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

Holding a commanding 4-1 advantage from the first leg, Besiktas head into the return fixture of their Conference League qualifier against St Patrick's Athletic with the job all but done. The Irish side’s hopes were effectively crushed within the first 23 minutes in Istanbul, as the hosts came flying out of the blocks and raced into a 3-0 lead.

Tammy Abraham was the star of the show, bagging a first-half hat-trick after Joao Mario set the tone with the opener. From that point on, Besiktas shifted down a gear, creating just five of their 16 chances after the break, while St Pat's managed a late consolation despite seeing only 30% of the ball.

The lead-up to this clash has been very different for the two clubs. St Pat's had to squeeze in a league match over the weekend, while Besiktas enjoyed a rare break, using the extra time to keep their focus on seeing out this tie. With a Super Lig fixture looming on Sunday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will be eager to finish the job early and conserve energy for domestic duties.

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

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

In the United Kingdom (UK) and USA, the Conference League qualifier between Besiktas and St. Patrick's Athletic will not be available for live TV broadcast. In Türkiye, the game will air live on HT Spor.

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

Conference League Qualification - Conference League Qualification

Tupras Stadyumu

The match will be played at Tupras Stadyumu on Thursday, August 14, with kick-off at 2:00 pm ET or 7:00 pm BST.

Team news & squads

Besiktas vs St. Patrick's Athletic lineups

Besiktas

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-3-3

STP

1

M. Gunok

39

D. Jurasek

53

E. Topcu

3

Gabriel Paulista

2

J. Svensson

27

Rafa Silva

10

O. Kokcu

11

K. Arroyo

7

M. Rashica

5

D. Tiknaz

9

T. Abraham

94

J. Anang

21

A. Sjoeberg

24

L. Turner

4

J. Redmond

23

R. McLaughlin

19

B. Baggley

30

A. Kazeem

26

D. Robinson

10

K. Leavy

20

J. Mulraney

15

C. Carty

4-3-3

STP

BJK

-Line up

• 1

  M. Gunok

  90’ + 4’

• 39

  D. Jurasek

  46’

• 53

  E. Topcu

• 3

  Gabriel Paulista

• 2

  J. Svensson

  79’

• 27

  Rafa Silva

  49’

• 10

  O. Kokcu

  64’

• 11

  K. Arroyo

  46’

• 7

  M. Rashica

• 5

  D. Tiknaz

  43’

• 9

  T. Abraham

  49’

  64’

Substitutes

• 20

  N. Uysal

• 75

  T. Bingol

• 18

  J. Mario

  64’

  79’

• 8

  S. Ucan

• 14

  F. Uduokhai

  46’

• 6

  A. Hadziahmetovic

• 24

  T. Sanuc

• 17

  K. Yilmaz

  67’

• 30

  E. Destanoglu

• 91

  M. Hekimoglu

  64’, 67’

• 79

  E. Terzi

• 23

  E. Muci

  46’

Manager

• O. Solskjaer

STP

-Line up

• 94

  J. Anang

• 21

  A. Sjoeberg

• 24

  L. Turner

• 4

  J. Redmond

• 23

  R. McLaughlin

  34’

  80’

• 19

  B. Baggley

• 30

  A. Kazeem

• 26

  D. Robinson

  56’

• 10

  K. Leavy

  56’

• 20

  J. Mulraney

  67’

• 15

  C. Carty

  3’

  56’

Substitutes

• 6

  J. Lennon

  56’

• 1

  D. Rogers

• 9

  M. Melia

  56’

• 8

  C. Forrester

  67’

• 5

  T. Grivosti

  80’

  87’

• 25

  S. Power

  56’

• 31

  B. Hayes

• 22

  J. Garrick

• 49

  S. Molloy

• 14

  B. Kavanagh

• 11

  J. McClelland

Manager

• S. Kenny

Besiktas team news

Besiktas left no doubt about their superiority in the first leg, running the show from start to finish. All four of their goals came before the interval, with Tammy Abraham running riot to net a hat-trick after Joao Mario had broken the deadlock.

It was the perfect response for the Turkish giants, who had looked out of sorts in Europe recently, suffering back-to-back defeats in the previous Europa League round. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, however, their home form has been electric — highlighted by a 5-1 thrashing of Hatayspor and a 4-1 dismantling of Adana Demirspor.

St. Patrick's Athletic team news

By contrast, St Patrick's never truly found their footing in Istanbul. Despite being listed as the "home" team on paper, they were outclassed in every department, with Simon Power's second-half strike little more than a consolation.

That said, the Irish side have been in decent domestic form, winning six of their last eight outings, including a comfortable 3-0 win over Sligo Rovers at the weekend. The problem lies on the road — just three wins from their last 10 away matches, coupled with five defeats, paints a worrying picture.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BJK

Last match

STP

1

Win

0

Draws

0

Wins

• St. Patrick's Athletic

  1

  -

  4

  Besiktas

4

Goals scored

1

Games over 2.5 goals

1/1

Both teams scored

1/1

Standings

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