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Beşiktaş will host Samsunspor in the 20th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match will start at 19:00 at Tüpraş Stadium, and it will be officiated by referee Kadir Sağlam. The VAR referee for the match will be Spanish Adrian Cordero Vega. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.

THE STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS

The black-and-whites, who have achieved 8 victories, 6 draws, and 4 losses in the 18 matches played in the league, are in 6th place with 30 points and goal difference. The black-and-white team has experienced 1 victory and 2 draws in their last 3 matches. Samsunspor, which has been praised for its style of play and is one of the breakout teams of this season, has won 11 times, drawn 3 times, and left the field empty-handed in 4 matches.

STARTING 11s

Beşiktaş: Mert, Svensson, Uduokhai, Emirhan, Masuaku, Musrati, Gedson, Joao Mario, Rashica, Rafa Silva, Immobile.

Samsunspor: Okan, Van Drongelen, Satka, Kingsley, Bola, Bennaser, Ntcham, Emre, Holse, Muja, Marius Mouandilmadji.

4 ABSENCES IN BEŞİKTAŞ

4 players from the black-and-white team will not be able to play against Samsunspor. Necip Uysal, Gabriel Paulista, Tayyip Talha Sanuç, and Zaynutdinov, who are undergoing treatment, will not be available for the match.

5 PLAYERS OF THE EAGLE ON THE EDGE

5 players from Beşiktaş are on the yellow card suspension threshold before the match against Samsunspor. Mert Günok, Ersin Destanoğlu, Rafa Silva, Moatasem Al-Musrati, and Ciro Immobile, each with three yellow cards, will be suspended if they receive another card. If these 5 players are suspended, they will miss the match against Antalyaspor away in the 21st week of the Super League.

64TH ENCOUNTER IN THE SUPER LEAGUE

Beşiktaş and Samsunspor will face each other for the 64th time in the Super League with their upcoming match. Since Samsunspor's first promotion to the Super League in the 1969-70 season, Beşiktaş has won 35 of the 63 matches played, while Samsunspor has won 11, and 17 matches ended in a draw. In these matches, the black-and-white team scored 102 goals, while the Black Sea representative scored 59 goals. In the first half of the season, Beşiktaş won the match played in Samsun 2-0 with goals from Rafa Silva and Gabriel Paulista.

BEŞİKTAŞ IS SUPERIOR AT HOME

In league matches played in Istanbul between the two teams, the black-and-white team is in a superior position. Beşiktaş has won 19 of the 31 matches played at home against Samsunspor. The black-and-whites have drawn 8 matches and failed to earn points in 4 home games. The black-and-white team scored 44 goals in 31 matches, while the Black Sea representative scored 24 goals.

HISTORICAL MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

The match played between Beşiktaş and Samsunspor in the 2003-04 season in Istanbul went down in Turkish football history. In the first match of the second half of the season, the black-and-whites hosted Samsunspor at İnönü Stadium on January 25, 2004. In this historic match, Carlos Antonio Zago, İbrahim Üzülmez, Ahmet Yıldırım, Daniel Gabriel Pancu, and İlhan Mansız were sent off with red cards by referee Cem Papila. After the 5th red card, referee Papila ended the match in the 85th minute with the score 4-1 in favor of Samsunspor, according to the rules. The Turkish Football Federation later registered the result of the match as a 4-0 victory for Samsunspor.