Besiktas v Stoke City tips - No Turkish delight for Potters Visit Bet365 Save For Later Posted by Neil Roarty 12 Dec 2011 Tweet Stoke City may find it tough against Besiktas on Wednesday night (credit: ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) Related Articles See all Europa League newsUdinese v Celtic Tips – End of the road for CelticShamrock Rovers v Tottenham Tips – Spurs to sign off with winFulham v Odense BK Tips – Fulham to advance with win Share it Pin It Stoke City have already qualified for the last 32 of the Europa League and should therefore be opposed when they travel to Turkey to face Besiktas on Wednesday.It took a monumental effort from Stoke City to beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and that match is sure to have taken its toll on Tony Pulis's players. They now head to Turkey to face Besiktas in their final Europa League group match and it would be no surprise to see a number of fringe players given an opportunity, as the manager allows his first team a well earned rest.The problem, however, is that Stoke don't have the same strength in depth as the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City or even Tottenham and so are significantly weakened when the likes of Peter Crouch, Robert Huth, Ryan Shawcross and Matthew Etherington are left out of the starting line-up. Cameron Jerome, Madamy Sidibe, Salif Diao and Tom Soares are hardly world beaters and they may well struggle against Besiktas on Wednesday night.It is 10/3 at Blue Square that the Potters beat their Turkish opponents in the Inonu Stadium but all of the motivation lies with the home side. Besiktas need to claim a point against Stoke to ensure their passage to the last 32 of the Europa League, and that can be backed at 5/2 with totesport, but a win will mean that they are seeded for the knockout stage of the competition.It is 20/21 at Bet Victor that Tayfur Havutcu's side take all three points on Wednesday and that looks like a very good bet. Besiktas have already beaten both Dinamo Kiev and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Istanbul and their Portuguese contingent of Manuel Fernandes, Ricardo Quaresma, Simao Sabrosa and Hugo Almeida would be a match for a full strength Stoke City side in the Inonu Stadium. Against a weaker than usual Potters team they should have a field day and it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the home side cover a one goal handicap, at odds of 13/5 with bet365.RecommendationWin Market - Besiktas (20/21, Bet Victor) Read our Bet365 review Get your £200 free bet at bet365 now Like Like Post to wall 1 Reads All Football News Recent Football Articles Europa League Final Tips – Madrid and Bilbao to serve up goals09 May 2012Domestic rivals Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao go head-to-head tonight in the 2012 Europa Leag Europa League Final: Athletic Bilbao believe they can beat Atletico Madrid08 May 2012Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has declared that his side’s stunning Europa League succe Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Tips – Star men to settle Europa League final08 May 2012Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao go head-to-head on Wednesday night in an all-Spanish Europa Lea Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao – Europa League Final Odds Preview08 May 2012Spanish sides Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will contest the 41st Europa League final on Wedn Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao preview - Europa League final betting tips07 May 2012Atletico Madrid are one of form teams in Spain at the moment and they can carry that into Wednesday Europa League Results – Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid into final26 Apr 2012Fernando Llorente netted a last-gasp winner for Athletic Bilbao as they set up a Europa League fina More Stories Recent Articles WTA Strasbourg Final live - Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet25 May 2012Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet are scheduled to meet on Saturday for an eagerly anticipated Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Spain25 May 2012Spain have the best draw and a powerful performer but they face an uphill struggle to win Eurovisio Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Germany25 May 2012Germany's entry is one of the most professional of Eurovision 2012 but it Roman Lob's song Standing Irish 2000 Guineas Betting Tips - Who'll Win the Irish 2000 Guineas?25 May 2012Trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for four of the 11 colts that will go to post for Saturday's I Norway v England First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's internat League One Play-off Final First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's League O More Stories Tags Besiktas V Stoke City Preview, Besiktas V Stoke City Tips, Europa League Tips
