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Besiktas v Shakhtar Donetsk : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 24th Jul, 19:00 BST, Vodafone Park (İstanbul), İstanbul

Home advantage can be vital in the Europa League, and Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Besiktas will have the blessing of it on Thursday evening. Zafer Turan’s Shakhtar Donetsk are their opponents at the Vodafone Park (İstanbul). For each and every Europa League fixture, KickOff explores the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside odds.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 74% chance of Besiktas and Shakhtar scoring at least 2 goals in this Europa League tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.33.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Besiktas are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Besiktas
43%
6/513/10
Draw
25%
5/25/2
Shakhtar
31%
2/12/1
Draw 1-1
12%
6/111/2
Besiktas 1-0
10%
7/113/2
Besiktas 2-1
9%
17/28/1
Shakhtar 1-0
8%
9/18/1
Shakhtar 2-1
7%
10/19/1
Besiktas 2-0
7%
10/19/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/117/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/112/1
Shakhtar 2-0
5%
14/112/1
Besiktas 3-1
5%
18/114/1
Besiktas 3-0
4%
20/116/1
Shakhtar 3-1
3%
22/118/1
Besiktas 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Shakhtar 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Shakhtar 3-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/2010/11
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/205/6
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/1117/20
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/1023/20
No 1st Goal
4%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
55%
8/113/4
BTTS - No
45%
1/11/1
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/210/3
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/19/2
Home/draw
69%
4/114/11
Away/draw
57%
8/133/5
Home/away
75%
2/73/10
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/73/10
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/223/10
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/411/5
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/33/10
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/15/1
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/91/9
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
8/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/40
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/501/20
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/18/1
Home DNB
61%
8/1313/20
Away DNB
49%
6/523/20
Besiktas win to nil
22%
11/4-
Shakhtar win to nil
16%
9/2-
Besiktas / Besiktas
23%
5/25/2
Besiktas / Shakhtar
3%
33/122/1
Besiktas / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Besiktas
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Shakhtar
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/5
Shakhtar / Besiktas
3%
25/120/1
Shakhtar / Shakhtar
17%
15/418/5
Shakhtar / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Besiktas
Shakhtar
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shakhtar 
Jul 24
Jul 31
-
-
2
ILVES 
-
-
w
 
6-0F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Besiktas 
-
-
Jul 31
Jul 24
Win / draw / win form
8
Shakhtar have not won in 8 consecutive away european games
Besiktas 28TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Shakhtar
20 league games
Away
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goal Statistics

Besiktas have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive Europa League outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Besiktas 28th Shakhtar th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Besiktas will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Shakhtar will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Besiktas’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Shakhtar’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/310461/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Besiktas
PG (predicted goals)
Shakhtar
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
8%
better
BJK
SDK
view stats
Games scored16
16
Failed to score4
4
Scored first10
8
Goals scored35
29
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
17
Avg. XG for2
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
20%
better
BJK
SDK
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded18
41
Avg. goals conceded0.9
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
17%
Avg. XG against0.8
2.1
KickOff rating
+20%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Besiktas v Shakhtar will show here when available.

Besiktas Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE
Shakhtar Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2231
D RiznykA FonsecaA FonsecaV Tobías
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Riznyk GLK2
-
V Bondar DEF2
-
V Tobías DEF2
1
-
O Ocheretko MID2
-
A Bondarenko MID2
-
H Sudakov MID2
-
Y Nazaryna MID2
-
Pedrinho FWD21
-
N. Martins da Silva FWD21
-
K Nogueira FWD21
-
G Gocholeishvili DEF1
-
I Azarovi DEF1
-
M Matvienko DEF1
-
Y Konoplia DEF1
-
A Ghram DEF1
-
Pedrinho DEF1
-
M Gomes MID1
-
A Fonseca MID123
-
Kevin FWD112
-
L Traoré FWD1
-
M Shved  FWD1
-
Eguinaldo FWD1
-