Will Frankfurt celebrate a magical European night in Istanbul?
Before Frankfurt’s Eintracht will fight for the top of the table in the Bundesliga in the home game against FC Bayern on Sunday afternoon on matchday 6, the Hessians are challenged in the Europa League in Istanbul. After the disappointing opening against Viktoria Pilsen, when a 3-1 lead could not be saved over time, Dino Toppmöller’s protégés have set themselves the goal of taking three points in the Turkish capital. However, it is always daring to make a prediction about the magical SGE in the run-up to the Besiktas v Frankfurt game.
At least the black Eagles have made a remarkable start in the Süperlig. The traditional club and 14-time national champions have 16 out of a possible 18 points so far. However, the opening game in the UEFA Europa League ended in a crushing 0-4 defeat for the Turks at Ajax Amsterdam. This is one of the reasons why a prediction of a positive result for Frankfurt between Besiktas and Frankfurt seems entirely possible. However, it will take a highly concentrated performance in the heated atmosphere of the Istanbul cauldron.
At least when looking at the opponent’s bench, many Eintracht supporters will indulge in old memories, because the last time their favorite club met Giovanni van Bronckhorst on the international stage, he was still playing for Glasgow Rangers. It was the legendary 2022 Europa League final, which SGE won against the Scots on penalties.
If the score was 1-1 after 90 minutes, the odds between Besiktas and Frankfurt on Thursday evening point to a more goal-scoring match. If you follow this assessment, you will find attractive prices for over-goals in the handy Bet-at-Home app.
Beşiktaş – Statistics & current form
After a disappointing pre-season, which Besiktas finished in sixth place in the league and also had to abandon the Conference League group stage surprisingly early, prominent improvements were made to the transfer market in the summer. Knowing full well that the cup triumph in 2023/24 would qualify them for the Europa League, they were able to persuade high-performing players such as Rafa, Joao Mario (both Benfica Lisbon) and Ciro Immobile (Lazio Rome) to join them in the black and white part of Istanbul.
How strong is Besiktas really?
The black eagles’ goal is to reduce the gap to their unpopular city rivals and perhaps even have a say in the Turkish league title again. So far, the club’s directors have every reason to be satisfied with new coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his team’s performance. Thanks to their play-off victory over Lugano, they have qualified for the main draw at the international level, and things are also going extremely well in the domestic league, with five wins and a draw from six matches.
The only setback for BJK came in the previous week in the EL opener. The Turks went down 4-0 to Ajax without a chance, revealing serious deficits in defense. Even the highly praised offense, which scored a whopping 22 goals in the other eight competitive games, fell short of their own expectations. As a result, the “Kara Kartallar” are now under pressure to perform. A win is imperative on Thursday evening.
However, various statistics underline the fact that a home win for Besiktas against Frankfurt is a shaky prospect. For example, the black and whites have lost ten of their last eleven European home games, the last six in a row. Their record against German teams is also anything but impressive, with just three wins in 13 attempts. In view of their offensive strength with an average of over three goals scored per home game, it therefore probably makes more sense to bet on over-goals. In the Oddset app, for example, you can get 1.57 for at least one goal in both halves.
Frankfurt – Statistics & current form
The SGE team is looking forward to the next two competitive games. First, the eagle bearers will face Besiktas on Thursday evening, followed by the Bundesliga top game against FC Bayern on Sunday. It is not for nothing that Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller is talking about two absolute “highlight games”.
Will Frankfurt get back the points they lost?
But before the coaching staff can deal intensively with the German record champions, the full focus is on the game in Istanbul. Especially in view of the fact that a further setback should be avoided at all costs. Instead of starting the second day of the EL campaign with three points in the bag and relatively free of pressure, the black and red and whites squandered a 3-1 lead in the closing stages of last week’s home game against Viktoria Plzen, having to settle for a disappointing 3-3 draw.
The reaction at national level, however, was fitting. Holstein Kiel managed a 4-2 win. It was the fourth Bundesliga win in a row, which once again brought the realization that coach Toppmöller currently relies on Omar Marmoush in offense. The lightning-fast attacker leads the scoring charts in the German top flight with six goals and will be keen to continue his impressive streak on Thursday. If you think Marmoush will score in Turkey, you can find odds of 2.90 at Winamax for the match between Besiktas and Frankfurt.
Finally, it should be noted that Eintracht won five of their last six away games in this competition and scored two or more goals in six of seven competitive games in this young season. In five of seven matches involving SGE, Over 2.5 would have paid off. Across all competitions, Frankfurt has scored exactly four goals per competitive game!
Beşiktaş – Frankfurt Head-to-head record
This will be the first time the two clubs have ever met in an international match. However, German opponents have not been a happy hunting ground for Besiktas in the past. The Turkish top team has lost ten of the last 13 duels against Bundesliga opponents. This also includes the last four encounters of this kind, in which the black eagles even conceded 15 (!) goals. All the more reason to take a closer look at the betting odds between Besiktas and Frankfurt for a game with one or two goals.
Beşiktaş – Frankfurt betting tip
In front of a very atmospheric crowd in Istanbul, Eintracht Frankfurt will face Besiktas on Thursday evening. On the second matchday of the Europa League group stage, both teams are already under pressure to perform. The home side lost 4-0 to Ajax Amsterdam in the opener, while the SGE only managed a 3-3 draw at home to Viktoria Pilsen. Three points would therefore suit both teams very well.
Since the Turks have got off to a good start in the new season at national level and have plenty of individual quality in attack in particular, betting on the Bundesliga side to win away from home does involve a certain risk. However, we would still put our trust in Toppmöller’s team!
But an even more interesting tip for the game between Besiktas and Frankfurt is for there to be three or more goals in the game. In almost all of the competitive matches played by both teams, a bet like this would have been successful. The attacking lines are also stronger than the defenses. The Over 2.5 at a maximum rate of 1.65 is therefore worth a six-unit bet at Bet-at-home.
