Europa League: Celtic vs Besiktas – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 4 match between Celtic and Besiktas and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Celtic hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Besiktas over to the Celtic Park for a round 4 match.

Form: Celtic vs Besiktas

Celtic Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Celtic beat Hibernian 1-2, followed by a 2-2 draw against Dundee United. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 2-0 defeat against Falkirk. Celtic managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored nine and conceded 15 goals.

Besiktas Form

Besiktas go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. They went on to beat Istanbul Basaksehir by 2-0, before sharing the spoils with Kasimpasa in a 2-2 draw. Besiktas won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Celtic and Besiktas

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Celtic and Besiktas. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Celtic vs Besiktas

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Benjamin Nygren, who is performing well for Celtic. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Europa League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Besiktas.The visitors will be looking to Amir Murillo to find the net once again, after managing two Europa League goals for Besiktas in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Celtic claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Besiktas won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Celtic scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Besiktas scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Celtic managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Besiktas kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celtic, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Besiktas. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these. Celtic conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.