Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace in the Europa League on October 22, 2026, with the sides arriving in contrasting form. Beşiktaş are fourth in the competition rankings after winning their first two league-phase matches, while Palace are 15th following a win and a defeat. The home side have won eight consecutive matches on their own ground, but come into this fixture after a 2-0 loss to Trabzonspor. Palace also need a response: their latest outing ended in a 5-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. Recent results and scoring records suggest an important test for both defences at Beşiktaş Stadium.

Beşiktaş Recent Form and Key Stats

Beşiktaş opened the Europa League league phase with a 4-1 home victory over Marseille before beating Hoffenheim 3-2 away. They have scored seven goals across those two matches, with five different scorers; Murillo and Oh Hyeon-gyu have each scored twice. Their wider Europa League season record stands at seven wins, no draws and one defeat, with averages of 1.9 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game. They have not drawn any of their last 19 matches in the competition.

Home form offers the strongest argument in Beşiktaş’s favour. They have won their last eight home matches and have not trailed at half-time in any of their last 14 at home. They have led at the break in 12 of their last 17 home fixtures. Their recent games at this venue have also produced goals: each of their last five home matches has featured more than 2.5 in total, as have the last three Europa League home games described in the form guide. Eight of their last ten home matches in this competition have had at least three goals.

The 2-0 defeat against Trabzonspor on October 19 interrupted that positive picture. Across their last five matches, Beşiktaş have three wins and two losses, averaging 2.2 goals scored and 1.8 conceded. Milot Rashica is unavailable for the Europa League fixture because he is not in the competition squad and also has a hamstring injury. Orkun Kökçü has a foot injury, while Dušan Vlahović has recovered from the illness that kept him out of the Hoffenheim match. Vlahović has scored six goals in the Turkish Super Lig this season.

Crystal Palace Recent Form and Key Stats

Crystal Palace, last season’s Conference League winners, began this league phase with a 4-0 home win against Lech Poznan. Their next European match ended in a 3-2 defeat at Lyon, before the 5-0 loss away to Brighton & Hove Albion on October 18. Those two away defeats left Palace having conceded eight goals in two games. Three of their last four away matches have featured at least three goals in total.

Palace have one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five matches, averaging 1.0 goal scored and 2.2 conceded. Their Europa League record is one win and one loss, with averages of 3.0 goals scored and 1.5 conceded. Goals have continued to arrive late in their matches: 22 of their last 24 have contained at least one second-half goal. Their starts away from home are another concern, with Palace trailing at half-time in seven of their last ten away fixtures.

Coach Pierre Sage has fitness doubts over Tomiyasu, Chilwell and Henderson. Axel Disasi is available again after a suspension for domestic fixtures, while Mateta remains on the absentee list. Yeremy Pino has scored three goals in recent games, although Palace lost each of the matches in which he scored. Finding a way to limit the chances conceded will be crucial if the visitors are to improve on their recent away results.

Beşiktaş vs Crystal Palace Match Analysis

This Europa League meeting brings Beşiktaş’s winning home run up against a Palace side seeking to recover from successive away defeats. The hosts’ two league-phase victories showed they can score both at home and on the road, but their most recent defeat and average of 1.8 goals conceded across five matches show they have had difficulties of their own. Palace’s 4-0 opening win demonstrated their scoring potential, even as their subsequent results exposed defensive problems.

The goals trend is especially clear at Beşiktaş’s ground, where their last five matches have all passed the 2.5-goal mark. Palace’s recent away games have often followed the same pattern, including the defeats at Lyon and Brighton & Hove Albion. Beşiktaş’s home record gives them a strong platform, while Palace’s need to respond adds another element to a fixture with several recent high-scoring indicators.

Beşiktaş vs Crystal Palace prediction from BetMines: Over 2.5 goals with 65% probability.