06.03.2026 00:42
Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın and Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk have faced each other 10 times so far. In these matches, Sergen Yalçın has won 5 times, while Okan Buruk has won 2 times.
Beşiktaş will face Galatasaray at home on Saturday, March 7, at 20:00 in the 25th week of the Trendyol Super League. The black-and-whites, who have increased their performance in recent weeks and have not lost in 13 matches in the league, want to maintain this momentum against their eternal rival.
SERGEN YALÇIN AND OKAN BURUK IN THEIR 11TH MEETING
With this match, Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın and Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk will face each other for the 11th time. In the previous encounters, Yalçın managed Gaziantepspor, Sivasspor, Alanyaspor, Yeni Malatyaspor, Beşiktaş, and Antalyaspor, while Buruk was in charge of Elazığspor, Gaziantepspor, Rizespor, Başakşehir, and Galatasaray.
SERGEN YALÇIN HAS THE EDGE IN VICTORIES
In the mentioned matches, Sergen Yalçın's teams won 5 times, while Okan Buruk's teams won 2 times. In 3 matches, both sides settled for 1 point each.
SECOND MEETING IN THE DERBY
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk and Beşiktaş's head coach Sergen Yalçın will meet for the second time in a derby. The first derby between Buruk, who has won the championship in the Super League 4 times, and Yalçın, who has experienced this joy once, ended in a draw.
The two coaches will compete for the first time in a derby to establish superiority over each other.
Matches played between Sergen Yalçın and Okan Buruk are as follows:
Super League - October 4, 2025
(Okan Buruk) Galatasaray: 1 - Beşiktaş: 1 (Sergen Yalçın)
Super League - February 26, 2024
(Okan Buruk) Galatasaray: 2 - Antalyaspor: 1 (Sergen Yalçın)
Super League - November 21, 2020
(Sergen Yalçın) Beşiktaş: 3 - Başakşehir: 2 (Okan Buruk)
Super League - February 14, 2020
(Okan Buruk) Başakşehir: 1 - Beşiktaş: 0 (Sergen Yalçın)
Super League - August 18, 2019
(Sergen Yalçın) Yeni Malatyaspor: 3 - Başakşehir: 0 (Okan Buruk)
Super League - May 19, 2019
(Sergen Yalçın) Alanyaspor: 1 - Rizespor: 1 (Okan Buruk)
Super League - December 15, 2018
(Okan Buruk) Rizespor: 1 - Alanyaspor: 1 (Sergen Yalçın)
Super League - January 31, 2015
(Okan Buruk) Gaziantepspor: 1 - Sivasspor: 3 (Sergen Yalçın)
Turkish Cup - January 28, 2015
(Okan Buruk) Gaziantepspor: 0 - Sivasspor: 2 (Sergen Yalçın)
Super League - November 24, 2013
(Sergen Yalçın) Gaziantepspor: 3 - Elazığspor: 1 (Okan Buruk)