Istanbul Derby between Besiktas - Fenerbahce...always a big game with a lot of tension, even though its a bit behind Gala vs Fener, still expect sold out and loud stadium, in Vodafone arena, right by the Bosphorus river.
Fenerbahce coming into this game as the top form team in Super Lig. 8 wins in last 8 league games, and 9 wins and a draw in last ten. Some might argue if there was 5-6 more games instead of 3, you wouldn't be watching Trabzonspor celebrations on the internet. There were also two controversial red card decisions in each game between Trabzon vs Fener, that made Fener play with 10 man for more than 150 minutes all together! Very controversial season by all means, where the head of referee association resigned, 13 referees were suspended, and also head of Turkish Football Federation resigned before the season was over!!! oh well, good old Super Lig...
Coming back to the game, Fener really firing on all cylinders, and they actually have to win this game to make sure they clinch second spot with a chance to qualify for Champions League group stage. Besiktas on the other hand, has nothing to play for except this game being a derby so its important for their fans. They will have the home advantage and no away fans allowed in Istanbul Derbys for security reasons.
Last Fener win in this fixture came December 2019, and this might be the right time to change their fortunes. Expecting a Fener win, and probably lots of goals. 1-2,1-3 might be the score at the end of 90mins...
Cheers