Besiktas vs Sporting Match Preview

For the 3rd round of the 3rd group of the Champions League, Besiktas welcomes Sporting Lisbon at Vodafon Arena.

Besiktas have not done well up to now in the group, in the first two matches suffered an equal number of defeats and seem to waive early their hopes for a place in the top two. In their last match, the Turkish champions were defeated 2-0 in Amsterdam by Ajax, a score that flatters them as they played with many missings and risked conceding more goals. Their goal now is the third place and the two consecutive matches with Sporting, starting from today's game, will judge whether they will achieve their goal.

Last Friday, they were defeated 3-2 by Basaksehir for the Turkish league, a result that left them in 4th place in the standings with 17 points, having 4 less than the first - placed Trabzonspor.

The same bad was the start for Sporting Lisbon in the group, with 2 defeats in an equal number of matches losing their already slight hopes for a place in the top duo. They were initially defeated at home by Ajax 5-1, at least they improved in the next match against Dortmund but it was not enough as they were again defeated 1-0. A realistic goal now is the 3rd place that leads to the Europa League knock-out stage and will travel to Turkey with the goal of their first victory in the competition.

In the Portuguese league, Sporting in their last match prevailed over Aruca 2-1 and after 8 games are in 2nd place in the standings with 20 points, one less than first-placed Benfica.

This is an important match, as the two teams have the same goal, to occupy the 3rd place of the group. Both will go for the victory tonight, with the main feature being that defensively they are quite vulnerable while attacking they score easily. It is worth betting on the goals here, Over 2.5 goals will be my choice at 1.97 odds.