In a weekend match on Sun Dec 19th, in week 17, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş will play a match in İstanbul in a meeting of these two evenly matched Super Lig teams in the ever popular İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Fenerbahçe recorded a 2-3 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Joao Figueiredo struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 8th minute, but Mesut Özil got the equalizer for Fenerbahçe in the 30th minute , but luckily for Gazişehir Gaziantep it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Fenerbahçe is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Beşiktaş recorded a 4-2 win against Kayserispor. Mame Thiam struck first for Kayserispor in the 38th minute, then Cyle Larin tied it up for Beşiktaş in the 45th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 89th minute on a goal by Michy Batshuayi. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Beşiktaş won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Beşiktaş’s most prolific scorer has been Michy Batshuayi. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Serdar Dursun has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Fenerbahçe
Altay Bayindir and Enner Valencia are unavailable to play for Fenerbahçe, while Georges-Kévin N’Koudou, Gökhan Töre and Alex Teixeira are unavailable to play for Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın’s team.