Last week, Beşiktaş suffered a heavy defeat in Amsterdam, losing 4:0 to Ajax. The passionate Istanbul support will aim to boost their side against Eintracht Frankfurt, but the visitors are in fine form and are poised to leave Turkey with all three points.
The setback in Amsterdam was not Beşiktaş's first defensive misstep in European competitions. During the Europa League qualifiers, they conceded four goals over 180 minutes against Lugano (8:4 on aggregate). Another issue for the Istanbul side may be their lacklustre creativity against Ajax: they responded to 2.41 xGA with just 0.05 xG, failing to register a single shot on target throughout the entire match. This outcome dealt a severe blow to the squad's morale.
Eintracht Frankfurt have secured five wins in their last seven outings this campaign. Last week, they scored a total of seven goals against Viktoria Plzeň (3:3) and Holstein Kiel (4:2). Hugo Ekitiké shone against the Czechs with a goal and an assist, while Omar Marmoush inspired his teammates with two goals and two assists against the Bundesliga newcomers. The coaching staff can continue to rely on their striking partnerships, especially with their main goalkeeper Kevin Trapp set to return from injury soon.
Beşiktaş's failure away at Ajax stemmed from tactical shortcomings in defence. In Istanbul, Eintracht Frankfurt are poised to earn points—their strong attacking form supports taking them with a zero handicap.
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Louis Van Gaal
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Ersin Destanoğlu
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gk. | 1 | -3 |
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Arthur Masuaku
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df. | 4 | 1 |
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Gabriel Armando de Abreu
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Jonas Svensson
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Ohis Felix Uduokhai
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Cher Ndour
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Gedson Carvalho Fernandes
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mf. | 4 | 3 |
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Milot Rashica
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Rafa Silva
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Ernest Muçi
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Ciro Immobile
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fw. | 4 | 2 |
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Substitutes
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Göktuğ Baytekin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Emirhan Topçu
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Onur Bulut
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Serkan Emrecan Terzi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Tayyip Talha Sanuç
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Salih Uçan
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mf. | 3 | 1 |
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Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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João Mário
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Baktiyor Zaynutdinov
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Semih Kılıçsoy
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Can Keleş
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Dino Toppmöller
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Kauã Morais Vieira dos Santos
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gk. | 1 | -3 |
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Arthur Nicolas Theate
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Niels Patrick Nkounkou
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Rasmus Kristensen Nissen
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df. | 1 | 1 |
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Robin Leon Koch
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe
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mf. | 1 | 1 |
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Hugo Emanuel Larsson
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Mahmoud Dahud
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Mario Götze
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Igor Matanović
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Jens Grahl
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Nils Ramming
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Pharrell Nnamdi Collins
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Aurèle Florian Amenda
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ellyes Skhiri
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Farès Chaïbi
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Can Yılmaz Uzun
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Noah Dávid Gabriel Fenyö
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Timothy Chandler
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ansgar Knauff
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Hugo Ekitiké
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Négoce
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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