Besiktas vs Braga
Europa League
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2019
Kick-off at 17:55 UK / 18:55 CET
Venue: Vodafone Park (Istanbul).
Team News
Besiktas
Besiktas has a number of injury worries to contend with ahead of Thursday's meeting with Braga. Status of the players will have a direct impact on how the house is set here.
Burak Yilmaz will lose here after picking up the injury in Saturday's 0-0 draw away to Ankaragucu. Guven Yalcin was fit enough to start on the weekend, however.
Oguzhan Ozyakup and Gokhan Gonul doubt but Víctor Ruiz and Dorukhan Tokoz ruled out.
Braga
Braga expected without Raul Silva, Vitor TORMENA, Tiago Sa and Wallace's Thursday trip to Turkey.
Eduardo will hope to keep his place in goal after doing well the last time in the Europa League. Braga if it does not have enough settled XI in the competition.
Head To Head
To kick this preview off, Frog attract their last match. Beşiktaş play Sporting Braga in 2012. It is a Europa League match. The winners Sporting Braga with a 0-1 margin.
Over the last decade, this side has played two times. Beşiktaş have won this match in 1 head-to-head. Their opponents, Sporting Braga has won once. A stalemate has occurred 0 times.
Overall had an average of 1.5 goals. Beşiktaş scored an average of 1.0; Sporting Braga has scored an average of 0.5.
Predict Braga vs. Besiktas
Abdullah Avci man has slipped down the stairs in Group K, having claimed back to back defeats in their clashes so far. The squad defeated with a 4-2 scorecard in their opening match with Slovan Bratislava in the street. While at home, Wolves bring them out by a narrow 1-0 scoreline.
Besiktas has dropped to a very slow start to their domestic campaign as well and is currently twelfth in the table eighteen. Hosts have won just once in their last five games in all competitions. At home, they have only two wins to boast of their previous five.
Braga, on the other hand, currently level on points with table toppers. Contingent visit also on a much more solid form at the moment. And will make the trip to Vodafone garden behind a three-game winning streak.
In addition, the Portuguese outfit have put anything other than their best foot forward in their latest event. They have recorded back to back wins in their last four on the road trip as well, one of which is in all of Europe.
Considering that their previous visit to this place also see the guests secures bragging rights, Braga is the favorite to emerge as the winner in this one.
However, given that two of the four previous matches for the hosts here have seen them rescue a point at least, the safest punt should be multiple opportunities.
In addition, visitors have not been shy in seeking an early goal on the road. Four of the last six goals for Braga away from home came before the break. Considering that their last head to head clash here also witnessed Braga break the deadlock in the opening forty-five minutes, expect at least a goal or more at the end of the first half.
Besiktas vs Braga Betting Tips
double opportunity: draw or Braga @ 1.44 (4/9)
During the first half of 0.5 goals @ 1.40 (2/5).
