Four of Besiktas’ last five games have gone over 3.5 goals
Crystal Palace's last four away matches have produced 15 goals
Besiktas have won their last eight home games
Crystal Palace were left reeling after a 5-0 Premier League loss to rivals Brighton at the weekend in which they were three down within 10 minutes.
The pressure is building on Pierre Sage after a disappointing start to his spell in charge of the Eagles.
Next up is Thursday’s trip to Turkey to take on a Besiktas team that are two wins from two in the league phase of the Europa League.
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Key Stats
Besiktas have scored 18 goals in their last five home matches
Crystal Palace have shipped eight goals in their last two outings
Besiktas have not drawn any of their last 16 games
Palace have conceded within the first 10 minutes in each of their last three games
The hosts have won six of their last eight matches
Dusan Vlahovic has scored six goals this season
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Score prediction
Team News
Milot Rashica and Orkun Kokcu are out with respective hamstring and thigh injuries for Besiktas, but Dusan Vlahovic has recovered from the illness which kept him out of last week’s win over Hoffenheim.
Chadi Riad is a long-term Palace absentee but Axel Disasi returns after a domestic suspension kept him out of the Brighton game.
Dean Henderson, Ben Chilwell and Takehiro Tomiyasu also missed that clash and face a race against time to be fit.
Need to know
The pressure is mounting on Sage after Crystal Palace’s 5-0 demolition at the hands of Brighton at the weekend. Defeat on Thursday would be the first time since 1998 that Palace have lost back-to-back European games.
Besiktas have won their first two Europa League games but fell to domestic defeat at the weekend which saw them drop to fifth in the Turkish Super Lig.
Prediction
Goals should be on the cards in this clash given Crystal Palace’s defensive issues and the fact that Besiktas have been so free-flowing going forward, particularly at home.
Crystal Palace’s Yeremy Pino has already scored twice in this competition and looks a tempting price to have a shot on target, he is averaging 0.79 shots on goal in all competitions.
Besiktas central defender Emirhan Topcu has been shown a card in three of his eight starts this term and he may struggle with the physicality of either Jean-Philippe Mateta or Jorgen Strand Larsen.
