Europa League Qual: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Besiktas 31/07/25

Combo Goals Betting

Second leg of the Europa League second qualifying round. The first match ended with a 4–2 win for Shakhtar.

This season’s Shakhtar looks to be in excellent form. They have a strong core of Ukrainian players, but the difference-makers are the young Brazilians up front. In the first leg in Istanbul, they looked superior and capitalized on Besiktas’s lack of structure, scoring four goals on counterattacks.

Beşiktaş once again proved the critics right — that despite the massive sums Turkish clubs spend, they rarely build properly balanced teams. Especially in the summer, Turkish sides often show up completely unprepared — and that was exactly the case here. This is a very expensive squad that looked completely unorganized on the pitch.

The neutral venue increases Besiktas’s slim chances of turning things around. One thing’s for sure: they have enough individual quality to challenge Shakhtar’s defense. But Shakhtar showed they are the better team and are deadly on the break. The 4–2 result from the first leg means this second leg won’t be cautious — the Turks will take risks, and the Ukrainians will find space.

BTTS & Over is a very appealing combo bet.