Beşiktaş 4-1 Olympique Marseille: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League Matchday 1 · Thursday 17 September 2026 · Beşiktaş Stadium, İstanbul · referee A. Colombo · full time
Full time: Beşiktaş 4-1 Olympique Marseille
Beşiktaş 4-1 Olympique Marseille: Beşiktaş took the points in Europa League Matchday 1 on Thursday 17 September 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium. The goals: İlhan Fakılı 15', Keyliane Abdallah 29', Vaclav Cerny 56', Amir Murillo 59', Ernest Poku 81'.
How Beşiktaş won it
Beşiktaş struck first through İlhan Fakılı in the 15th minute, set up by Junior Olaitan. Olympique Marseille levelled at 1-1 in the 29th minute through Keyliane Abdallah, set up by Himad Abdelli. Vaclav Cerny made it 2-1 to Beşiktaş in the 56th minute, set up by Orkun Kökçü . Amir Murillo made it 3-1 to Beşiktaş in the 59th minute, set up by Orkun Kökçü . Ernest Poku made it 4-1 to Beşiktaş in the 81st minute, set up by Junior Olaitan.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, A. Colombo, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Beşiktaş and 1 to Olympique Marseille.
Beşiktaş: V. Italiano, 4-1-4-1 · Olympique Marseille: B. Génésio, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Beşiktaş had 7 shots on target, Olympique Marseille 3.
Beşiktaş had 55% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Beşiktaş came into it with 7 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 0.3 a match, with 1.45 expected goals for and – against, and had won 86% of their matches.
Olympique Marseille came into it with 1 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 4.0 a match, with 0.98 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille: the match in numbers
| Beşiktaş | Match statistics | Olympique Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Ball possession | 45% |
| 18 | Total shots | 14 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 564 | Total passes | 458 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Junior Olaitan (Beşiktaş), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 2 assists.
Beşiktaş
- Junior Olaitan 8.2 2 assists
- Orkun Kökçü 7.8
- Dušan Vlahović 7.7
- Vaclav Cerny 7.7 1 goal
- İlhan Fakılı 7.6 1 goal
Olympique Marseille
- Keyliane Abdallah 7.4 1 goal
- Himad Abdelli 7.2 1 assist
- Igor Paixão 7.0
- Angel Gomes 7.0
- Amine Gouiri 6.6
The lowest-rated starter was Derek Cornelius at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Beşiktaş: TSG Hoffenheim vs Beşiktaş Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
- Olympique Marseille: Troyes vs Olympique Marseille Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille
What was the score in Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille?
Beşiktaş 4-1 Olympique Marseille (half-time 1-1), Europa League, Thursday 17 September 2026.
Who scored in Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille?
İlhan Fakılı 15', Keyliane Abdallah 29', Vaclav Cerny 56', Amir Murillo 59', Ernest Poku 81'.
Did Moneyball predict Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille?
Junior Olaitan, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Beşiktaş vs Olympique Marseille?
A. Colombo.
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