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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Besiktas JK, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Besiktas JK
Thu 12 Dec 2019 · 20:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Kilman 40' Y
Y 56' Necip Uysal
Patrick Cutrone 90' Y
Y 90' Enzo Roco

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Besiktas JK — Europe at Molineux Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
  • Referee Andris Treimanis
  • Referee Haralds Gudermanis
  • Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Besiktas JK
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Besiktas JK 2019-10-03 Besiktas JK 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Besiktas JK H 4–0 W
08 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D
04 Dec West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga A 3–3 D
23 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
Besiktas JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–4 L
28 Nov SK Slovan Bratislava H 2–1 W
07 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–3 L
24 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L
03 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep SK Slovan Bratislava A 2–4 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Besiktas JK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Besiktas JK
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Besiktas JK
Hyun-Gyu Oh 2 G 1 A
Michael Murillo 2 G
Ilhan Fakili 1 G 1 A
Vaclav Cerny 1 G
Ernest Poku 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Molineux Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Besiktas JK.
  • 5' Oguzhan Ozyakup is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC so far.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Besiktas JK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Besiktas JK is showing some good football. However, Besiktas JK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Max Kilman on 40 minutes.
  • 45' Ruben Vinagre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Besiktas JK's compact .
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Necip Uysal is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Diogo Jota. He replaces Ruben Neves on 56 minute.
  • 57' Diogo Jota does the damage! The net is bulging and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC surge ahead!
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' What a strike from Diogo Jota! The score is 2-0.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Guven Yalcin as he leaves the pitch. Mohamed El Neny steps in for Besiktas JK.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Leander Dendoncker gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 68' Diogo Jota is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Taylor Perry gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Joao Moutinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Leander Dendoncker as he leaves the pitch. Owen Otasowie steps in for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
  • 76' Besiktas JK ring the changes. Kerem Kalafat has done his job and it is now time for Enzo Roco to step up.
  • 81' The whistle greets Jeremain Lens as he departs to be replaced by Abdoulay Diaby.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player. Patrick Cutrone gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4-0 Besiktas JK. Honours even.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Besiktas JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abdullah Avci

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diogo Jota 3
Willy Boly 1
Leander Dendoncker 1

Head to Head

2019-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Besiktas JK 2019-10-03 Besiktas JK 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2019-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Besiktas JK W 2019-12-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2019-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2019-12-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2019-11-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2019-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Besiktas JK Form

2019-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Besiktas JK L 2019-11-28 Besiktas JK 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava W 2019-11-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Besiktas JK L 2019-10-24 Besiktas JK 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-10-03 Besiktas JK 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-09-19 SK Slovan Bratislava 4–2 Besiktas JK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Besiktas JK xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC69% Draw20% Besiktas JK11%
Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Besiktas JK
31%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Besiktas JK
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC49% Draw41% Besiktas JK10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Besiktas JK covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 24% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Besiktas JK keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.