Europa League Qualification: Besiktas vs Shakhtar Donetsk – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 2 match between Besiktas and Shakhtar Donetsk and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Besiktas enjoy home advantage, when visitors Shakhtar Donetsk swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Besiktas vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Besiktas Form

Besiktas hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Alanyaspor resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Rizespor, before beating Bodrum FK by 0-4. Besiktas have been in potent form at Tupras Stadyumu, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League Qualification matches here. They also hammered in 20 goals, while letting in six as they also lost once.

Shakhtar Donetsk Form

In their last three matches, Shakhtar Donetsk drew 1-1 with Rukh Lviv, beat Ilves 6-0 before a 0-0 draw with Ilves. Shakhtar Donetsk won twice, while also recording one draw, and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League Qualification. The scoreline from these matches says one goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Besiktas and Shakhtar Donetsk

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Besiktas and Shakhtar Donetsk. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Besiktas vs Shakhtar Donetsk

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Full-time result

Besiktas claimed five wins in their previous 10 matches at Tupras Stadyumu across all tournaments. They lost five as well, while visitors Shakhtar Donetsk won seven of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost zero. Shakhtar Donetsk have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing. Shakhtar Donetsk are on a serious roll of now 11 away matches on the spin without defeat. Shakhtar Donetsk have not lost to Besiktas in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Besiktas scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Shakhtar Donetsk scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Shakhtar Donetsk will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with Besiktas managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Besiktas, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Shakhtar Donetsk’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches. Besiktas scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.