The key to the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby is the first goal.

The key to the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby is the first goal.

22.12.2025 17:00

In the last 23 derbies between Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş over the past 10 seasons, the team that scored the first goal lost 3 times. In the last 23 encounters between the two sides, Beşiktaş managed to take the lead 11 times, while Fenerbahçe did so 10 times.

In the last 10 seasons, the team that scored the first goal in the 23 derbies played between Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş lost 3 times.

CUP DERBY EXCITEMENT

The derby excitement will take place on Tuesday, December 23, in the first match of Group C of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. In the last 10 seasons of the rivalry, the team that took the lead in 23 encounters, including 21 in the Super League and 2 in the Turkey Cup, emerged victorious 11 times. In these matches, the teams could not break the deadlock 9 times. In the Super League match this season, Beşiktaş, who took a 2-0 lead, lost to Fenerbahçe 3-2.

THE TEAM THAT TAKES THE LEAD USUALLY WINS

In the last 10 seasons, Fenerbahçe lost 2 times and Beşiktaş 1 time after taking the lead in a match. In the 2017-18 season of the Super League, in a match played at what was then called Vodafone Park, Fenerbahçe took the lead with Fernandao but could not prevent goals from Domagoj Vida and Ricardo Quaresma (2), losing 3-1.

The key to the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby is the first goal

The match in the 2022-23 season made its mark in derby history. In a tough derby, Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead at home, but Beşiktaş, who was left with 10 men, came from behind to win the match 4-2, with Nathan Redmond shining. The third match in which the leading team lost was played this season. In the 11th week of the league, the black-and-white team, hosting Fenerbahçe, took a 2-0 lead in the middle of the first half. A few minutes after Beşiktaş's second goal, the balance of the match changed with Orkun Kökçü and head coach Sergen Yalçın receiving red cards, and the yellow-navy team won the tough derby with a score of 3-2.

BEŞİKTAŞ 11, FENERBAHÇE 10 TIMES TOOK THE LEAD

In the last 23 encounters between the two teams, Beşiktaş managed to take the lead 11 times, while Fenerbahçe did so 10 times. In the last 10 seasons of the tough derby, 2 matches ended in a goalless draw. Beşiktaş won 5 of the 11 matches in which they took the lead against their rival. The black-and-white team could not break the deadlock in 5 of the matches where they scored the first goal and finished 1 match without points. The yellow-navy team won 6 of the 10 matches in which they took the lead, while finishing 2 matches in a draw. Fenerbahçe lost in 2 derbies where they took the lead against Beşiktaş.

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