Expert analysis

Beşiktaş Well Placed for Draw or Better in Glasgow

Celtic sit 35th with no points after three games while Beşiktaş occupy 8th with seven points from the same number of matches. Beşiktaş have collected three wins in their last five outings compared with just two for Celtic. The Turkish side also keep things tighter at the back, conceding 1.4 goals per game against Celtic’s 2.0. At home Celtic have shipped 2.5 goals a game in the league this season and every match has seen both teams score. Beşiktaş travel with a solid away record, scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.8 in their league games on the road. These trends point to a tight contest where the visitors can at least avoid defeat. The main risk lies in Celtic’s attacking output at Celtic Park.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

This season

	Celtic	Beşiktaş
Over 2.5 goals	100%	44%
Clean sheet	0%	56%
Failed to score	0%	11%
Scored per game	1.0	1.9
Conceded per game	3.0	0.7
Scored home / away	1.0 / 1.0	2.2 / 1.5

Across 3 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
7	JUV Juventus	3	2	1	0	7
8	BEI Beşiktaş ▲	3	2	1	0	7
9	SUN Sunderland	3	2	1	0	7
10	AZA AZ Alkmaar	3	2	0	1	6
11	OMO Omonia Nicosia	3	2	0	1	6
12	LYO Lyon	3	2	0	1	6
13	REN Rennes	3	1	2	0	5
14	REA Real Sociedad	3	1	1	1	4
15	CRY Crystal Palace	3	1	1	1	4
16	SPA Sparta Praha	3	1	1	1	4
17	LEV Levski Sofia	3	1	1	1	4
18	DIN Dinamo Zagreb	3	1	1	1	4
19	STU Sturm Graz	3	1	1	1	4
20	NEC NEC Nijmegen	3	1	1	1	4
21	RED Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	1	1	4
22	AND Anderlecht	3	1	0	2	3
23	HOF 1899 Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	3
24	ACM AC Milan	3	1	0	2	3
25	CEL Celta Vigo	3	1	0	2	3
26	OFI OFI	3	1	0	2	3
27	JAG Jagiellonia	3	1	0	2	3
28	TOR Torreense	3	1	0	2	3
29	CEL Celje	3	0	1	2	1
30	HAP Hapoel Beer Sheva	3	0	1	2	1
31	LIL Lillestrom	3	0	1	2	1
32	LEC Lech Poznan	3	0	1	2	1
33	PLZ Plzen	3	0	0	3	0
34	MAR Marseille	3	0	0	3	0
35	CEL Celtic ▲	3	0	0	3	0
36	ARA Ararat-Armenia	3	0	0	3	0

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Celtic LWLWD

L @ Benfica 1–4 Oct 15

W vs Heart Of Midlothian 7–1 Oct 18

L vs Celta Vigo 1–2 Oct 22

W @ Hibernian 2–1 Oct 25

D vs Dundee Utd 2–2 Oct 28

Beşiktaş WWLDW

W vs Kocaelispor 2–1 Oct 11

W @ 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 Oct 15

L @ Trabzonspor 0–2 Oct 19

D vs Crystal Palace 2–2 Oct 22

W vs Başakşehir 2–0 Oct 26

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Celtic

Scored 2.6 avg

1 7 1 2 2

Conceded 2.0 avg

4 1 2 1 2

Beşiktaş

Scored 1.8 avg

2 3 0 2 2

Conceded 1.4 avg

1 2 2 2 0

Confirmed lineups

Celtic 4-2-3-1

26 S. Johnstone G
3 J. Lotomba D
20 C. Carter-Vickers D
5 L. Scales D
63 K. Tierney D
22 M. Baur M
42 C. McGregor M
49 J. Forrest M
8 B. Nygren M
17 S. Tounekti M
9 K. Høgh F

Bench R. Doohan, Colby Donovan, C. Durán, H. Hassan, S. McArdle, L. McCowan, D. Murray, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, A. Ralston, V. Sinisalo, O. Sørensen, C. Osmand

M. O'Neill

Beşiktaş 4-2-3-1

1 A. Nübel G
62 A. Murillo D
12 E. Agbadou D
53 E. Topçu D
11 K. Ouattara D
15 J. Olaitan M
6 S. Özcan M
18 V. Černý M
19 L. Trossard M
17 E. Poku M
9 Oh Hyeon-Gyu F

Bench O. Kökçü, W. Ndidi, Y. Özcan, D. Vlahović, R. Yılmaz, D. Alemdar, K. Yılmaz, I. Fakili, S. Kılıçsoy, Tiago Djaló, Taylan Bulut, Sami Bircan Ahmet

V. Italiano

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Celtic FC

OUT L. Emenalo Off the roster
OUT A. Johnston Leg Injury
OUT Jota Off the roster
OUT S. Mheuka Off the roster
OUT A. Trusty Inactive
OUT Yang Hyun-Jun Hamstring Injury
OUT J. van den Berg Off the roster
OUT L. Emenalo Off the roster
OUT A. Johnston Leg Injury
OUT Jota Off the roster
OUT S. Mheuka Off the roster
OUT A. Trusty Inactive
OUT Yang Hyun-Jun Hamstring Injury
OUT J. van den Berg Off the roster

Beşiktaş

OUT U. Akdag Red Card
OUT C. Keles Off the roster
OUT O. Kokcu Foot Injury
OUT F. Miretti Shoulder Injury
OUT M. Rashica Off the roster
OUT U. Akdag Red Card
OUT C. Keles Off the roster
OUT O. Kokcu Foot Injury
OUT F. Miretti Shoulder Injury
OUT M. Rashica Off the roster