Lokomotiv Moscow vs Besiktas betting preview

Lokomotiv Moscow host Besiktas at the Stadion Lokomotiv on Thursday priced as bet365’s 11/10 favourites to score a victory which would put them in firm control of Group H at the half-way stage. There is much to recommend backing a home win. Lokomotiv were hugely impressive in winning 1-3 away at Sporting Lisbon on matchday one and followed that result up with a 2-0 defeat of Skenderbeu in Moscow prior to the international break to ensure their best ever start to a UEFA group stage. This fact alone should intimidate Besiktas fans owing to the fact that Lokomotiv have successfully negotiated two of their previous three UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns.