
In this 37th week match, on Sunday May 15th, Göztepe and Beşiktaş will play a match in İzmir in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Göztepe sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Fatih Karagümrük. Fabio Borini struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 31st minute, then Makana Baku got the equalizer for Göztepe in the 47th minute on a feed from Halil Akbunar. Göztepe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 1 points in their last 10 matches, while beşiktaş is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Fenerbahçe. Filip Novák scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 6th minute, then Rachid Ghezzal tied it up for Beşiktaş in the 31st minute earning them at least the one point. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Göztepe and Beşiktaş last played eachother at the Vodafone Park (i̇stanbul) on Thu Dec 23rd. Beşiktaş won by a score of 2 to 1. Cherif Ndiaye struck first for Göztepe in the 3rd minute, then Cyle Larin got the equalizer for Beşiktaş in the 31st minute on a feed from Oğuzhan Özyakup But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by Rachid Ghezzal.
Both Michy Batshuayi and Georges-Kévin N’Koudou have been the hottest scorers for Beşiktaş in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Göztepe’s most prolific scorer has been Makana Baku. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Atınç Nukan is unavailable to play for Serdar Sabuncu’s team, while Valérien Ismaël’s squad will be without Ridvan Yilmaz.