Super League in its fifth week, two of the most successful teams in the league face each other
Super League in its fifth week, two of the most successful teams in the league face each other. Beşiktaş are in the Istanbul derby against Galatasaray buoyed by a 2-0 win at Akhisar Manisa's stadium last week. Galatasaray marched on in the league with the 2-0 win against Rizespor and will be the first archrivals hosted by Beşiktaş in their new Vodafone Arena stadium. There will be other firsts in the match.
The referee, Ali Palabıyık, is assigned to a derby for the first time in his career. And many footballers on both teams will experience a derby for the first time in their careers. However, the most important first is that it will be the first derby where two rival fans will watch together after the five-year away-match ban was abolished on Thursday.
They have faced each other 340 times. Galatasaray have won 120 and Beşiktaş 107, with 112 derbies ending in a draw.
The game will kickoff at 20:00 , September 24, 2016