In this week 8 match on the 2nd of October, Beşiktaş hosts Fenerbahçe in a Super Lig match in the ever popular İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Beşiktaş is fresh off their 2-2 draw against İstanbulspor. Georges-Kévin N’Koudou scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 8th minute, then Destanoglu tied it up for İstanbulspor on an own goal in the 26th minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Beşiktaş should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fenerbahçe is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Alanyaspor. Diego Rossi struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 5th minute, then Gustavo Henrique added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Willian Arão In the end, Alanyaspor was frustrated by Fenerbahçe’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fenerbahçe ended the match with the shutout victory. Fenerbahçe should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Both İrfan Can Kahveci and Enner Valencia have been the hottest scorers for Fenerbahçe in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Jackson Muleka has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Beşiktaş
Valérien Ismaël’s squad will be without Welinton and Atiba Hutchinson, while Fenerbahçe will be without Nazım Sangare.