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- Competition: Super Lig
- Date: 04/10/2025
- KO: 18:00 UK / 19:00 CEST
- Venue: Rams Park Stadyumu
Rams Park Stadyumu is the venue for a likely high-octane Super Lig contest on Saturday as Galatasaray takes on city rivals Besiktas.
An intense atmosphere usually awaits at Rams Park Stadyumu, and after a midweek win against Liverpool, the Galatasaray faithful will be in full voice for the visit of their old rivals.
Gala have dominated previous meetings at this venue, and will be fancied by many to claim another victory on Saturday.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Besiktas
2 : 1
Galatasaray
Super Lig
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Galatasaray
2 : 1
Besiktas
Super Lig
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Galatasaray
0 : 5
Besiktas
Super Cup
-
Besiktas
0 : 1
Galatasaray
Super Lig
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Galatasaray
2 : 1
Besiktas
Super Lig
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Besiktas
3 : 1
Galatasaray
Super Lig
Galatasaray and Besiktas have met on 12 occasions since 2020. Galatasaray won six games while Besiktas claimed five victories. Home advantage usually proves crucial with 14 of their last 16 meetings won by the designated home side.
Galatasaray team overview
Galatasaray return to domestic business after a scrappy 1:0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. Victor Osimhen's penalty proved the difference-maker in Istanbul.
Okan Buruk's side have been in great form, winning eight and losing just one of nine games played this season. The only blemish in an otherwise perfect campaign was a 5:1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in the UCL earlier this month.
A dominant home record will give Gala plenty of confidence this weekend. Buruk's men won each of their last ten games at Rams Park Stadyumu.
Head coach Buruk is unlikely to make too many changes from the side that began the midweek win against Liverpool. The home side have no reported injury issues this week.
Last matches of
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Galatasaray
1 : 0
Liverpool
Champions League
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Alanyaspor
0 : 1
Galatasaray
Super Lig
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Galatasaray
3 : 1
Konyaspor
Super Lig
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Eintracht Frankfurt
5 : 1
Galatasaray
Champions League
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Eyüpspor
0 : 2
Galatasaray
Super Lig
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Ugurcan Cakir
Defenders
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90
Wilfried Singo
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6
Davinson Sánchez
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42
Abdlkerim Bardakci
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17
Evren Eren Elmali
Midfielders
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34
Lucas Torreira
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8
Gabriel Sara
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7
Roland Sallai
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10
Leroy Sane
-
53
Baris Yilmaz
Forwards
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45
Victor Osimhen
Besiktas team overview
Besiktas make the short trip to Rams Park Stadyumu after picking up back-to-back victories in the Super Lig in the past ten days. After a convincing 4:0 win against Kayserispor, the Black Eagles claimed a 3:1 home success against Kocaelispor last weekend.
Sergen Yalcin's side had slipped to defeat in three of four previous fixtures, including two of their last three domestic fixtures.
While Besikas proved tough to beat on their travels last season, they have already lost two of their first three away league fixtures. By way of comparison, Yalcin's men lost just three of 16 road games in the previous campaign.
Head coach Yalcin is likely to stick with much of the same XI that claimed victory against Kocaelispor. Jota Silva and Cengiz Ünder are among those who could come into contention for a starting berth.
Last matches of
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Besiktas
3 : 1
Kocaelispor
Super Lig
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Kayserispor
0 : 4
Besiktas
Super Lig
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Goztepe
3 : 0
Besiktas
Super Lig
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Besiktas
2 : 1
Istanbul Basaksehir
Super Lig
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Alanyaspor
2 : 0
Besiktas
Super Lig
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Mert Günok
Defenders
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25
Gökhan Sazdagi
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35
Tiago Djaló
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53
Emir Han Topcu
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39
David Jurasek
Midfielders
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4
Wilfred Ndidi
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10
Orkun Kökcü
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18
Vaclav Cerny
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27
Rafa Silva
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19
El Bilal Touré
Forwards
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9
Tammy Abraham
Prediction
Buoyed by their midweek win against Liverpool, Galatasaray will be confident of claiming victory in the Istanbul derby.
A home win is my best bet on Saturday.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Galatasaray to Win
- Galatasaray won 8 of their last 9 matches
- Galatasaray won 5 of their last 6 home matches against Besiktas
- Besiktas lost 3 of their last 6 matches
Main prediction -
to win
Best Odds:
vs standings in Super Lig
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
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1 | Galatasaray | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 - 2 | +17 | 21 |
2 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 - 5 | +7 | 15 |
3 | Trabzonspor | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 - 6 | +3 | 14 |
4 | Göztepe | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 - 2 | +8 | 13 |
5 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 8 | +3 | 12 |
6 | Samsunspor | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 12 |
7 | Gaziantep F.K. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 12 | -2 | 11 |
8 | Konyaspor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 - 8 | +4 | 10 |
9 | Antalyaspor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 8 | -1 | 10 |
10 | Alanyaspor | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 - 7 | +1 | 9 |
11 | Kasımpaşa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 - 8 | -1 | 8 |
12 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 - 6 | 0 | 6 |
13 | Rizespor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 5 |
14 | Eyüpspor | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 - 10 | -6 | 5 |
15 | Kayserispor | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 - 13 | -8 | 5 |
16 | Gençlerbirliği | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 10 | -5 | 4 |
17 | Fatih Karagümrük | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 - 16 | -9 | 3 |
18 | Kocaelispor | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 - 12 | -8 | 2 |