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Europa League10/22/2026, 07:00 PM

Beşiktaş – Crystal Palace2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Beşiktaş
1.26
Total xG
2.87
Crystal Palace
1.61
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorBeşiktaşCrystal Palace
Attack strength (1.3x league average)+0.77
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.7 league avg)−0.53
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean−0.48
Attack strength (1.23x league average)−0.39
Defensive weakness (1.5 conceded vs 1.1 league avg)+0.38
High-scoring league (2.8 goals/match)+0.32+0.32
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.5 season average)+0.23
Small sample (0 matches), regression to mean−0.15
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.15
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.7 season average)+0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.09
Junior Olaitan on the bench (0 goals, 5 assists)
Orkun Kökçü not in squad (3 goals, 2 assists)
Vaclav Cerny not in squad (2 goals, 1 assists)
Amir Murillo on the bench (3 goals, 0 assists)
47% of goal output missing (only 45% available)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Attack: Crystal Palace generated 1.74 xG per match in 5 games with xG data, with the model expecting 1.61 to 1.26 goals
  • Goals: Beşiktaş scored 2.2 goals per match in the last 5 games and conceded 1.4 goals per match

Risks

  • Form: Beşiktaş recorded 4 wins in the last 5 games, Crystal Palace 2 wins in 5 games
  • Away: Crystal Palace conceded 2.25 goals per match away in the league this season across 4 games
  • Shots: Beşiktaş registered 6.2 shots on target per match in the last 5 games, Crystal Palace 4.4 per match

All probabilities

Result
Beşiktaş28%
Draw28%
Crystal Palace44%
Double chance
Beşiktaş or draw56%
Crystal Palace or draw72%
No draw73%
Goals
Over 1.580%
Under 1.521%
Over 2.555%
Under 2.545%
Over 3.532%
Under 3.568%
Both teams score
Yes59%
No41%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.26 : 1.61, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
9%
0:2
7%
2:1
7%
2:2
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Beşiktaş: 8 wins in 9 games with xG above 1.0 (89% win rate)
  2. Beşiktaş: first goal in 6 of 7 games (86%)
  3. Crystal Palace: 4 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  4. Crystal Palace: 32% of all goals between minutes 46-60 (6 of 19)

Lineups

Beşiktaş 4-1-4-1 · Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

Beşiktaş
  • 1 A. Nübel
  • 22 T. Bulut
  • 35 T. Embalo Djaló
  • 50 ?. Akdağ
  • 11 K. Ouattara
  • 4 O. Ndidi
  • 29 I. Fakili
  • 21 F. Miretti
  • 8 K. Yılmaz
  • 19 L. Trossard
  • 9 H. Oh
Crystal Palace
  • 44 W. Benítez
  • 26 C. Richards
  • 5 A. Disasi
  • 6 J. Canvot
  • 25 A. Khalaili
  • 20 A. Wharton
  • 18 D. Kamada
  • 3 T. Mitchell
  • 11 D. McNeil
  • 10 Y. Jesús Pino Santos
  • 14 J. Mateta
Substitutes
  • 17 E. Poku
  • 6 S. Özcan
  • 62 M. Murillo Bermudez
  • 12 E. Agbadou
  • 28 D. Vlahović
  • 33 R. Yılmaz
  • 18 V. Černý
  • 53 E. Topçu
  • 58 Y. Özcan
  • 80 D. Alemdar
  • 90 S. Kılıçsoy
  • 15 J. Olaitan
  • 30 Ó. Mingueza García
  • 33 B. Chilwell
  • 22 J. Strand Larsen
  • 1 D. Henderson
  • 7 I. Sarr
  • 19 W. Hughes
  • 9 E. Nketiah
  • 31 R. Matthews
  • 21 H. Ahanor
  • 23 Q. Timber
  • 24 D. Osorio Osorio
  • 37 G. King
  • 54 D. Benamar
  • 81 L. Benetton

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