Besiktas Istanbul vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Europa League Picks
There's a fairly heavyweight clash in UEFA Europa League qualifying on Thursday, when Besiktas and Shakhtar will clash at Tupras Stadium in the Turkish capital of Istanbul. For Besiktas, it's all about making sure that they're in the competition that they were in last season, mainly because they'll want to improve on their failure to get beyond the League Phase.
To do that, though, they'll need to come through what is far from an easy qualifer against a team that was in the UEFA Champions League a year ago. Both teams come into this fixture off the back of losing friendlies last time out, meaning that confidence could be in short supply. That said, both will surely fancy themselves to do some damage.
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Besiktas Istanbul vs Shakhtar Donetsk Form
Besiktas Istanbul and Shakhtar Donetsk Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 17, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 16, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 13, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 10, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jun 1, 2025 - Super Lig
May 25, 2025 - Super Lig
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 17, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 25, 2025 - Super Lig
May 11, 2025 - Super Lig
Apr 25, 2025 - Super Lig
Apr 12, 2025 - Super Lig
Apr 3, 2025 - Turkiye Kupasi
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 16, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 13, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 10, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jun 1, 2025 - Super Lig
May 18, 2025 - Super Lig
May 4, 2025 - Super Lig
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 18, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2025 - Europa League
Jul 11, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 10, 2025 - Europa League
Jul 6, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 4, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 10, 2025 - Europa League
Jul 6, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 4, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 14, 2025 - Ukraine Cup
Apr 27, 2025 - Ukrainian Premier League
Apr 19, 2025 - Ukrainian Premier League
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 18, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2025 - Europa League
Jul 11, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 24, 2025 - Ukrainian Premier League
May 18, 2025 - Ukrainian Premier League
May 9, 2025 - Ukrainian Premier League
Besiktas Istanbul against Shakhtar Donetsk : Head to Head (H2H)
0 %
0 %
100 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jul 17, 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
Players list
M. Gunok
DefenderD. Jurasek
G. Paulista
J. Svensson
F. Uduokhai
MidfielderD. Tiknaz
M. Rashica
G. Fernandes
O. Kokcu
ForwardR. Silva
T. Abraham
D. Riznyk
DefenderPedrinho Azevedo
Y. Konoplya
M. Matvienko
Marlon
V. Bondar
MidfielderO. Ocheretko
G. Sudakov
ForwardAlisson
Eguinaldo
Kevin
Substitutes
E. Destanoglu
DefenderS. Terzi
T. Bingol
E. Topcu
T. Sanuc
MidfielderK. Arroyo
K. Yilmaz
S. Ucan
Joao Mario
A. Hadziahmetovic
ForwardE. Muci
S. Kilicsoy
K. Fesiun
DefenderIrakli Azarov
G. Gocholeishvili
Tobias
A. Ghram
MidfielderNewerton
A. Bondarenko
Y. Nazaryna
M. Shved
ForwardL. Traore
K. Elias
Pedrinho
Besiktas Istanbul - Shakhtar Donetsk Key Points
- Both teams have scored in each of Besiktas' last four home games.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in nine home games.
- Both teams have also scored in eight of Besiktas' last nine games in front of a home crowd.
- The visitors have only failed to score in one of their last five away games.
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Our Besiktas Istanbul vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction
On home soil, the Besiktas boys cna certainly cause teams trouble, as they showed by scoring plenty at home in the Europa League last season. However, they found clean sheets very hard to come by, often adopting an open approach, which promoted chances being created at both ends of the pitch.
The visitors proved that they could score goals when playing on the road in the UCL last season, so don't be surprised if they do some damage here, even if they too struggle at the back. A game where both teams to score may just be a little more likely than the early odds suggest.
Our Besiktas vs Shakhtar Pick: Both Teams to Score.
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