How to watch today's St Patrick's Athletic vs Besiktas Europa Conference League qualifier: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

St. Patrick's Athletic welcome Turkish giants Besiktas to Tallaght Stadium for the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round tie on Thursday. 

The hosts are enjoying their best-ever European run but face a huge test against a Besiktas side desperate to rescue their season after a disappointing summer. With both clubs on opposite recent trajectories - St. Pat’s unbeaten in eight, Besiktas winless in five - the stage is set for a fascinating European night in Dublin.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch St. Patrick's Athletic vs Besiktas online - TV channels & live streams

SolidSport

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The match will be shown live on SolidSport in the UK. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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St. Patrick's Athletic vs Besiktas kick-off time

Conference League Qualification - Conference League Qualification

Tallaght Stadium

The match will be played at Tallaght Stadium on Thursday, with kick-off at 7.45 pm BST for fans in the UK. 

Team news & squads

St. Patrick's Athletic vs Besiktas lineups

St. Patrick's Athletic

4-3-3

Formation

4-2-3-1

BJK

94

J. Anang

5

T. Grivosti

23

R. McLaughlin

11

J. McClelland

4

J. Redmond

10

K. Leavy

8

C. Forrester

6

J. Lennon

9

M. Melia

20

J. Mulraney

25

S. Power

1

M. Gunok

3

Gabriel Paulista

2

J. Svensson

53

E. Topcu

39

D. Jurasek

10

O. Kokcu

18

J. Mario

5

D. Tiknaz

23

E. Muci

27

Rafa Silva

9

T. Abraham

4-2-3-1

BJK

STP

-Line up

• 94

  J. Anang

• 5

  T. Grivosti

  46’

• 23

  R. McLaughlin

• 11

  J. McClelland

• 4

  J. Redmond

• 10

  K. Leavy

  82’

• 8

  C. Forrester

  83’

• 6

  J. Lennon

• 9

  M. Melia

  88’

• 20

  J. Mulraney

  19’

  46’

• 25

  S. Power

  49’

Substitutes

• 14

  B. Kavanagh

  88’

• 26

  D. Robinson

• 21

  A. Sjoeberg

  46’

• 30

  A. Kazeem

• 22

  J. Garrick

• 31

  B. Hayes

• 19

  B. Baggley

  83’

• 49

  S. Molloy

• 15

  C. Carty

  82’

• 1

  D. Rogers

• 24

  L. Turner

  46’

• 29

  K. Quigley

Manager

• S. Kenny

BJK

-Line up

• 1

  M. Gunok

• 3

  Gabriel Paulista

• 2

  J. Svensson

  46’

• 53

  E. Topcu

• 39

  D. Jurasek

  90’ + 1’

• 10

  O. Kokcu

  90’

• 18

  J. Mario

  8’

• 5

  D. Tiknaz

  33’

  75’

• 23

  E. Muci

  59’

• 27

  Rafa Silva

  8’

• 9

  T. Abraham

  14’, 23’, 43’

Substitutes

• 6

  A. Hadziahmetovic

  90’

• 11

  K. Arroyo

  59’

• 79

  E. Terzi

• 20

  N. Uysal

• 24

  T. Sanuc

  90’ + 1’

• 28

  M. Al Musrati

• 30

  E. Destanoglu

• 17

  K. Yilmaz

  75’

• 75

  T. Bingol

  46’

• 8

  S. Ucan

• 33

  E. Bilgin

Manager

• O. Solskjaer

St. Patrick's Athletic team news

St. Pat’s have had a turbulent but resilient campaign. They enter the match unbeaten in their last eight games across all competitions and recently bounced back with a 2-0 league win at Waterford, reinforcing their defensive discipline and attacking promise.

There are no major injury or suspension concerns for the squad, allowing the team to field a near full-strength lineup. Forward Mason Melia ended a personal goal drought last time out, while creative midfielder Chris Forrester remains a key threat.

Besiktas team news

Besiktas arrive in Ireland under significant pressure. Since being knocked out of the Europa League by Shakhtar Donetsk, the Turkish side have failed to win in five matches (four defeats, one draw), including summer friendlies and their opening Conference League tie.

On the player front, there are no fresh major injuries or suspensions reported for this tie. Key contributors like Salih Ucan will be relied upon in midfield.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

Standings

Useful links

• Conference League Qualification news
• St Patrick's Athletic team page
• Besiktas team page
• Football on TV in the UK