Besiktas vs Malmo Prediction and Betting Tips | November 6th 2024
Besiktas and Malmo are in action in the UEFA Europa League when they go head-to-head at Tupras Stadyumu on Wednesday. Both sides met in the group stages of this competition back in 2018, with the Swedish outfit winning both home and away encounters in Group I.
Besiktas were condemned to consecutive defeats for the first time since March on Saturday when they were beaten 3-1 by 10-man Kasimpasa on home turf. This followed a 2-1 loss against Galatasaray on October 28 in the Super Lig, where they are currently fourth in the table with 20 points from 10 matches.
Besiktas now turn their focus to the Europa League, where they kicked off their campaign with back-to-back defeats against Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt before claiming a 1-0 victory over Olympique Lyon on October 24.
Like Wednesday's hosts, Malmo have also lost two of their three matches to start the Europa League campaign, suffering defeats against Rangers and Olympiacos respectively.
Sandwiched between the two losses, Henrik Rydstrom’s men secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Qarabag on October 3 courtesy of a brace from Norwegian forward Erik Botheim.
Malmo head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of a 2-2 draw with Hammarby in the Swedish Allsvenskan, where they currently hold a healthy eight-point lead at the top of the standings.
Besiktas vs Malmo Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With three wins from the last five meetings between the sides, Malmo boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Besiktas have managed one win in that time, which came in September 2005, when they beat Rydstrom’s side 4-1 in the Europa League, while the spoils have been shared once.
- Malmo have lost just one of their last nine away matches across all competitions while picking up three wins and five draws since the start of August.
- Besiktas are unbeaten in 11 of their last 13 competitive home matches, claiming nine wins and two draws since the start of April.
Besiktas vs Malmo Prediction
Besiktas and Malmo have both had unconvincing starts to the Europa League campaign and will head into Wednesday’s clash looking to pick up their second win in four games.
Home advantage gives Besiktas a slight upper hand, and while Malmo have been tough to beat on the road, we are backing the Turkish powerhouse to claim all three points.
Prediction: Besiktas 2-1 Malmo
Besiktas vs Malmo Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Besiktas to win
Tip 2: First to score - Besiktas (The Turkish outfit have opened the scoring in four of their last five matches)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been at least five bookings in Besiktas’ last seven outings)