Week 10 brings us a match on Oct 16th where Beşiktaş will host Trabzonspor in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Beşiktaş is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Giresunspor. Tayyib Talha Sanuc struck first for Beşiktaş in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Giresunspor couldn’t manage to score, and Beşiktaş took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Beşiktaş should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Trabzonspor, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Kasımpaşa. Neither Trabzonspor nor Kasımpaşa could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Trabzonspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Anastasios Bakasetas has been the most prolific scorer on Trabzonspor in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Beşiktaş’s most prolific scorer has been Georges-Kévin N’Koudou. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Valérien Ismaël’s squad will be without Georges-Kévin N’Koudou, Romain Saïss and Atiba Hutchinson, while Dorukhan Toköz, Bruno Peres and Serkan Asan are unavailable to play for Trabzonspor.