Besiktas go host Marseille for Tupras Stadyumu for UEFA Europa League clash on Thursday 17 September. Today game between Besiktas and Marseille go kick off at 20:00.
Lineups don announce and players dey warm up. Besiktas manager na Vincenzo Italiano and e go set up with 4-1-4-1. Marseille manager na Bruno Génésio and e go use 4-3-3.
Besiktas don record three wins and two losses from dia last five matches across all competitions. Dia most recent outing na 3-0 Super Lig victory over Erzurumspor FK on September 11. Dem also beat Fenerbahce 2-1 away on September 5. Dia two defeats come against FK Kauno Zalgiris for Europa League qualification and Alanyaspor for league. Across those five matches, Besiktas score 13 goals and concede four.
Marseille don win one and lose four from dia last five matches. Dia only victory na 4-0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on August 21. Since then dem lose to Monaco, Paris FC, and most recently Rennes on September 11. Dem score eight goals across those five games while dem concede nine. E show say di side don struggle to maintain defensive stability.
Di most recent meeting between these clubs come for 2007-08 Champions League group stage. Besiktas win 2-1 at home on November 28, 2007. Di previous encounter for that same group stage see Marseille win 2-0 at home on September 18, 2007. Across di two recorded head-to-head fixtures, each side claim one victory, with total five goals scored.
Both Besiktas and Marseille dey level on points at top of dia Europa League group. Each club sit for first position for di standings.
Turkish Super Lig club Besiktas sit second for Super Lig after winning four of dia first five matches. For dia previous outing, dem record 3-0 home victory over Erzurum for Tupras Stadyumu. Di Black Eagles enjoy 73% possession and register seven shots on target. Emirhan Topcu, Leandro Trossard and Ilhan Fakili all enter scoresheet.
Marseille don endure poor start to Ligue 1 season. Dem pick just three points from dia opening four games. Last time out, di Provence side suffer 1-0 defeat away to Rennes for Roazhon Park. Dem get 51% possession and record five shots on target.
Besiktas confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Alexander Nuebel (GK), Amir Murillo, Emmanuel Agbadou, Emirhan Topcu, Kassoum Ouattara, Salih Ozcan, Vaclav Cerny, Junior Olaitan, Orkun Kokcu, Ilhan Fakili, Dusan Vlahovic.
Marseille confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Jeffrey De Lange (GK), Timothy Weah, Ulisses Garcia, Derek Cornelius, CJ Egan-Riley, Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg, Himad Abdelli, Angel Gomes, Keyliane Abdallah, Amine Harit, Neal Maupay.
Dusan Vlahovic na top scorer with 4 goals, Vaclav Cerny get 3, with Ilhan Fakili and Kristjan Asllani on 2. Orkun Kokcu and Junior Olaitan don be top assistors with 3.
Marseille get 4 victories, 5 defeats and 1 draw, with average of 1.4 goals from 15.8 attempts and 5.9 shots on goal. Bruno Génésio men average 57.6% possession, 535.5 passes, 5.4 corners for dia favour and 4.3 corners against. Dem concede 1.4 goals from 12.4 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal.
Top scorers for Marseille don be Amine Gouiri with 5, Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg on 3 and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2. Mason Greenwood na top assists provider with 3. Jeffrey De Lange and Geronimo Rulli don collectively record 3 clean sheets for previous 10 games.
Besiktas look well placed to claim victory for this Europa League clash. Di Black Eagles appeal as value selection against Marseille side wey don struggle for results so far this season. Marseille go face PSG for Le Classique on Sunday.
