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Besiktas vs LASK Linz Prediction & Betting tips
The Turkish team starts as a big favorite to win the game thanks to its greater individual and collective hierarchy, which tends to increase a lot when it acts in Vodafone Park. For this reason and even when the Austrians are intense and vertical in their proposal, we believe that those led by coach Gunes have what it takes to score a pair of goals and win the game with relative ease. At stake is to get a clear victory that will allow them to face with more calm the duel back to play in Austria.
Besiktas:
The Turks will play this game after having crushed the B36 Torshavn of the Faroe Islands 8-0 on aggregate. The visitors won 0-2 and the home team won 0-6. Now his goal is to continue passing stages to reach the group stage of the Europa League. For this duel it is expected that the technician Gunes maintain the 4-3-3 system, which allows the team to be competitive between the lines and explosive when it is proposed to attack. On this occasion, it is vital that Chilean Medel, Brazilian Adriano, Dutch Lens and Babel appear, and Canadian striker Larin (former Orlando City who scored 3 goals in the win against B36 Torshavn). As a revulsive from the substitute bench we find the Brazilian Vagner Love, who always contributes with his experience.
Continuing with the analysis, you should know that Besiktas had 62% of possession in the 6-0 win, reaching 23 shots and 11 corners in total. Therefore, it is expected that this process will be repeated and that the Turks will attack a lot from the initial stage. They have caught the rhythm of football thanks to the large number of friendlies they played previously, which were extremely useful to leave behind the preseason. The results of these matches were the following: Draw 1-1 with Siofok, victory 4-1 against Gyirmot, draw 0-0 against Shakhtar, defeat 4-1 against CSKA Moscow, equality 2-2 against Reading and win 1-3 before Krasnodar.
LASK Linz:
The equipment obtained its classification to this stage after eliminating to Lillestrom of Norway. And he did it clearly after winning 6-1 on aggregate (4-0 triumph at home and 1-2 as a visitor). Now the goal of the Austrians is to raise an intense and dynamic match, trying to hide their limitations at the time of scoring. Of course, despite this, we believe that the headlines will attack since they are not known to speculate. For this duel, Glasner is expected to maintain the 3-4-3 system he has used in the preparation games. Therefore, it should not surprise us that LASK Linz can score a goal in this tough start.
Continuing with the analysis you should know that the Austrians already played two matches in the domestic tournament, achieving the following results: 3-1 loss to Salzburg and 0-0 draw against St. Polten at home. In matters of friendlies, the team played 4 and in 3 of them the bet was “both teams score”. These were the results in question: Victory 2-1 against Apollon, defeat 1-3 against Red Star, victory 1-6 against Gallneukirchen and fall 0-4 against Heidenheim. After these games, LASK Linz thrashed WSC Wels 0-3 for the Austrian Cup. If we analyze these results we can conclude that those led by Professor Glasner take the attack above the defense, demonstrating it by scoring many goals and almost always yielding one on their fence.
There are no previous clashes between Turks and Austrians, this being the first meeting they will hold in their history.