Match Report
Beşiktaş, 4th on 60 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Galatasaray (1st, 77). Recent form told a different story for Beşiktaş: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Beşiktaş 1.74 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Galatasaray 2.26 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.33.
Beşiktaş entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 36 games: 13 Beşiktaş wins, 16 for Galatasaray, 7 draws, at 2.56 goals per meeting.
Beşiktaş Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,590. On the scoreboard, Galatasaray led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Galatasaray: Victor Osimhen (39')
Key stats
Possession: Beşiktaş 60% · Galatasaray 40% · Total shots: 24-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 8-4