Besiktas vs Marseille Preview

Besiktas host Marseille at Vodafone Park on Thursday evening as both sides open their Europa League campaigns from very different points of form.

Besiktas have won 3 of their last 5, losing two, and arrive full of confidence after a strong run domestically. Most recently, they beat Erzurumspor 3-0 at home. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away at Fenerbahce, thrashed Corum 6-2 at home, lost to Kauno Zalgiris 1-0 in the Europa League. Furthest back, Alanyaspor beat them 1-0 away.

Marseille have won just 1 of their last 5 and head into this one under real pressure. Most recently, they lost 1-0 away at Rennes. Prior to that, they lost 2-3 at home to Paris FC, lost 2-0 against Monaco, won against Strasbourg 4-0 at home in an impressive display and before that Atl. Madrid beat them 2-1 in a friendly.

The two sides have met twice before, with the head-to-head record split one win apiece. Most recently, Besiktas won 2-1 at home. In the previous encounter, Marseille won 2-0 at home.

Both clubs start this table on zero points from zero games, with the league phase yet to get underway for either — Thursday’s meeting will be the first result on the board for both. A win here would put either side among the early pacesetters, though with 36 teams still to play, this single fixture is only the opening entry on a table that will take shape over the coming months.

In Great Britain, the match is live on TNT Sports 7 and HBO Max, with the same channels extending to Ireland Republic. In Turkey, viewers can follow the action on TRT 1, Digiturk Play or tabii. The game is also available in France on Canal+ France and myCANAL, and in the United States via Paramount+ or ViX.

Possible Lineups

Besiktas (4-1-4-1)
Nubel, Murillo, Cerny, Agbadou, Olaitan, Ozcan, Topcu, Ouattara, Kokcu, Trossard, Oh

Marseille (4-1-4-1)
De Lange, Emerson, Egan-Riley, Aguerd, Paixao, Hojbjerg, Abdelli, Gomes, Harit, Weah, Gouiri

Besiktas Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Besiktas	3-0	Erzurumspor	SL	11.09.26
✅	Fenerbahce	1-2	Besiktas	SL	05.09.26
✅	Besiktas	6-2	Corum	SL	31.08.26
❌	Kauno Zalgiris	1-0	Besiktas	EL	27.08.26
❌	Alanyaspor	1-0	Besiktas	SL	23.08.26

Marseille Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Rennes	1-0	Marseille	L1	11.09.26
❌	Marseille	2-3	Paris FC	L1	06.09.26
❌	Monaco	2-0	Marseille	L1	30.08.26
✅	Marseille	4-0	Strasbourg	L1	21.08.26
❌	Marseille	1-2	Atl. Madrid	CF	14.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Besiktas	2-1	Marseille	CL	28.11.07
Marseille	2-0	Besiktas	CL	18.09.07

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 7 / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 7 / HBO Max
Turkey	TRT 1 / Digiturk Play / tabii
France	Canal+ France / myCANAL
USA	Paramount+ / ViX
Spain	Movistar+ / Movistar Liga de Campeones 3
Austria	Sky Sport Austria 1 / Sky Sport Austria 5
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 6 / Ziggo Go
Argentina	ESPN3 Argentina / Disney+ Premium Argentina

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Celta de Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sturm Graz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Viktoria Plzeň	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Sparta Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Anderlecht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Olympique Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Olympique Lyonnais	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	NEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Torreense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Omonia Nicosia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	OFI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Olympiakos Piraeus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Hapoel Be’er Sheva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Lillestrøm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Jagiellonia Białystok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Lech Poznań	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Celje	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Beşiktaş	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Ferencváros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Ararat-Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0