Besiktas vs Slovan Bratislava Predictions

It’s been a disastrous campaign for Besiktas, with the Turkish side losing all four of their matches and conceding 10 goals along the way. They’ve been able to score an average of a goal a game but conceding at the rate they have been has led to the side being eliminated from the competition with two games to spare. 

Slovan Bratislava have had a slightly better campaign but find themselves in a position where they must win their final two games of the group, whilst hoping Wolves lose both of their games. It looks like it might be too hard a task for the Slovakian side but they will be giving it their all in this match to ensure they still stand a chance at qualification in matchweek six. 

They’ve managed to find the net seven times, only being restricted to not scoring in their last game against Wolves, but have at the same time failed to keep a clean sheet so far. They’ll need to be more ruthless in defence in their final two games to stand a chance of reaching the final 32 but the lack of form of Besiktas will be a big boost to them. 

Slovan Bratislava come into the game at a price of 2/1, and we’re predicting them to make this a good value selection. They are the only side with any motivation coming into the game and this should be enough to see them over the line. Besiktas haven’t looked like finding a point so far in the Europa League and we aren’t predicting them to do so in this match.

There isn’t a huge difference between these two sides though and we can’t foresee Bratislava leaving Turkey with a big win. For that reason we’re predicting a 1-0 win for the visitors, a slender victory that sees them doing enough to claim the win they need without ever being truly comfortable with their lead.