Sivasspor vs Besiktas Prediction and Betting Tips | January 8th 2025

Sivasspor will host Besiktas at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadyumu on Wednesday evening in the first Group D game of the 2024-25 Turkish Cup campaign. The hosts will be looking for a good start to the year by picking up a result against the defending champions.

Sivasspor opened their cup campaign with a 4-1 win over lower division side Keciorengucu in the preliminary round but have struggled in league action this season and sit just above the relegation zone in the Turkish Super Lig with only five wins in 17 matches. They will, however, hope to brighten an otherwise dim season by putting together a decent run in the cup.

Besiktas' last outing in the cup was their thrilling 3-2 victory over Trabzonspor in the final in July. Elsewhere, the visitors have suffered a dip in form with only one win in their last nine Super Lig matches after going unbeaten in their previous eight. Newly hired manager Serdar Topraktepe will be keen to begin his side's cup title defense with a win when they make the trip to Sivasspor.

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Sivasspor vs Besiktas Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met on 38 previous occasions going into Tuesday's fixture. Sivasspor have won 13 of those meetings, and six have ended in draws while Besiktas have won the remaining 19.
• The visitors have an impressive attacking and defensive record in recent editions of this fixture, scoring 15 goals and conceding just seven in the last 10 meetings with Sivasspor.
• Kara Kartallar won 2-0 when the two sides met earlier this season in the fourth round of the Super Lig.
• Sivasspor’s only Turkish Cup title came in the 2021-22 season. Besiktas, on the other hand, have lifted the domestic cup title 10 times.

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Sivasspor vs Besiktas Prediction

Sivasspor are slight underdogs going into this midweek fixture and will be satisfied to pick up just a point against one of the better sides in their group. The hosts will, however, need to improve their performances in front of the goal if they are to get a draw against the defending champions.

Kara Kartallar will need to be at their best to pick up all three points in their opening cup fixture. The visitors have a stronger side on paper and should come away with a win if they perform up to their standards on Tuesday.

Prediction: Sivasspor 0-2 Besiktas

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Sivasspor vs Besiktas Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Besiktas to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups)