This Wednesday, Malmo will make the trip to Turkey in search of their second Europa League win of the season. However, Besiktas are seeking the exact same thing, and the Turkish hosts are favourites coming into this clash. Let’s take a look at whether the statistics justify the odds!
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Besiktas vs Malmo prediction: Score draw coming up in Turkey
Key stats
- Malmo haven’t kept a clean sheet in 6 consecutive games in all competitions.
- Malmo have conceded in both of their opening Europa League games.
- Besiktas have scored exactly 1 goal in both of their Europa League openers.
Correct score prediction: Besiktas 1-1 Malmo
Both of these teams have one win and one loss in the Europa League so far. Additionally, both teams have found the back of the net twice in their opening two fixtures. This already provides a good indicator of a low-scoring draw when these two meet on Wednesday – hence our 1-1 prediction.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Besiktas heavy favourites
- HOME: 4/6 (1.67) – 60.00%
- DRAW: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.80%
- AWAY: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.10%
The bookies are giving Besiktas a 60.00% probability of taking all three points here, which shows they are overwhelming favourites. As for the visitors, Malmo has a fairly low implied chance at just 23.10%.
Why not investigate our football betting tips page while you’re here for more picks and predictions?
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Most recent H2Hs: Malmo with two wins from two
Interestingly, Malmo has the bragging rights over Besiktas with two wins from two previous encounters. In fact, Malmo has never conceded a goal to Besiktas – beating them on both occasions and keeping a clean sheet in the process. That said, these games both took place back in 2018, quite some time ago.
UEFA Europa League 13/12/18
Besiktas
Malmo FF
UEFA Europa League 04/10/18
Malmo FF
Besiktas
Besiktas preview: one big win and one loss
Besiktas shocked us all when they grabbed a 1-0 victory over Lyon in their most recent Europa League away fixture. However, we cannot ignore that they were hammered by Frankfurt on home soil, losing 3-1 to the German visitors.
Predicted Lineup: Gunok (GK); Svensson, Uduokhai, Topcu, Masuaku; Ndour, Gedson Fernandes; Rafa Silva, Muci, Kilicsoy; Immobile
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 11/05/25
W
Adana Demirspor
1
Besiktas
4
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 04/05/25
W
Fenerbahce
0
Besiktas
1
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 25/04/25
W
Hatayspor
1
Besiktas
5
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 19/04/25
D
Goztepe
1
Besiktas
1
Tu00fcrkiye Super Lig 12/04/25
L
Istanbul Basaksehir
2
Besiktas
0
Malmo preview: three points from two games
While Malmo are on the same number of points as Besiktas, their results haven’t been quite so impressive. Sure, they earned a win over Qarabag on the road, but they were beaten comfortably by Rangers on home soil.
Predicted Lineup: Dahlin (GK); Jansson, Rosler, Olsson; Larsen, Ali, Johnsen, Rosengren, Rieks; Thelin, Botheim
Sweden Allsvenskan 11/05/25
W
Degerfors
1
Malmo FF
4
Sweden Allsvenskan 05/05/25
L
Brommapojkarna
2
Malmo FF
1
Sweden Allsvenskan 29/04/25
W
Osters IF
0
Malmo FF
2
Sweden Allsvenskan 23/04/25
L
Hammarby
2
Malmo FF
0
Sweden Allsvenskan 18/04/25
D
Sirius
1
Malmo FF
1
Player to watch – Erik Botheim (Malmo)
Botheim has already earned himself a player of the match award in the Europa League this season. This came in Malmo’s successful encounter with Qarabag – a game in which Botheim netted a brace to carry his team over the line.
Since this was an away fixture, it’s clear that Botheim handles the pressure from opposing fans well, and he’s a man to watch here for sure!