In the second round of the general stage of the Europa League, Hoffenheim will play on their own field with Turkish Besiktas. The hosts suffered three defeats in a row. Will it be possible to interrupt this episode on October 15th? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim rounded out the top five teams in the German Bundesliga last season and were just one point behind the Champions League zone. Now the hosts are not so successful anymore. The club scored only three points in five league matches and occupy the penultimate place. The start of the main stage of the Europa League also turned out to be unsuccessful for the wards of Christian Ilzer. The team lost on the road to the Greek OFI (0:2), although everyone considered the German team to be the favorite. After that, the hosts lost to Paderborn (1:3) and Hamburg (2:3) in the Bundesliga.
Besiktas
Besiktas is fighting for leadership in the Turkish Super League. The club occupies the second place in the standings and is only one point behind the reigning champion, Galatasaray. The visitors are in great shape now and have lost only one of the last six matches - they lost away to Amedspor (2:3) from third place. The start in the Europa League turned out to be very successful - the club from Istanbul won a crushing victory on its own field over French Marseille (4:1).
The hosts are considered the clear favorite of the confrontation, but it should be borne in mind that the German team is in terrible shape and recently lost to the Greek OFI and the outsider of the Bundesliga, Paderborn. At the same time, Besiktas is on the rise, and in the first round defeated the French Marseille. We believe that the Turkish club will be able to score points in this away match.
Our betting tip is that Besiktas will not lose in 1.85
Liontips
Oliver Baumann