Europa League: Besiktas vs Stoke City Odds and Betting Preview

BESIKTAS, TURKEY: The final rounds of group games in the Europa League will see Stoke and Besiktas competing for top spot as the Potters travel to Turkey on Wednesday night. The hosts are favourites for the match, at 5/6 with Totesport, while Stoke are as long as 4/1 with Bet 365 to earn what could be a crucial win given the exceptional strength of the sides in the next round this season. The draw can be backed at 5/2 with Victor Chandler.

Stoke’s 2-1 win over Tottenham at the weekend was their third in their last four games and they look to have returned to form after a series of dreadful results in late October and November. Their last Europa League fixture saw them draw 1-1 with Dynamo Kiev at home but they will have to raise their game if they are to avoid defeat on Wednesday against a Besiktas side who are strong at home and who have won four of their last five games in all competitions.

A 1-0 home win is the favourite score for the game, at 11/2 with Ladbrokes, followed by a 1-1 draw, at 6/1 with Coral. The same firm also offer 8/1 on both 2-1 and 2-0 to Besiktas, while the same price is available with Ladbrokes that the game finishes 0-0. Stoke can be backed at 10/1 with Paddy Power to come away with a 1-0 victory.

Filip Holosko is the 6/1 joint-favourite to open the scoring on Wednesday with Sky Bet, along with Mustafa Pektemek, followed by Hugo Almeida at 13/2 with Totesport. Peter Crouch has some experience in the competition with Tottenham and the lanky hitman is 9/1 with Victor Chandler to break the deadlock, with Kenwyne Jones and Ricardo Fuller both priced at 10/1 with Bet 365.

In the half-time/full-time betting, the most likely course of events is thought to be Beskitas/Besiktas, at 21/10 with Sky Bet, ahead of draw/Besiktas at 4/1 with Coral. Draw/draw is 9/2 with Boylesports, while Stoke are  15/2 to lead at both half-time and full-time and 10/1 to win the match after drawing at the interval.

The game kicks off at 18.00 GMT and will be live on ESPN.

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