Beşiktaş vs Crystal Palace — Tips & Analysis

Beşiktaş -0.25: Beşiktaş are a different team in Istanbul, and that is where this pick starts. They have won all eight home games in this run and let in only four goals across them. They already beat Marseille 4-1 at home this season, and Vlahović has six goals in six league games. Palace are falling apart on the road. They have won one of their last six away games, they let in 2 goals a game on their travels, and they barely score away from home. Last weekend they were beaten 0-5 at Brighton. Before that they were beaten 2-3 away at Lyon in this competition. The team news is just as bad for them. Riad, Doucouré, Lerma, Guessand and Gozo are all out, and Henderson, Chilwell and Tomiyasu were doubtful. Beşiktaş let in under a goal a game overall and have won 12 of their last 16. Palace still have enough up front to get a goal, so a 2-1 home win looks the likeliest night, and that is plenty for us. The risk is real, though. Beşiktaş are without captain Orkun Kökcü, their main creator, and Milot Rashica, and they had only three days off after a 0-2 beating at Trabzonspor. They are streaky too, with four defeats in this run. We still back the hosts to have too much for a patched up Palace.