Trabzonspor vs FK Krasnodar Predictions

Trabzonspor claimed a 4-1 win at home against Gaziantep at the weekend and have now gone four games without a defeat, while Krasnodar were held to a 1-1 draw at Dinamo Moscow on Sunday.

All of the stats point towards a home win being the correct result from Thursday’s match and we’ve backed Trabzonspor to come out on the right end of a 3-1 final scoreline.

These two clubs have never met before but the form of the pair heading into Thursday’s clash suggests that a home win is the most likely result. Trabzonspor have won three of their last six matches, while Krasnodar have lost three of their last six and the visitors have lost their opening two group games in the Europa League this season.

The performances of both sides during the last month or so only adds weight to our prediction of a 3-1 final scoreline on Thursday, as both teams scored in each of Trabzonspor’s last five and four of Krasnodar’s last six matches, while over 2.5 goals were produced in each of the host’s last five matches as well as in three of Krasnodar’s last six matches.

Trabzonspor have scored over 2.5 team goals in two of their last four matches, both of which were at home, so you can see why we have gone with a 3-1 win for the hosts on Thursday. Krasnodar have only failed to score in one of their last six matches but only managed to score more than one goal per game in two of their last five outings.

We’re confident that Trabzonspor will win on Thursday and have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1. The hosts are the form favourites and have already secured a point in Group C, while their guests have lost their opening two European games and haven’t won any of their last four matches on the road. Trabzonspor are scoring goals for fun at this moment in time, which is why we have backed the Turkish side to score three times against a Krasnodar side that have conceded seven goals in their two Group C games.