Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification game between St. Patrick’s Athletic and Besiktas who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time St. Patrick’s Athletic comes up against Besiktas as of late.
Team form: St. Patrick’s Athletic vs Besiktas
St. Patrick’s Athletic Form
St. Patrick’s Athletic won four of their previous six Conference League Qualification games at the Tallaght Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored eight goals.
Besiktas Form
In their last three matches, Besiktas won 0-4 win against Bodrum FK, lost 2-4 against Shakhtar Donetsk and lost 2-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk. Besiktas won three of a possible six away matches in the Conference League Qualification, as well as playing zero draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored eight while also conceding three times.
Betting stats and facts for St. Patrick’s Athletic and Besiktas
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that St. Patrick’s Athletic and Besiktas played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 St. Patrick’s Athletic home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 St. Patrick’s Athletic home matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 8 St. Patrick’s Athletic matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 St. Patrick’s Athletic home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 St. Patrick’s Athletic matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Besiktas away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Besiktas have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Conference League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Besiktas have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Besiktas have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Besiktas have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Conference League Qualification and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: St. Patrick’s Athletic vs Besiktas
Despite scoring just once in six Conference League Qualification games, St. Patrick’s Athletic hope Chris Forrester adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Besiktas put their faith in Salih Ucan to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Conference League Qualification games.
Popular markets: St. Patrick’s Athletic vs Besiktas
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Tallaght Stadium across all tournaments St. Patrick’s Athletic won five times, drew three and lost two times. Besiktas claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. St. Patrick’s Athletic have gone through an impressive 8 games now without losing even once. Besiktas lost their previous 4 matches.
Both teams to score
St. Patrick’s Athletic scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Besiktas scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. St. Patrick’s Athletic have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. St. Patrick’s Athletic probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Besiktas managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed seven clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of St. Patrick’s Athletic’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Besiktas, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.
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