Besiktas vs Porto Predictions, 21 Nov 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-1

Besiktas v Porto Predictions for Tuesday's 5.00pm kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Turkey hosts Besiktas and Portuguese Primeira Liga side Porto at Vodafone Park. Besiktas can confirm their top spot in Group G of the Champions League (CL) with a win over Porto when action in the continental competition resumes on Tuesday.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
Kick-off: Tuesday 21 Nov 2017, 05:00pm GMT
Venue: "Vodafone Park" in Istanbul. Turkey

Besiktas v Porto Team News

Besiktas are undefeated in 9 out of their last 10 CL games and are top of Group G this season (10 points, W3 D1). At home, they are unbeaten in 19 matches across all competitions (W13 D6). Furthermore, the Turkish giants are unbeaten in their last 7 matches across all competitions (W3 D4) including a 0-0 draw on Saturday against Akhisar in the Turkish Super Lig.

The Turkish champions are enjoying a rich vein of form in Europe, though, and are in line to make a first-ever knock-out appearance in the CL, not counting their 1986/87 journey in the European Champions Clubs’ Cup.

Porto (6 points, W2 D0 L2) come into the game 2nd in the group and fully aware that a loss could damage their prospects, with RB Leipzig just 2 points behind and facing a winless Monaco side.

The visitors’ form coming into this match is near-perfect as they are unbeaten in their last 6 matches (W5 D1) across all competitions, including a 3-2 win over Portimonese on Saturday in the Taca de Portugal.

Things are falling perfectly into place for Porto as they remain 4 points ahead of Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Primeira Liga title race. A low-key cup clash also gives them plenty of time to prepare for this crucial CL fixture.

Porto have lost only once in their last 12 matches (W9 D2 L1) across all competitions and have a good record against Tuesday’s opponents in their last 6 encounters (W3 D2 L1).

The visitors have won in Istanbul in their previous two encounters, although the last one was in the Europa League back in 2010/11.

Porto’s games in the CL have seen over 2.5 goals in the last 4 games with at least 2 goals scored by them in their last 3 matches.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Besiktas: Fabri - Adriano, Tosic, Pepe, Gonul - Arslan, Hutchinson - Babel, Talisca, Quaresma - Tosun (4-2-3-1 formation)

Porto: Sa - Telles, Felipe, Marcano, Pereira - Oliveira, Pereira - Brahimi, Herrera, Corona - Aboubakar (4-2-3-1 formation)

Missing Players of Besiktas and Porto:

Besiktas: Atinc Nukan, Gokhan Tore.

Porto: Fabiano, Tiquinho Soares, Moussa Marega, Otavio.

Head-to-Head Record: Besiktas v Porto

2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
FC Porto 1-3 Besiktas

2010-11 Europa League Group Stages
FC Porto 1-1 Besiktas

2010-11 Europa League Group Stages
Besiktas 1-3 FC Porto

2007-08 Champions League Group Stages
FC Porto 2-0 Besiktas