Besiktas will take on Galatasaray in one of the fiercest derbies in Europe.
Besiktas come into this game as the favorites as they are in front of Galatasaray on the league table. Besiktas are second on the table with 32 points, two points less than leaders Fenerbache, while Galasaray is fourth with 26 points.
Galatasaray have been leaking too many goals and that has seen them slip down the table, especially since they have drawn 5 out of 14 games. Poor defending has seen them concede 8 games in their last 4 games. Galatasaray away games have seen 25 goals in 7 games; showing how they have struggled to handle the pressure away from home.
In their last 7 matches in all competitions, they have one win only, against Bursaspor at home last week (3-0). Mustafa Denizli will take charge of his second game after replacing Hamza Hamzaoglu as manager.
This game is always one of the most entertaining in the Turkish and European football calendar, so it should be very entertaining match as Galatasaray are quite far off the top and will look to put the pressure on Besiktas to try and win three points
Head to Head
Two losses in their last 3 games, along with with a poor h2h record which has seen Galatasaray win the last 5 games in all competitions is a major cause of concern Besiktas.
Match Facts
- Galatasaray have won their last 5 matches against Besiktas in all competitions.
- From the Besiktas camp they are announcing they will do anything to finally interrupt this unpleasant tradition against Galata, especially because in this season they do play a bit better than them.
- Last week Besiktas got the better of Kayserispor with a 2:1 win. This was their 10th triumph in the championship, and before that meeting with Akhisar they played 16 games without defeat in a row.
- Galatasaray are currently fourth in the league, six points behind rivals Besiktas.
- Gala celebrated in last five matches against Besiktas, with addition that four of these times they managed to keep their goal untouched.
Team News
Besiktas will be without Arslan and Kavlak, who are both injured. Meanwhile, Ozyakup and Quaresma are back from their suspensions and are available for this game.
Galatasaray’s coach Mustafa Denizli can’t count on Hamit Altintop, Denayer and Carole due to injuries.
Possible line-ups
Besiktas: Zengin; Beck, Rhodolfo, Gulum, Tosic; Hutchinson, Ozyakup; Tore, Sosa, Quaresma; Gomez
Galatasaray: Muslera; Sarioglu, Balta, Chedjou, Adin; Kisa, Inan; Oztekin, Sneijder,Podolski; Yilmaz.
From : SS.com
