Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş face off in the derby on the fourth matchday of the Trendyol Süper Lig
The crucial derby to be played at the Chobani Stadium will be officiated by referee Halil Umut Meler, and the match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.
On the 4th matchday of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe will host Beşiktaş at home. Ahead of the challenging derby starting at 20:00, the squad statuses and preparations of both teams have been finalized.
Match Details and Refereeing Crew
Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş will face each other at the Chobani Stadium in the derby of the 4th matchday of the Trendyol Süper Lig. The match, starting at 20:00, will be officiated by referee Halil Umut Meler. Meler's assistants will be İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Abdullah Bora Özkara. This important match, eagerly awaited by football fans, will be broadcast live on the beIN Sports 1 channel.
Latest Status and Absences in Fenerbahçe
In the yellow-navy team ahead of the Beşiktaş derby, Marco Asensio, who is injured, stands out as the only missing player unable to play. Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who was kept under observation due to suffering head trauma in the TÜMOSAN Konyaspor match, and the recovered Mert Günok will be able to play in the derby. Meanwhile, Anderson Talisca's contract with Fenerbahçe was terminated by mutual agreement. Additionally, tickets for the derby, which received intense interest from yellow-navy fans, are completely sold out, and the stands will be full house.
İsmail Kartal's Derby Statistics
Fenerbahçe Head Coach İsmail Kartal has never tasted defeat in the 5 matches he previously managed against Beşiktaş at the helm of the yellow-navy team. Under the experienced coach's management, Fenerbahçe won 4 of these matches and managed to draw with their opponent in 1 match.
The Vincenzo Italiano Era in Beşiktaş
The black-and-white team's head coach, Vincenzo Italiano, will experience the excitement of his first derby in his Turkish career against Fenerbahçe. Starting the season with consecutive victories, the Italian coach aims to leave the tough away match with 3 points and achieve his first derby victory. On the Beşiktaş side, there are no injured or suspended players, and the license of new transfer Ümit Akdağ has been issued; he is expected to wear the jersey for the first time if given the duty.
In-Form Names and Previous Season Matches
Among Beşiktaş's most important trumps in the derby are Czech winger Vaclav Cerny and Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, who scored a hat-trick in the last match. In the 3 derbies played between the two teams last season, Beşiktaş secured 1 victory, Fenerbahçe won the league matches, and Beşiktaş defeated their opponent 2-1 in the Ziraat Turkish Cup.