Thursday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me once again focus on the European ties, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ Celtic vs Besiktas
🇪🇺 Europa League
⏰ Thursday 5 November, 20:00
Besiktas will look to preserve their unbeaten start in the league phase of the Europa League on Thursday night as they travel to Celtic Park to take on Celtic.
Martin O’Neill’s hosts have scored 38 goals across their opening 19 matches in all competitions this season, with 20 (53%) of them coming in front of their supporters.
The Hoops have failed to score just three times this campaign – finding the back of the net in all five (100%) of their European contests – and will look to continue that record against a Besiktas backline that has kept just two clean sheets across their previous 13 matches, shipping multiple goals in four of their past five.
Vincenzo Italiano’s visitors have scored 37 goals across their opening 19 Turkish Super Lig and Europa League fixtures this campaign, with 28 (76%) of them coming across their last 11 matches.
The Back Eagles have scored 2+ goals in 10 of their previous 11 matches in all competitions – including in all three of their league phase matches – and will fancy their chances against a Hoops backline that has shipped multiple goals in each of their last four European encounters.
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Bet of the Day
Celtic’s opening five continental clashes this campaign have averaged an eye-catching 4.20 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals landing in all five (100%) of them, whilst each of their past four have also produced goals at both ends.
Besiktas’s matches in recent weeks have gone goal-crazy, with their last 11 matches in all competitions averaging a whopping 4.00 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals paying out in nine (82%) of them, whilst eight (73%) have seen goals at both ends.
Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals has paid out in all three of their league phase matches, and I’m also backing that trend to continue at Celtic Park on Thursday night
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 4/5 (bet365)
Greg MacLean is a football tipster and betting analyst who has been writing on the Mr Fixit site for 4 years now, as well as having his own Private Telegram Channel. He is a Rangers season ticket holder and watches plenty of football not only here in the UK but all across Europe and all over the world. To keep up to date on everything, feel free to follow him on Twitter/X (GregMacLean_).
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