11 players announced for 353rd Beşiktaş-Galatasaray showdown.
Beşiktaş and Galatasaray set to face each other in historic 353rd derby
Beşiktaş and Galatasaray will take to the field on Sunday for the 353rd time in their historic rivalry. The two teams will meet at Vodafone Park in the 32nd week of the Spor Toto Super League. Beşiktaş currently sits in third place in the league, having collected 36 of its 62 points this season from matches at Vodafone Park. The team has enjoyed success at their home ground, losing only one match this season, drawing three, and winning 11 out of the 15 matches played.
Galatasaray, currently in first place, has had a strong showing on the road this season, earning 32 of its 70 points on away matches. The team has won ten matches in the outside field, drawn twice, and lost twice.
In the 99-year rivalry between the two teams, Galatasaray has won 125 of the 352 matches played, while Beşiktaş has won 113, and the other 114 matches have ended in a tie. In league matches between these two teams, Galatasaray has won 48 times to Beşiktaş’s 38, with 43 matches ending in a draw.
Beşiktaş has won five of the six derbies held at Vodafone Park, scoring 11 goals while Galatasaray scored just three. The two teams last met in September 2020, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.
The match on Sunday promises to be a heated affair, with both teams hoping to secure a victory in their historic rivalry.
