Beşiktaş 2-2 Crystal Palace: Olaitan levels and ten-man hosts hold on

UEFA Europa League · League phase

Beşiktaş

2 – 2
FULL-TIME

Crystal Palace

Thursday 22 October 2026 · 21:00

Our score 2-1Missed·Hot tip Beşiktaş to win✗ Lost

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Beşiktaş and Crystal Palace shared the points in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League, finishing 2-2 in a match that swung repeatedly before ending with Beşiktaş down to ten men. Both sides still have plenty to play for in the league phase ahead.

How the game unfolded

Crystal Palace had a goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta ruled out after a VAR review in the sixth minute, and Wilfred Ndidi was booked for Beşiktaş in the 15th. Fabio Miretti went off and Salih Özcan came on for Beşiktaş in the 39th minute, and Yeremy Pino was booked for Palace just before the break. It was Özcan who then had an immediate impact: in first-half stoppage time, Ndidi scored with Özcan providing the assist to put Beşiktaş ahead at 1-0.

Crystal Palace hit back quickly after the interval. Pino scored in the 51st minute, assisted by Anan Khalaili, with that goal confirmed after a VAR review to make it 1-1. Mateta then put Palace in front in the 55th minute, making it 2-1. Junior Olaitan came on as part of a double change for Beşiktaş in the 64th minute, and in the 66th Ümit Akdağ was booked. Olaitan made his mark nine minutes later, scoring in the 73rd minute to draw Beşiktaş level at 2-2. Four minutes after Olaitan's equaliser, Akdağ received a second yellow card in the 77th minute and was sent off, leaving Beşiktaş with ten men for the final stages.

The numbers

Beşiktaş finished with 59 per cent of the ball and five total shots to Crystal Palace's eight, though Palace's expected goals figure of 0.46 was lower than Beşiktaş's 0.73 despite the visitors having more attempts. Beşiktaş ended the match with two yellow cards and a red; Palace picked up one yellow.

Both teams had been in action just days before this match — Beşiktaş with three days’ rest after their trip to Trabzonspor, Palace with four days following their away game at Brighton. Both teams have now scored in four of Beşiktaş’s last five matches and in three of Crystal Palace’s last five. Beşiktaş have now kept no clean sheets in their last five matches; Crystal Palace have conceded ten goals across their last three matches, all away from home, winning none.

In Süper Lig terms, Beşiktaş went into the game fifth on 15 points, having won all four home league games this season. Crystal Palace entered 14th in the Premier League on seven points. Both sides were without players through injury or absence: Beşiktaş were missing Milot Rashica and Orkun Kökçü, while Crystal Palace were without Jefferson Lerma, Cheick Doucouré, Evann Guessand, Chadi Riad and Zavier Gozo.

Conclusion

A point each was a fair reflection of a match in which both sides scored twice, VAR was involved in two Crystal Palace goals — ruling one out and confirming another — and a red card for Beşiktaş in the 77th minute shaped the closing stages without ultimately altering the result.