Besiktas Istanbul vs FK Zalgiris Kaunas Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League
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by Daniel Ngulu | in Europa League Predictions
Ambitious Turkish giants Besiktas will start at home in their Europa League playoff tie against Lithuania’s Zalgiris Kaunas. The two sides are facing off for the first time and backed by a solid defence; our prediction is for Besiktas to prevail.
The losers over two legs here will drop to the Conference League, and the winner will progress to the UEL league stage. Besiktas step up as clear favourites, having racked up straight wins in their opening five matches of the season.
It isn’t just that; they are also doing well defensively, having not conceded a goal thus far. After four straight wins in the last two qualifying rounds, the Turks started their domestic campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Eyupspor.
Zalgiris will arrive for this game having dropped from the Champions League qualifiers. Up there, they suffered home and away defeats at the hands of Dinamo Zagreb.
Across the two legs, they were thrashed 7-1 on aggregate. Their away leg in the tie was the toughest, as Zalgiris lost 5-0, and they had also failed to score in the away match of the previous round.
That had produced a 0-0 draw with Klaksvik. The visitors have managed just one win in the last four outings, and they failed to score in three of four away matches. Two of those four games were in European competition.
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Besiktas Istanbul v FK Zalgiris Kaunas Best Betting Odds
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1.14 | 8.8 | 20 |
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1.12 | 9.3 | 29 |
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1.1 | 9.1 | 28 |
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1.1 | 9.1 | 28 |
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1.1 | 9.1 | 28 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Besiktas Istanbul and FK Zalgiris Kaunas?
Our prediction for the Besiktas Istanbul vs FK Zalgiris Kaunas match is: Besiktas wins to nil.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 20/08/2026 between Besiktas Istanbul and FK Zalgiris Kaunas in Europa League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 46.79% for a win of Besiktas Istanbul against FK Zalgiris Kaunas with odds of 1.14 at Stake.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Besiktas Istanbul vs FK Zalgiris Kaunas is 20.94% with odds of 9.3 at 1xbet.
- Our prediction model gives a 32.27% chance ⭐ for a win of FK Zalgiris Kaunas vs Besiktas Istanbul with odds of 29 at 1xbet.
Besiktas Istanbul vs FK Zalgiris Kaunas Form
Besiktas Istanbul and FK Zalgiris Kaunas Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2026 - Super Lig
13 Aug 2026 - Europa League
6 Aug 2026 - Europa League
30 Jul 2026 - Europa League
23 Jul 2026 - Europa League
14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2026 - Super Lig
13 Aug 2026 - Europa League
23 Jul 2026 - Europa League
9 May 2026 - Super Lig
5 May 2026 - Turkiye Kupasi
27 Apr 2026 - Super Lig
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Aug 2026 - Europa League
30 Jul 2026 - Europa League
14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
10 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
10 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2026 - A Lyga
11 Aug 2026 - Champions League
8 Aug 2026 - A Lyga
4 Aug 2026 - Champions League
29 Jul 2026 - Champions League
21 Jul 2026 - Champions League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2026 - A Lyga
11 Aug 2026 - Champions League
8 Aug 2026 - A Lyga
29 Jul 2026 - Champions League
18 Jul 2026 - A Lyga
11 Jul 2026 - A Lyga
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2026 - Champions League
21 Jul 2026 - Champions League
14 Jul 2026 - Champions League
3 Jul 2026 - A Lyga
23 Jun 2026 - LFF Cup
20 Jun 2026 - A Lyga
Besiktas Istanbul - FK Zalgiris Kaunas Key Points
- Besiktas have won all their last five matches to start the season.
- Zalgiris failed to score in three of their last four away matches.
- Zalgiris have posted one win in the last four matches.
- Besiktas have won six of their last 10 home matches.
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Our Besiktas Istanbul vs FK Zalgiris Kaunas Prediction
Besiktas have a lot working in their favor here. They are at home and backed by not just a partisan crowd but also good form. The hosts have won each of their five season-opening games and kept clean sheets in all. They haven’t been scoring a lot, though, as each of their matches so far had under 2.5 goals.
Zalgiris aren’t the best attackers either, failing to score more than a goal in five of their last six matches. Our prediction for Besiktas v Kauno Zalgiris is that Besiktas wins to nil.
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