Istanbul Basaksehir vs PSG Prediction, 10/28/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/26/2020

Game: Istanbul Basaksehir vs PSG

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Location: Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Basaksehir (+440) PSG (-238)

Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium is the site where Edin Visca and Istanbul Basaksehir (0-0-1 in Champions League) will play PSG (0-0-1 in Champions League) on Wednesday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Mert Gunok for Istanbul Basaksehir and Sergio Rico for PSG. Istanbul Basaksehir are at +440 while PSG are at -238. The O/U has been set at 3.

Istanbul Basaksehir faced off with Antalyaspor in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 5 - 1. In relation to shooting accuracy, Istanbul Basaksehir wrapped this game up at a 30.0% clip by putting 9 shots on target of 30 shots. Istanbul Basaksehir sports an average of 1.17 goals per 90 min (7 goals in total) and have accounted for 3 assists in all matches for the year.

Edin Visca is a guy who should impact this matchup for Istanbul Basaksehir. Visca has started 242 outings thus far in his career while scoring 0.32 goals per 90 mins. The defender from Bosnia and Herzegovina has tallied 78 goals scored in 21,702 mins. He has totaled 68 assists while earning 20 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Demba Ba, the forward playing for Senegal. Ba has totaled 24,990 minutes during 278 starting assignments and has been given 32 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 27 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 154 goals. He averages 0.55 G/90 during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Istanbul Basaksehir will be Mert Gunok. Gunok (63-26-29 mark in his career) has 39 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.6% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper taking the field for Istanbul Basaksehir has faced 448 shots tried against him in 116 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.04 (122 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of .743. Gunok has seen the pitch for a total of 10,547 mins and is sitting with 333 saves in his career.

The last time they took the field, PSG earned three points by winning 4 - 0 against Dijon. PSG ended the game with a 54.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 12 out of the 22 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by completing 513 of the 560 passing attempts for a rate of 91.6%. PSG had 9 shots on goal out of their 20 shots attempted which gave them a 45.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 20 goals and 15 assists in all their games, PSG averages 2.50 goals and 1.87 assists per 90 minutes.

Kylian Mbappe will need to provide a spark for PSG. The forward representing France has been on the field for 8,178 mins while he has scored 86 goals. He has tallied 10 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 32 times. He is averaging 0.95 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 89 outings in his pro soccer career. You should also watch out for Neymar, the forward representing PSG. He has scored 117 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 67 times. Neymar has earned himself a total of 37 yellow cards in 14,914 professional minutes played (167 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.71.

Sergio Rico will be looking after the goal for PSG. During his career, Rico has conceded 211 goals and has accumulated 458 stops in 144 starts. He has given up 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 65-26-53. He has a save percentage of .696 and his shutout rate is currently 30.6%. Rico has racked up 44 shutouts and has seen 661 shots against him in 13,149 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take PSG (-238)

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