Besiktas are strong favourites for this encounter and there is no reason why they should not travel back to Istanbul with three points and a clean sheet under their belt.
They will be boosted defensively after two consecutive clean sheets, which is why they are likely to add to that stat this weekend, and given Malatyaspor's poor defensive record, that should allow the likes of Batshuayi to flourish.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Besiktas win with a probability of 50.7%. A win for Yeni Malatyaspor had a probability of 24.86% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Besiktas win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.59%) and 0-2 (8.87%). The likeliest Yeni Malatyaspor win was 1-0 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood.
