Match Preview – 20:05 Kick-Off at Vodafone Arena, Istanbul

Two late goals from Corentin Tolisso and Jeremey Morel turned last week’s Europa League Quarter Final first leg on its head in Lyon last Thursday, handing the French side a narrow advantage heading into the second chapter of the tie in Istanbul. Ryan Babel’s early goal for Besiktas looked like giving the Turks the perfect away result before the dramatic late turnaround. I’m sure when the dust settled Besiktas will still be pleased with their night’s work.

That last gasp victory for Lyon was only their second win in 6 fixtures, however, and Bruno Génésio will be concerned that his side have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in 9. In truth Lyon’s form has been sketchy all season – they have lost 12 games in Ligue 1 alone.

Besiktas tasted defeat for the first time in 12 fixtures in Lyon and Şenol Güneş’ troops have developed a winning habit across all competitions this season – they have lost just twice domestically in the Turkish Super Lig in 2016/17. Read our match prediction and detailed Besiktas vs Lyon betting tips below.

Besiktas’s recent results:

Apr 13th 2017 Lyon 2:1 Besiktas - Europa League

Apr 8th 2017 Trabzonspor 3:4 Besiktas - Super Lig

Apr 5th 2017 Besiktas 3:0 Gençlerbirliği - Super Lig

Apr 2nd 2017 Antalyaspor 0:0 Besiktas - Super Lig

Lyon’s recent results:

Apr 13th 2017 Lyon 2:1 Besiktas - Europa League

Apr 8th 2017 Lyon 1:4 Lorient - Ligue 1

Apr 5th 2017 Metz 0:3 Lyon - Ligue 1

Apr 2nd 2017 Rennes 1:1 Lyon - Ligue 1

Odds

Besiktas odds 8/5

Lyon odds 17/10

Draw 23/10

(Odds taken from William Hill)

Besiktas vs Lyon Predictions

Many thought that last week’s first leg encounter would have had more of an open feel to it, but all of the game’s goals came from the only shots on target by the respective teams over the 90 minutes. The result tells us that the sides are incredibly well matched, so Thursday’s second leg could really go either way. Lyon’s recent form is a serious worry Bruno Génésio, momentum is a powerful thing in football and right now Besiktas are performing more consistently than their opponents. I’m going for a score draw and Besiktas to qualify.

William Hill have odds of 3/1 for the game to finish level with both teams scoring – that looks a sensible wager to make. The same bookmaker have odds of 23/10 for the game to finish as a draw outright if you fancy a more cautious approach.

Our Tips

Draw/Both teams to score 3/1 William Hill

Draw 23/10 William Hill