Week 22 brings us a match on Jan 18th, where Fatih Karagümrük will host Beşiktaş at Vefa Stadı in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 13th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 1-3 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Furkan Soyalp struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 6th minute on a feed from Joao Figueiredo, then Muhammet Demir added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Alexandru Maxim. Fatih Karagümrük looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Beşiktaş, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Michy Batshuayi struck first for Beşiktaş in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gazişehir Gaziantep couldn’t manage to score, and Beşiktaş took the shutout win. Beşiktaş looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Fatih Karagümrük and Beşiktaş last played eachother at the Vodafone Park (i̇stanbul) on the 28th of August. Beşiktaş was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Alex Teixeira struck first for Beşiktaş in the 30th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Fatih Karagümrük couldn’t muster any offence and Beşiktaş ran away with the shutout win.
Beşiktaş is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Josef de Souza Dias and Michy Batshuayi each having 2 goals in their last 5. Aleksandar Pešić has been the most prolific scorer on Fatih Karagümrük in the last five matches with three goals.