Sivasspor – Besiktas Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (23.12.2017)

Sivasspor and Beşiktaş meet, in a match for the 17th round of the Süper Lig. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 4 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-16-2016, ended with the victory of Beşiktaş by (1-2). Attention to the house factor, since the Sivasspor usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Sivasspor:

The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against İstanbul, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Alanyaspor, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium. For the league, Sivasspor won 13 points out of 24 possible points, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 8 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 8 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Sivasspor has not yet managed to establish the regularity of good results in the current edition of the Turkish Super League and leaves for this game with a draw to a ball in the field of Analya. The local team chooses to attack by the central corridor, taking advantage of the technical quality of attacking midfielder Yandas. The 4-2-3-1 should be the tactical scheme chosen by the coach for this match. The forward Koné is the great highlight of the premises, being a very strong player in the air duels.

Probable Teams: T. Acar, M. Bjärsmyr, Auremir, Z. Erdal, C. Medjani, E. Kılınç, H. Arslan, D. N’Dinga, M. Yandaş, A. Koné, T. Bifouma.

Beşiktaş:

The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Kayserispor, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Osmanlıspor, by (5-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches he has 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. For the league, Beşiktaş won 12 points out of 24 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 away matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 13 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

The Besiktas enters field motivated, after having defeated at home to Osmanlispor, by 5-1, adding in this way the 14th game in a row without losing, taking into account all the competitions he is playing. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical scheme in 4-2-3-1, with highlight for the former Real Madrid player, Pepe, in the defensive sector. Tosun is the best score of the visitors, with a total of 13 goals scored in the season. For this game, coach Senol Günes should not have the injured Veli Kavlak and Atinc Nukan, as well as Gökhan Töre.

Probable Teams: Fabri, Pepe, D. Tošić, Adriano, G. Gönül, G. Medel, A. Hutchinson, Ricardo Quaresma, R. Babel, C. Tosun, Álvaro Negredo.