In this week 34 match on the 25th of April, Beşiktaş hosts Kasımpaşa at Vodafone Park (i̇stanbul) in a Super Lig match in the anticipated İstanbul derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Beşiktaş recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Giresunspor. Neither Giresunspor nor Beşiktaş could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Kasımpaşa is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Adana Demirspor. Haspolat Dogucan struck first for Kasımpaşa in the 11th minute on a feed from Jackson Muleka, then Jackson Muleka added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Adana Demirspor couldn’t muster any offence and Kasımpaşa ran away with the shutout win. Kasımpaşa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Beşiktaş and Kasımpaşa last played eachother at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu on Dec 3rd. Kasımpaşa and Beşiktaş battled to a 1-1 draw. Can Bozdogan scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 12th minute, then Umut Bozok tied it up for Kasımpaşa in the 82nd minute on a feed from Evren Elmalı earning Kasımpaşa at least a draw.
Kasımpaşa is fortunate enough to have Jackson Muleka in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Michy Batshuayi has been the most prolific scorer on Beşiktaş in the last 5 matches with three goals.