- Besiktas have won their last three games to nil and are playing their best football of the season.
- Hradec Kralove have won six, drawn two and lost two of their last 10 in all competitions, a superior record to Besiktas.
Besiktas to hold the lead
Besiktas JK are the market favourites by a considerable margin for Thursday's UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 qualifier at Tupras Stadyumu in Turkiye with FC Hradec Kralove a huge 81/10 and the draw 433/100.
The Turks will be very grateful for a 1-0 away win in the first leg after a nervy second half in the Czech Republic and Vincenzo Italiano's side have played their best footy of the campaign since then, winning three and drawing none.
The first of those results was a 1-0 home win over FC Midtjylland in this competition that was followed by a 2-0 away victory over the same opponents before Besiktas claimed the advantage in the series with the 1-0 win in Hradec. In short, this is a big ask for David Horejs' side as they seek to even the scores in Turkey, but they will not lack belief after some superb results to get this far.
A goal apiece will do
A Besiktas win with under 2.5 goals fits the script here, although we are going to chance BTTS-No at 13/20 as well because Hradec have scored six goals in their last five in all competitions and possess enough of a goal threat to keep the game alive for longer.
Orkun Kokcu has been Besiktas' spark in UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026, scoring two of their four goals, while Hradec have an in-form Dutchman of their own in Mick van Buren, who has scored two in three in this season's competition and three in five overall.
Besiktas have played very well across their last four home games, two wins and two defeats, conceding just four goals in that spell. Hradec are a structured unit that play in a compact block and look to hit on the break and set pieces, so the full backs will have their hands full all night.
Horejs' men have won one, drawn one and lost one of their last three away from home in all competitions. Among those matches were a 3-1 home victory over Tromso IL and a 0-0 draw away to Bohemians 1905, and 0-1 home defeat to Besiktas. The Turks have won the first battle and, while Hradec can certainly keep this close, we still think Besiktas will find a way to nick it.
