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Club Brugge hosts Besiktas in the first leg of this evenly matched Europa League Round 16 tie.
The Round 32 was more like fun for Brugge, who dismantled Aalborg with a 6-1 aggregate score despite having a small crisis in the Belgian League. Now Brugge seems fully recovered, has 3 wins in a row and is still riding in the first place, 1 point in front of Anderlecht. Club Brugge is still undefeated at home this season in all competitions and lost just one game at home since 2013 (!!!), 0-1 vs. Anderlecht in May last year.
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Besiktas showed great tactical srength and chemistry in the tie vs. Liverpool. With good defense and a small bit of luck they managed a great result in knocking out their much more rated opponents. Besiktas is coming after a 1-0 win at Sivasspor (tying Galatasaray for the first place), again being rock solid at the back and very effective in front of goal … pretty much their trademark this season. It was the 10th win in 12 away matches in Turkey for Besiktas.
Besiktas has to be a small favorite in this tie but playing on the road in Europe is always tough and Brugge is simply amazing at home. I think the home court advantage will be key in this match and nullify any advatage that Besiktas has in quality … but even so, the Turkish team should be able to get a draw with their excellent organization and tactical approach … a scoring draw would be a bonus. This being said, my tip on this clash will be a draw. Correct score prediction: Club Brugge – Besiktas 1-1.
Pick: Draw
Odds: 3.37 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 5
Possible profit: 11.85
Event date: 12 March
