Besiktas – Bayern Munich Prediction & Picks (14.03.2018)

Beşiktaş and Bayern München meet at Vodafone Arena, in a return leg of this UEFA Champions League (8th Finals), after Bayern München won at home (5-0) in the first leg.

Beşiktaş:

The home team comes to this second leg with a disadvantage of 5 goals, in addition to the disadvantage of not scoring goals as a visitor in the first leg. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Gençlerbirliği by (1-0). In the last 10 home matches Beşiktaş has won 8 and tied 2. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 6 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, since who has scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 27 of the last 29 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 20 out of 29 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he got the comeback in 2 of the 4 matches in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Besiktas entered this game motivated, after a home win, 1-0, at the reception at Gençlerbirligi: Talisca, at minute 53 ‘, scored the only goal of the game. Like the foreign team, Besiktas usually plays a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Babel, Negredo and Lens. The brain of the home team is the Brazilian Talisca, the player responsible for defining and leading the attacks of his team. When he invests in the offensive process, he usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the Brazilian Adriano. The technician Senol Gunes will not be able to count on Tore, Kavlak, Nukan and Pepe, to be injured. Domagoj Vida will also be from outside, because it is suspended.

Bayern München:

The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 5 goals, but suffered 0 goals at home in the first leg. The team comes to this match after a home win against Hamburger SV by (6-0). In the last 10 away matches Bayern München has won 9 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 30 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

Bayern Munich entered this game very motivated, after a home-made win, 6-0, at the reception to Hamburg: Ribéry, Lewandowski and Robben scored the goals of the victory. Normally, Bayern Munich usually controls their games in the opponent’s midfield, practicing a style of possession possession and constant short passes. However, the visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, being able to apply one of their weapons, the counterattack. In this tactical scheme, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive opponent are Robben, Lewandowski and Ribéry. Everything indicates that the foreign technician should not be able to count on James Rodríguez, Tolisso, Coman and Neuer, for being injured.