Celtic vs Besiktas Prediction

Form guide

Celtic's last 20 games show 12 wins, which looks solid on the surface, but the recent run is choppier than that number suggests. They've lost three of their last four across competitions, including a home Europa League defeat to Ferencvarosi and a home Premiership loss to Rangers.

Celtic: 20 completed matches; Besiktas: 20 completed matches.

Celtic

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

28

Difference

+12

Besiktas

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

20

Difference

+14

Beşiktaş have been sharper lately. Across their last five they beat Fenerbahçe away, hammered Çorum 6-2, saw off Erzurumspor, and thumped Marseille 4-1 in the Europa League, before a surprise 3-2 loss away at Amed broke the sequence.

Beşiktaş go into this with more attacking rhythm than their hosts right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Celtic vs Besiktas

League phase table

Only one league-phase game has been played by each side so far. Beşiktaş sit well placed after beating Marseille 4-1, while Celtic are near the bottom following that 1-3 home defeat to Ferencvarosi.

It's a tiny sample from a single matchday, so it tells us more about recent form than it does about where either club will end up in this competition.

Squad notes

There's no specific player information available for Celtic here, so nothing concrete to flag on their side.

Besiktas:

Best scorers:

V. Černý - 1

I. Fakili - 1

A. Murillo - 1

Best assist providers:

J. Olaitan - 2

O. Kökçü - 2

Penalty cards:

K. Ouattara x 1 x 1

Oh Hyeon-Gyu x 2

V. Černý x 2

For Beşiktaş, the scoring load is spread thin rather than resting on one man. Černý, Fakili and Murillo have one goal apiece in seven appearances, while Olaitan and Kökçü lead the assist charts with two each. A few players, including Oh Hyeon-Gyu and Černý, are already carrying a couple of yellow cards, worth keeping an eye on given the competition's disciplinary stakes.

How it could play out

Celtic will want to stop the bleeding after back-to-back home disappointments, and a European night in front of their own fans is the obvious place to try that. Beşiktaş, fresh off a big win over Marseille before stumbling against Amed, will fancy another strong European outing given how they've performed away from home in Turkey recently.

Neither side's form is settled enough to call this a one-way contest. Celtic's home struggles and Beşiktaş's attacking consistency both point to a competitive, possibly open game rather than a routine home win.