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Besiktas vs Partizan Belgrade Predictions

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Besiktas vs Partizan Belgrade Predictions

This Europa League play-off is tightly poised, with Besiktas drawing 1-1 in Serbia against Partizan last time out. The pair are each searching for a spot in the group stage, and they’re just one win away from landing a place in Friday’s draw. Can the Turkish giants use their home advantage in order to secure a win in this tie, or are we going to see the visitors pull off a huge shock in order to continue their impressive recent form?

Besiktas are heavy favourites as hosts, but they have wobbled at times in this competition so far. Their strong run in 2016/17 should mark them out as a dark horse for this trophy, but they have struggled through it. They toiled away in Partizan, while they were late winners in the previous round. After beating LASK Linz 1-0 at home, they found themselves 2-0 down in Austria. Only a last minute Alvaro Negredo goal saved them that night, putting them in to the final qualifying round.

Partizan have been in this competition so long that the World Cup was still running when they kicked off in the first round. However, in those seven games they remain unbeaten. After reaching the knockout round of last season’s competition, they remain a huge threat. The hosts look incredibly short when you consider Partizan’s European pedigree. Can the visitors pull off a shock when they head to Istanbul, or are they going to come up short against the Super Lig side?

The away side have seen more open games in the Europa League of late, with their last four matches seeing both teams score. However, the hosts are in a similar position, with five straight games seeing both teams score. They’ve struggled across those matches, including a 3-2 home loss to Antalyaspor at the weekend. Can they respond to that loss with a victory this week?

The hosts do have a great home record in this competition to rely on. They come in to this game with six straight Europa League home wins to their name. They’ve seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matches at this ground in this competition, so we’re backing a high scoring clash on Thursday night. Besiktas are certainly vulnerable, but they’ll be looking to push forward to secure a win, so over 2.5 goals is our pick here.

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