On the 26th of February, in this week 27 match, Sivasspor will host Beşiktaş in a clash of the Super Lig. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Sivasspor is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Fatih Karagümrük. Fabio Borini struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 68th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sivasspor couldn’t manage to score, and Fatih Karagümrük took the shutout win. Sivasspor is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while beşiktaş is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Altay. Domagoj Vida scored the first goal for Beşiktaş in the 64th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Altay couldn’t muster any offence and Beşiktaş ran away with the shutout win. Beşiktaş should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Sivasspor and Beşiktaş last played eachother at the Vodafone Park (i̇stanbul) on Oct 2nd. Beşiktaş won by a score of 2 to 1. Güven Yalçın struck first for Beşiktaş in the 32nd minute, then Ridvan Yilmaz tied it up for Sivasspor on an own goal in the 54th minute.
Beşiktaş’s top weapon lately has been Alex Teixeira, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Sivasspor’s top weapon lately has been Pedro Henrique, who has two goals in the last five matches
Rıza Çalımbay’s squad will be without Hakan Arslan, while Önder Karaveli’s squad will be without Cyle Larin, Georges-Kévin N’Koudou, Oğuzhan Özyakup, Kerem Kalafat and Ridvan Yilmaz.