Sporting Lisbon vs Besiktas Istanbul Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 01/11/2021, 15:25  by Daniel Ngulu in Champions League Predictions

After three rounds of matches in the Champions League, it seems Sporting and Besiktas will be fighting out for the Europa League slot that comes with finishing third. Sporting plays host to Besiktas on Match Day 4 in Group C, with three points standing between the two sides. Besiktas are bottom of the pile without a point while Sporting, in third place, have three. Sporting beat Besiktas 4-1 away in their first meeting in this group and they go to this game on six straight wins. They have eight wins and two losses in 10 matches, and both losses have been in the Champions League. Ahead of this game, Sporting have four straight home wins, with three clean sheets and Sebastian Coates will be a key man here, having scored four goals in four matches.

Besiktas aren’t enjoying good form and ahead of this game, they suffered their third loss in four matches after falling 1-0 to Hatayspor. They are one of the four teams yet to register a point in Champions League going into Match Day 4 and will be hoping to change things. Besiktas have scored in four of their last five matches but have no clean sheet in the last five matches. In the last 10 games, they’ve registered three wins and six losses and they go to this game on four straight away losses and having conceded two or more goals in four of their last five away matches. The Turkish giants have six straight losses in the Champions League and only two wins in 10.