Beşiktaş 2-2 Crystal Palace: result and AI prediction
Beşiktaş – Crystal Palace, Europa League, Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 08:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Tüpraş Stadium
Beşiktaş is #4 in the table (6 pts) and Crystal Palace #15 (3 pts). 11 places separate the two teams in the table. Beşiktaş has kept 5 clean sheets in 8 matches. Absent for Beşiktaş: C. Keles, O. Kokcu, M. Rashica. Absent for Crystal Palace: C. Doucoure, Z. Gozo, E. Guessand +5.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
Beşiktaş enter with the stronger European start and the advantage of an intense home setting, while Palace are trying to reset immediately after a damaging domestic defeat. The visitors’ early-game concentration is the central issue: Mitchell has openly called for a more aggressive, harder-to-beat performance. Palace do retain sharp transition attackers, so a sustained Beşiktaş press must be backed by protection against direct breaks. Goalkeeper availability and Palace’s reshaped defensive unit are the major selection issues.
Head-to-head analysis
There is no recorded competitive head-to-head history between the clubs, so this fixture offers no direct matchup trend to lean on.
Injuries and absences
Palace are without Henderson for this trip and Tomiyasu for a longer period, while Riad remains absent; the visitors therefore need a newly configured defensive group to settle immediately. Beşiktaş miss Kökçü’s central progression and Rashica’s direct wide running, though Vlahović’s reported recovery restores a major penalty-area option.
Form (last 5)
Beşiktaş vs Crystal Palace stats
| Beşiktaş | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 8 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 15 | 6 |
| Goals conceded | 4 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 1 |
Unavailable players
Beşiktaş
C. Keles, O. Kokcu, M. Rashica
Crystal Palace
C. Doucoure, Z. Gozo, E. Guessand, J. Lerma, C. Riad, B. Chilwell, D. Henderson, T. Tomiyasu

Beşiktaş
Crystal Palace