City rivals Besiktas and Istanbul Basaksehir will go head to head at the Vodafone Park on Monday in matchday six of the 2022-23 Turkish Super Lig campaign.
With these two sides currently on a strong run of results heading into the contest, the game has all the makings of an entertaining affair.
Besiktas claimed their thirs victory on the bounce as they defeated Ankaragucu in a thrilling 3-2 contest at the Eryaman Stadium on Sunday.
Giorgi Beridze’s double either side of goals from Jackson and Dele Alli levelled the game heading into the final 15 minutes, where Georges-Kevin N’Koudou scores a penalty to seal victory for the visitors.
Having picked up 13 points froma possible 15 so far, Valerien Ismael’s side are sitting in second place in the league standings, a point behind Konyaspor with a game in hand.
Next up for the Black Eagles is the challenge of an opposing side who have succeeded in just one of the last six meetings between the teams dating back to November 2020.
Off the back of three straight wins at home, Valerien Ismael’s side will be looking to extend that run in front of their fans.
Meanwhile, Basaksehir kicked off their Europa Conference League group-stage campaign win a 4-0 victory over Hearts at the Tynecastle Park on Thursday.
The Grey Owls opened the scroing in the 26th minute through Hasan Ali Kalsirim before second-half goals from Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Stefano Okaka and Berkay Ozcan secured the results.
Prior to that, Emre Belozoglu’s side saw off the threat of Alanyaspor with a 2-0 victory, which saw them move up to fourth place in the Super Lig standings.
Now unbeaten in their nine most recent matches away from home since April, Belozoglu’s side have proven themselves to be a tough team to beat on the road.
Besiktas vs Istanbul Basaksehir head to head
These two teams have previously met on 33 occasions across all competitions, where Besiktas have claimed 11 victories while Basaksehir have won nine, and they have drawn in 13. Besiktas have scored 44 goals and conceded 43. In their last five meetings, Basaksehir have won one, Besiktas three with one draw.
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-3 Besiktas 12/03/21
Besiktas (E)3-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 16/03/21
Besiktas 1-0 Istanbul Basaksehir 27/07/21
Istanbul Basaksehir 3-2 Besiktas 15/10/21
Besiktas 2-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 07/03/22
Besiktas latest home form
Besiktas have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sivasspor 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded five.
Besiktas 1-2 Alaves 26/07/22
Besiktas 1-1 Sampdoria 30/07/22
Besiktas 1-0 Kayserispor 06/08/22
Besiktas 4-1 Fatih Karagumruk 21/08/22
Besiktas 3-1 Sivasspor 29/08/22
Besiktas latest away form
Besiktas have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ankaragucu 3-2 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded eight.
Goztepe 0-2 Besiktas 15/05/22
Mainz 0-1 Besiktas 15/07/22
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Besiktas 23/07/22
Alanyaspor 3-3 Besiktas 14/08/22
Ankaragucu 2-3 Besiktas 29/08/22
Istanbul Basaksehir latest home form
Istanbul Basaksehir have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their 14 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Alanyaspor 2-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just one.
Istanbul Basaksehir 4-0 Kasimpasa 08/08/22
Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 Bredablik 11/08/22
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Antwerp 18/08/22
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 Kayserispor 21/08/22
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 Alanyaspor 03/09/22
Istanbul Basaksehir latest away form
Istanbul Basaksehir have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They defeated Hearts 4-0 in their last away game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just two.
Maccabi Netanya 0-1 Istanbul Basaksehir 28/07/22
Breidablik 1-3 Istanbul Basaksehir 04/08/22
Konyaspor 0-0 Istanbul Basaksehir 15/08/22
Antwerp 1-3 Istanbul Basaksehir 25/08/22
Hearts 0-4 Istanbul Basaksehir 08/09/22
Besiktas news
Mert Gunok is yet to feature for Besiktas since the turn of the year due to a long-term knee injury, and the goalkeeper remains unfit to participate here.
30-year-old Atiba Hutchinson is yet to fully recover from a muscle injury which has seen him miss out of each of the last 10 matches.
Istanbul Basaksehir news
Youssouf Ndayishimiye came off the bench to score for Istanbul Basaksehir last time out and could be rewarded with a spot in the starting lineup.
Stefano Okaka and Berkay Ozcan were also on the scoresheet for the visitors in that occasion and will be looking to deliver the good once again.
Prediction and Odds
Basaksehir boast the best defensive record in the division, while Besiktas have scored more goals than 17 of the 18 teams.
That said, we expect a keenly-contested affair, but we feel that the hosts have enough quality to edge out their visitors and come out on top and take all three points.
Probable outcomes
Besiktas 1-0 Istanbul Basaksehir
Besiktas 2-0 Istanbul Basaksehir
Besiktas 2-1 Istanbul Basaksehir
Besiktas 3-2 Istanbul Basaksehir
Besiktas 1-1 Istanbul Basaksehir
