Besiktas have won just one of their six meetings with Malmö in all competitions (D1 L4), a 4-1 away win in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup.
Malmö have won both of their meetings with Besiktas in the UEFA Europa League (2018-19 group stage), while they’ve also won their last two away games against the Turkish side (September 2005, December 2018).
Following their 1-0 win over Lyon on MD3, Besiktas are looking for consecutive UEFA Europa League wins within the same season for the first time since winning both legs of their last 16 tie in 2016-17 against Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
Malmö FF have named the oldest starting XI on average in the UEFA Europa League this season (29 years, 57 days).
No player has made more tackles in this season’s UEFA Europa League than Sergio Peña for Malmö (15), while Peña has won possession more times than any player (28).