the White-Blacks’ struggles in entrance of purpose persist on the continental stage.
Marin Caruntu, Dumitru Demian, and Mihai Lupan, key gamers domestically, have but to translate their type to Europe.
Petrocub may even cope with notable absences, together with Dumitru Bivol, Constantin Sandu, and Nicky Clescenco, all dominated out because of ineligibility.
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