Lugano will travel to Turkey to take on Besiktas in Besiktas, Istanbul on matchday 2 in the 2023/2024 Europa Conference League group stage.
Date: 05/10/2023
Time: 17:45
Venue: Vodafone Park
These predictions below for the Besiktas vs Lugano Europa Conference League group stage clash were made by Bookmaker Ratings. For more predictions on Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and other European football leagues, visit our Football Predictions & Betting Tips page.
For the Besiktas vs Lugano prediction, we say Besiktas will win and this is why. Lugano are struggling to keep teams out from scoring and with Besiktas a good goalscoring side, we expect Lugano to succumb to big defeat.
Prediction: Besiktas 3-1 Lugano
We predict over 2.5 goals on Besiktas vs Lugano and this is why. Three of Besiktas’ last five matches ended with over 2.5 goals while four of Lugano’s last five matches ended with over 2.5 goals.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Besiktas started their Europa League push with a 1-1 draw in Belgium against Club Brugge. They will want to get their first win in the competition this season when they host struggling Lugano on Thursday. In Super Lig., Besiktas won four of their opening seven league matches including last weekend’s 2-0 win at Konyaspor and as a result, they occupy the 4th position with 13 points.
Lugano held Bodo/Glimt to a goalless draw to start their Europa League campaign with a draw. They head to Turkey as underdogs but will look to put up a fight to avoid dropping further points. However, in the Swiss League, Lugano occupy the 3rd position with 15 points after 8 matches, having lost three and won five, including last weekend’s 3-2 win at Winterthur.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Besiktas: Destanoglu, Rosier, Amartey, Colley, Masauku, Zaynutdinov, Rashica, Ucan, Hadziahmetovic, Muleka, Aboubakar
Lugano: Saipi, Marques, Hajdari, Hajrizi, Espinoza, Grgic, Aliseda, Sabbatini, Macek, Cimignani, Vladi