Beşiktaş hosts Crystal Palace in UEFA Europa League match

Beşiktaş hosts Crystal Palace at Tüpraş Stadium on October 22, 2026, for the third week of the UEFA Europa League, with kickoff scheduled for 22.00 local time and live television coverage provided by TRT 1.

Match Context and Standings

Entering the third week of the league phase, Beşiktaş sits in fourth place with six points and a plus-four goal differential after winning its first two matches. Crystal Palace stands in fifteenth place with three points and a plus-three goal differential through two games.

Beşiktaş plays its 267th match in European competitions during this fixture. Across previous European outings, the club has recorded 104 wins, 50 draws, and 112 defeats, while maintaining a home record of 68 wins from 133 matches. In those home matches, Beşiktaş has scored 209 goals while conceding 151. Furthermore, the club has contested 141 matches in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League, securing 64 wins, 25 draws, and 52 losses with 224 goals for and 184 against.

Starting Lineups on the Pitch

Both teams released their starting formations ahead of the fixture. Beşiktaş deploys Nübel in goal, supported by Taylan, Djalo, Ümit, Ouattara, Ndidi, Kartal, Miretti, İlhan, Trossard, and Oh.

Crystal Palace counters with Benitez, Richards, Disasi, Canvot, Khalaili, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell, McNeil, Pino, and Mateta.

Early Match Action and Offside Disallowance

Crystal Palace initially broke the deadlock early in the match when Mateta collected a ball from Pino on the left flank and scored in the sixth minute. Following a VAR review, the referee disallowed the goal for offside in the eighth minute.

Subsequent first-half incidents included a twelfth-minute foul whistled by referee Danny Makkelie following a challenge by Tyrick Mitchell, a cross by Dwight McNeil cleared by the Beşiktaş defense, a fifteenth-minute yellow card issued to Ndidi for a foul on Pino during a counterattack, and a close header from Oh following a corner kick in the nineteenth minute that missed just wide of the target. Additionally, Miretti advanced well in the twenty-second minute before being brought down from behind, though the referee allowed play to continue.

Historical Record Between English and Turkish Clubs

Historical statistics indicate that English teams hold an overall advantage in matches against Turkish opponents, claiming 80 victories compared to 62 wins for Turkish sides, alongside 45 draws.

When hosting English clubs on home soil, however, Turkish teams hold the upper hand with 41 wins against 34 losses and 27 draws, demonstrating that visiting English sides face greater difficulties in away fixtures across Turkey.

Upcoming Europa League Fixtures

Following the conclusion of the match against Crystal Palace, Beşiktaş continues its UEFA Europa League campaign away against Celtic on November 5, 2026, at 23.00.

The team’s subsequent fixtures include a home match against Hapoel Beer-Sheva on November 26, 2026, an away fixture against Bayer Leverkusen on December 10, 2026, a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise on January 21, 2027, and an away trip to face Omonia on January 28, 2027.

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