Our football match prediction:
Besiktas
Match Time & Date:
26/09/2017
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 1-1
RB Leipzig
Against all odds, Besiktas recorded a 3-1 win over Porto at Estadio do Dragao in the opening game of their Champions League campaign and they are certainly high on confidence ahead of Tuesday’s football match against Leipzig. The Turkish side have been producing fine displays in the national championship as well this season and they are definitely capable of grabbing something from the Leipzig game. The Red Bulls have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season and they kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Ligue 1 champions Monaco. The Bundesliga side are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the Vodafone Stadyumu clash and we predict that the two teams are going to share the spoils in the second group game. You should bear in mind that Besiktas and Leipzig meet for the first time ever in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Pepe):
Pepe is a professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a defender. The Portuguese international played for Maritimo at the start of his senior career and in 2004 he moved to Porto. After making 64 league appearances for the Dragons, he signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2007 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. Pepe is well known for his hard tackles and referees often show him red card. The Real Madrid centre back often played as a defensive midfielder under Jose Mourinho and it has to be noted that he scored five goals in all competitions in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign. The Portuguese footballer won his second Champions League trophy with Real Madrid in the 2015/2016 season and later in 2016 he helped A Selecao win the European Championship trophy. Portugal defeated France in the title game and Pepe played an important role in Fernando Santos’ team in the Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid defender was born in Maceio, Brazil on 26 February, 1983.
Highlighted Team (RB Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 3. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons. Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954. Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
