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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Besiktas JK.
  • 5' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Conor Coady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Besiktas JK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Bennett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The travelling Besiktas JK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Ruddy, as he is very good at scoring at Molineux Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oguzhan Ozyakup made 33 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Necip Uysal. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Diogo Jota is replacing Ruben Neves for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
  • 57' Diogo Jota puts Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on the lead.
  • 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 63' What a strike from Diogo Jota! The score is 2-0.
  • 64' Another substitution for Besiktas JK to replace Guven Yalcin by Mohamed El Neny on 64 minute.
  • 67' Goal! Leander Dendoncker scores his 16 goal in 343 matches.
  • 68' Diogo Jota makes a hat-trick on 68.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Perry. He replaces Joao Moutinho on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 73 minute. Leander Dendoncker leaves to be changed by Owen Otasowie.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Enzo Roco. He replaces Kerem Kalafat on 76 minute.
  • 81' Abdoulay Diaby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremain Lens on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' The referee shows Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 4-0.

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.