In one of the matches of the Champions League group stage, the players of Besiktas and Borussia Dortmund will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Besiktas
The players of Besiktas were able to get into the main draw of the Champions League due to their victory in the last draw of the Turkish championship. This appearance in the group stage was the eighth for the Turks in history. It is worth noting the fact that only once the home team managed to pass the group stage of the prestigious European Cup. It happened in the 2017/2018 season, but then Besiktas lost to Bayern on the sum of two meetings in the 1/8 finals. On the eve of the European Cup match, Besiktas managed to win a big victory over Malatyaspor in the Turkish championship and now will try to spread its best game to the LCH.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund managed to take the third place in the last German championship, thanks to which it got into the main tournament of the Champions League. The Bumblebees will play in the group stage of the tournament for the 12th time in history, and on seven occasions they have reached the playoffs of this tournament. In the last draw of the LCH, the team from Dortmund took first place in its group and managed to reach the quarterfinals, where it lost on the sum of two meetings to the future finalist in the face of Manchester City. At the weekend, the bumblebees staged a shootout with Bayer and were able to win in Leverkusen with a score of 4:3.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Vida (leg), Meras (muscle injury) - both "Besiktas". Hazard (ankle), Can (hip), Zagadou (knee), Coulibaly (knee), Moray (knee), Raschl (groin), Tigge (muscle injury), Unbehaun (ankle), Schulz (muscle injury) – all Borussia Dortmund.
- Under question:
- Hasic (knee) – Besiktas. Reina (muscle injury), Schmelzer (knee) - all Borussia Dortmund.
Statistics and figures:
- Borussia is the favorite of the meeting;
- Besiktas has a 6-match series without defeats;
- Borussia won in 2 previous matches;
- The rivals have never crossed paths in official and friendly games before;
- "Total more than 2.5 goals" was held in each of the 7 previous meetings of Borussia.
Forecast
Both teams score a lot, but it is worth noting the fact that they are also not infallible in defense. This fact will lead to the fact that the total in the match will exceed 3 goals. It is possible that the opponents will be generous with 4-5 goals.
