November 5th features a match where Beşiktaş and Galatasaray will play a match in İstanbul in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. 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. In their last match, 5th placed Galatasaray, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Fatih Karagümrük. Emre Taşdemir struck first for Galatasaray in the 60th minute, then Juan Mata added another in the 85th minute In the end, Fatih Karagümrük couldn’t muster any offence and Galatasaray ran away with the shutout win. Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Beşiktaş is fresh off their 5-2 win against Ümraniyespor. Cenk Tosun struck first for Beşiktaş in the 5th minute on a penalty kick, then Wout Weghorst added another in the 33rd minute. Beşiktaş should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 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 1 win apiece.
For Beşiktaş, their top scorers are Wout Weghorst and Cenk Tosun, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Francisco Calvo and Sérgio Oliveira are the top scorers for Galatasaray in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Kazımcan Karataş is unavailable to play for Okan Buruk’s team, while Valérien Ismaël’s Beşiktaş squad will be without Romain Saïss and Atiba Hutchinson.