The club from the Black Sea coast finished third last season. But they have made a disastrous start to the new campaign: in the Europa League, they lost twice to Ferencvaros in qualifying, while in the Super Lig they dropped points in every other round. As a result, the manager was replaced, and under Reiss they managed to thrash Galatasaray, with star newcomer Salah scoring a hat-trick. They also beat Samsunspor convincingly, 3-0. Starting their Conference League campaign, the Turks secured a comfortable 4-2 victory over KuPS.
The Istanbul giants lost not only to their neighbors, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, but also to their current opponents. However, now under Italiano, they managed to overcome Midtjylland, Hradec Kralove and Zalgiris Kaunas in the Europa League qualifiers, before thrashing Marseille 4-1 in the league phase. This week, they also beat Hoffenheim, although less convincingly, 3-2. They have also mostly managed to win in the league. In the most recent round, they recorded a 2-1 victory over Kocaelispor.
Thomas Reiss’s side now score 2.29 goals per game while conceding 0.71. Their star opponents also average 2.29 goals scored, while allowing 1.14 goals per match.
Previous matches: Trabzonspor vs. Besiktas
The Istanbul giants had gone five matches unbeaten, but lost 2-1 at home in May.
This should be an entertaining game. We are backing the neutral “over 3.0 goals” total (odds – 1.87).
Trabzonspor vs. Besiktas: key statistics and trends
Trabzonspor have won their last three matches
43% of Trabzonspor matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 3.0
Besiktas have won six of their last seven matches
57% of Besiktas matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 3.43
Trabzonspor vs. Besiktas: possible starting lineups
Trabzonspor play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Onana – Eskikellac, Savic, Nwaiwu, Wagner Pina – Fabinho, Kabasakal – Saviolo, Muci, Salah – Djou
Besiktas play in a 1-4-1-4-1 formation (possible lineup): Nübel – Ouattara, Topcu, Agbadou, Murillo – Özcan – Fakili, Kökçü, Olayinka, Cerny – Vlahovic
