Galatasaray faces Besiktas in the Turkish League “derby”.

Today, Monday, the attention of sports fans will turn to Rams Park Stadium in order to watch the Istanbul “derby” confrontation, which will bring together Galatasaray and its historical rival, Besiktas, in the tenth week of the Turkish Premier League.

The Galatasaray club enters the Istanbul “derby” match, sitting on top of the Turkish Premier League table, after the companions of the Moroccan star, Hakim Ziyech, have collected 25 points, so far, by achieving victory in eight matches and a draw in one match, thanks to scoring 27 goals in the match. The opponents’ net, while the defending champions conceded only eight goals, which reveals the defensive strength of coach Okan Buruk’s squad. As for the Besiktas club, it was able to regain some of its glow in the current season, after the team’s stars collected 20 points so far, after winning six matches and drawing on two occasions, and they did not taste the taste of defeat, but the first goal for the battalion of Dutch coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst is to inflict a loss. The first against historic rival Galatasaray this season, snatching three very valuable points.

Galatasaray wins in the derby

During ten “derby” confrontations between the two rivals in the Turkish Super League or Super Cup, only one confrontation ended in a draw, after Galatasaray achieved victory in five matches, and Besiktas won on four occasions, which makes the next match very important for the two teams in order to snatch points. And prove superiority over others. Galatasaray relies on the experience of its Argentine star, Mauro Icardi, who loves to score against his historic rival, Besiktas, in derby matches, after playing five matches and scoring five goals in all competitions. Icardi was able to score four goals, while his Nigerian colleague Victor Osimhen scored three goals, while Batshuayi scored twice in the current season of the Turkish Premier League.

But Besiktas has a lethal weapon this season, and it is the Italian star Ciro Immobile, who has managed to score eight goals against competitors in the Turkish Premier League since joining the team in the last summer transfer market from his former club Lazio. Shiro Immobile played with his club Besiktas in 14 matches, whether in the Turkish Super League, the European League or the Super Cup this season, and he succeeded in scoring 12 goals, making him one of the biggest trump cards in the “derby” confrontation against historical rival Galatasaray. The “derby” confrontation between Galatasaray and its historic rival, Besiktas, always receives great public interest, in addition to the international media following all the details that occur between the stars, fans of the two teams, or the technical staff, whether before the start of the match or after its end, due to the importance of the match, because The Okan Buruk battalion’s continued victory in the current season means that the teams will not be able to inflict the first defeat on Mauro Icardi’s comrades, and thus continue the journey of defending the local competition title.