Ace Football previews the Europa League round 3 match between Besiktas and Crystal Palace and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Besiktas will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Crystal Palace for a round 3 match in the Europa League.
Team form: Besiktas vs Crystal Palace
Besiktas Form
In their last three matches, Besiktas beat Kocaelispor by 2-1 and Hoffenheim by 2-3, before losing against Trabzonspor by 2-0. Besiktas managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded ten times.
Crystal Palace Form
In their last three matches, Crystal Palace won 3-1 win against Nottingham Forest, lost 3-2 against Lyon and lost 5-0 against Brighton. Crystal Palace didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded three and scored two goals themselves.
Betting stats for Besiktas and Crystal Palace
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Besiktas and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Besiktas matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Besiktas home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Besiktas matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Besiktas have won the last 5 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Besiktas have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Besiktas vs Crystal Palace
Amir Murillo is the most prolific Europa League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Eagles look to Yeremy Pino, hoping he can add to his current total of two Europa League goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Besiktas vs Crystal Palace
Full-time result
Besiktas won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing one times. Crystal Palace won two of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and six defeats as well.
Both teams to score
Besiktas scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Crystal Palace only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Crystal Palace should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Besiktas only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Crystal Palace claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Besiktas’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Crystal Palace played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals themselves during this run.
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