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Celtic vs Besiktas predictions: Hoops hard to fancy

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Celtic are enduring a poor season under Martin O'Neill
Celtic are enduring a poor season under Martin O'Neill
  • Celtic have lost six of their last 10 games

  • Besiktas have taken seven points from their three Europa League matches

  • Celtic have kept one clean sheet in their last 10 outings

Martin O'Neill is under pressure as Celtic boss after his side slipped to yet another defeat at the weekend, losing 2-0 to Falkirk.

The Bhoys have been poor all season, particularly in the Europa League, losing all three of their league phase matches.

Besiktas visit on Thursday and could add to their hosts' woes at Celtic Park.

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Key Stats

  • Celtic have lost four of their last five European home games

  • Three of Celtic's last four European fixtures have gone over 3.5 goals

  • Besiktas have won seven of their nine European matches this season, including qualifying

  • Celtic have scored exactly once in their last five Europa League games

  • Besiktas have scored at least twice in 10 of their last 11 matches

  • Camilo Duran has 11 goals and five assists in all competitions for Celtic

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  • Besiktas to win

  • Dusan Vlahovic anytime goalscorer

  • Vaclav Cerny to be shown a card

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Team News

Alistair Johnston and Yang Hyun-Jun remain injured for the hosts, who are likely to make plenty of changes after their 2-0 defeat to Falkirk at the weekend.

Kieran Tierney picked up a knock in that game and is a doubt for Thursday, but Auston Trusty is expected to return from his absence on compassionate grounds.

Orkun Kokcu and Fabio Miretti are injured for Besiktas, while Umit Akdag is suspended after being sent off against Crystal Palace.

Need to know

Celtic will be reunited with three previous acquaintances in this clash, with their former striker Oh Hyeon-gyu and former Rangers pair Ridvan Yilmaz and Vaclav Cerny in the Besiktas squad.

Oh has had a successful career since leaving the Hoops, scoring eight goals in 20 starts for the Turkish side last season.

Cerny won three of his six games against Celtic during his loan at Rangers, chipping in with a goal and an assist, but Yilmaz won only three of his nine Old Firm derbies.

Prediction

Celtic have been in woeful form, losing all three Europa League games and being knocked out of the League Cup by Rangers.

Couple that with some Scottish Premiership defeats and things are not looking good for O'Neill.

The Hoops look set for more misery against a Besiktas side who have won two and drawn one of their Europa League matches.

Dusan Vlahovic has seven goals in 12 games for the visitors and looks set to add to that tally.

Former Rangers winger Cerny is likely to get a hostile welcome back to Celtic Park and looks a solid card candidate after being booked twice already in Besiktas' European campaign.

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