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Beşiktaş vs Crystal Palace

Next match: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 • 19:00 UTC+3 • League Stage - 3 • Besiktas Park • ⛅ 14.9°C, 6 km/h partly cloudy

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

MarketTipConfidenceProbabilityOddsBookmakerMarket impliedEdge
Match Result (1X2) Home 86% 63% — — — —
Double Chance 1X 79% 81.8% — — — —
BTTS No 81% 50% — — — —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 80% 48.1% — — — —
Correct Score 1-0 69% 10.8% — — — —
Corners O/U 9.5 (~9.8 exp.) Over 9.5 61% 52.7% — — — —

⚽ Model expected goals: Beşiktaş 1.73 – 0.77 Crystal Palace · expected total 2.49

🧠 Match Preview

Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace at Besiktas Park on Thursday night with the Europa League league phase already taking shape. The Turkish side sit 4th on 6 points from 2 games, while Palace are 15th on 3 points from 2, so the stakes favour the hosts in the table and in the model.

The model leans heavily home: a 63% win probability at 86 confidence, with the double chance 1X at 81.8%. Beşiktaş arrive on WLWWW form and an expected-goals split of 1.7271 to 0.7675, backed by recent xG of 2.18 against Palace's 1.1. Palace's WLDWL run and a lengthy injury list including Mateta, Lerma, Henderson, Chilwell and Doucoure make the away task harder, though Beşiktaş are without Rashica, Keles, Cerny, Vlahovic and Trossard.

The headline tip is a home win, and the correct-score model points to 1-0 at 10.8%, with 2-0 (12.33), 2-1 (9.47), 3-0 (7.1) and 3-1 (5.45) close behind. BTTS No sits at 50%, while Over 2.5 is only 48.1% — a coin-flip the market may overprice. Corners offer a separate angle: Over 9.5 at 52.7% against an expected 9.8.

Value likely hides in the 1X double chance and the unders side of goals, where the model is less bullish than the scoreline suggests. The honest caveat: Beşiktaş's own five absentees and Palace's low xG sample mean the 63% home probability carries real variance, so staking should reflect that uncertainty rather than the confidence figure alone.

Updated 16 Oct 2026, 04:09 UTC+3 — refreshed when the underlying data changes.

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Beşiktaş

Form (last 5)
WKocaelispor (H) 2–1 · 11/10/2026LAmed (A) 2–3 · 20/09/2026WMarseille (H) 4–1 · 17/09/2026WErzurumspor FK (H) 3–0 · 11/09/2026WFenerbahçe (A) 2–1 · 05/09/2026
Goals scored (season avg)1.70
Goals conceded (season avg)0.30
Win streak (best this season)5
xG for (recent avg)1.66
xG against (recent avg)0.72
Elo strength rating1378
Players out5

Crystal Palace

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)4.00
Goals conceded (season avg)0.00
Win streak (best this season)1
xG for (recent avg)0.67
xG against (recent avg)1.09
Elo strength rating1375
Players out9
BeşiktaşCrystal Palace
WKocaelispor (H) 2–1 · 11/10/2026LAmed (A) 2–3 · 20/09/2026WMarseille (H) 4–1 · 17/09/2026WErzurumspor FK (H) 3–0 · 11/09/2026WFenerbahçe (A) 2–1 · 05/09/2026
Goals scored (season avg)
1.70
4.00
Goals conceded (season avg)
0.30
0.00
Win streak (best this season)
5
1
xG for (recent avg)
1.66
0.67
xG against (recent avg)
0.72
1.09
Elo strength rating
1378
1375
Players out
5
9

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors — each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Beşiktaş

BTTS
5/6
Over 2.5
6/6
Scored
6/6
Clean sheets
1/6

Crystal Palace

BTTS
2/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored
4/6
Clean sheets
3/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks — UEFA Europa League

Beşiktaş

2nd best defence (0.30 conceded/game) Best BTTS rate (83%) Best Over 2.5 rate (100%) Best clean sheets (5)

Crystal Palace

No top-3 or bottom-2 marks in the league right now.

Rank among 36 UEFA Europa League teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets — season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates — last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Beşiktaş at home · Crystal Palace away — the split that matters for this fixture.

Beşiktaş (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses4W–0D–0L
W 4
Played4
Goals scored (avg)2.30
Goals conceded (avg)0.30
Clean sheets3
Failed to score0

Crystal Palace (away)

Played0
Goals scored (avg)0.00
Goals conceded (avg)0.00
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0
Beşiktaş (home)Crystal Palace (away)
W 4
Played
4
0
Goals scored (avg)
2.30
0.00
Goals conceded (avg)
0.30
0.00
Clean sheets
3
0
Failed to score
0
0

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scorelines

1–0
10.8%
2–0
10.1%
2–1
7.8%
3–0
5.8%
3–1
4.5%

The five most probable exact scores for THIS fixture — computed from both teams' expected goals (score matrix), not generic league stats.

📈 Recent Form

Beşiktaş

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
11/10 Kocaelispor Home 2–1 W
20/09 Amed Away 2–3 L
17/09 Marseille Home 4–1 W
11/09 Erzurumspor FK Home 3–0 W
05/09 Fenerbahçe Away 2–1 W

Crystal Palace

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
11/10 Nottingham Forest Home 3–1 W
03/10 Bristol City Home 0–2 L
20/09 Leeds Away 0–0 D
17/09 Lech Poznan Home 4–0 W
12/09 Ipswich Home 2–3 L

📊 Season Comparison — UEFA Europa League

Beşiktaş #4 · 6 pts —  Crystal Palace #15 · 3 pts

Beşiktaş

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–0D–0L
W 2
Played2
Goals scored (avg)1.70
Goals conceded (avg)0.30
Clean sheets5
Failed to score1
Yellow cards12
Red cards1
xG for (avg)1.66
xG against (avg)0.72
Corners for (avg)7.60
Penalties (scored/missed)2/0

Crystal Palace

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–0D–1L
W 1
L 1
Played2
Goals scored (avg)4.00
Goals conceded (avg)0.00
Clean sheets1
Failed to score0
Yellow cards0
Red cards0
xG for (avg)0.67
xG against (avg)1.09
Corners for (avg)3.70
Penalties (scored/missed)1/0
BeşiktaşCrystal Palace
W 2
W 1
L 1
Played
2
2
Goals scored (avg)
1.70
4.00
Goals conceded (avg)
0.30
0.00
Clean sheets
5
1
Failed to score
1
0
Yellow cards
12
0
Red cards
1
0
xG for (avg)
1.66
0.67
xG against (avg)
0.72
1.09
Corners for (avg)
7.60
3.70
Penalties (scored/missed)
2/0
1/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Beşiktaş

0-15
3
1
16-30
1
31-45
1
46-60
3
1
61-75
1
76-90
3
scored conceded

Crystal Palace

0-15
1
16-30
1
31-45
1
46-60
61-75
76-90
1
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

🏥 Injuries & Suspensions

Beşiktaş

  • ❌ V. Cerny — Muscle Injury
  • ❌ C. Keles — Off the roster
  • ❌ M. Rashica — Injury
  • ❌ D. Vlahovic — Illness
  • ❌ L. Trossard — Heel Injury

Crystal Palace

  • ❌ C. Doucoure — Off the roster
  • ❌ Z. Gozo — Off the roster
  • ❌ E. Guessand — Off the roster
  • ❌ D. Henderson — Foot Injury
  • ❌ J. Lerma — Off the roster
  • ❌ J. Mateta — Hamstring Injury
  • ❌ C. Riad — Knee Injury
  • ❌ B. Chilwell — Inactive
  • ❌ T. Tomiyasu — Calf Injury

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