Besiktas and Fenerbahçe clash this Saturday at the Vodafone Arena for round 15 of the Turkey Super Lig. Currently, Riza Calimbay's team are 3rd in the table with 26 points, while Ismail Kartal's team are 2nd with 37 points.
Besiktas head to this game after a 1x1 draw against Ankaragücü (Spor Toto Super League 2023/2024), whilst Fenerbahçe edged past Sivasspor with a 4x1 win (Spor Toto Super League 2023/2024). On arrival at this matchday, Riza Calimbay's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past ten, in the Süper Lig 2023/24. A look back at the history books shows that Besiktas and Ismail Kartal's team have faced each other one hundred forty-five times, with Fenerbahçe holding the advantage: 52 victories, against 47 victories of Riza Calimbay's team. Specifically in the Vodafone Arena, Besiktas have the advantage in the duels against Ismail Kartal's team: 26 wins in 74 games, while Fenerbahçe have 25 wins.
In the Turkey Super Lig, one hundred thirty-two games were played between the two teams, with 47 wins for Fenerbahçe, 44 draws and 41 wins for Besiktas.
Considering the Süper Lig 2023/24, from Besiktas's most influential players, Onur Bulut has entered the field 13 times, and Amir Hadziahmetovic has played the most minutes (985). Vincent Aboubakar is the current best scorer with 4 goals. As for Fenerbahçe, Dusan Tadic is the most used player in a total of 14 games (1236 min). Edin Dzeko has scored 11 goals, the most across Fenerbahçe's squad.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Besiktas winning 4x2. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 24' (pen.) | Edin Dzeko 10' Dusan Tadic 63' (pen.) Sebastian Szymanski 90' |
