In the 10th week of the Trendyol Super League, eternal rivals Galatasaray and Beşiktaş will face each other. The big derby will start at 20:00 at RAMS Park, and referee Arda Kardeşler will officiate the match. Kardeşler will be assisted by Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Süleyman Özay. Onur Özütoprak will sit in the VAR chair. The challenging match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1. THE STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMSBefore the derby, Galatasaray, which is at the top of the league, stands out as one of the two unbeaten teams in the league along with its rival Beşiktaş. Adding a scoring identity to its strong defense this season, Galatasaray has achieved 8 victories and 1 draw in 9 matches, scoring 27 goals and conceding 8. Beşiktaş, which was far from the title race last season, has shown that it will be one of the biggest contenders for the top with its ambitious squad this season. Thanks to its strong core, Beşiktaş has become a team that is hard to beat, and like Galatasaray, it is one of the two unbeaten teams in the league. The black-and-white team has played 8 matches this season, achieving 6 victories and 2 draws, scoring 17 goals and conceding 5. STARTING XIGalatasaray: Fernando Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Yunus Akgün, Roland Sallai, Mauro Icardi, Victor Osimhen. Beşiktaş: Ersin Destanoğlu, Jonas Svensson, Felix Uduokhai, Emirhan Topçu, Arthur Masuaku, Cher Ndour, Gedson Fernandes, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Semih Kılıçsoy, Ciro Immobile. INJURIES OF THE TEAMSGalatasaray has no suspended players before the big derby. The only absence for the yellow-red team before the derby will be Ismail Jakobs, who was injured and left the game during the match against Antalyaspor. On the other hand, Beşiktaş has many players with injuries before the derby. In addition to long-term injured Necip Uysal, Mert Günok, Gabriel Paulista, Milot Rashica, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will also miss the derby due to their injuries. THE 357TH MEETING OF ETERNAL RIVALSGalatasaray and Beşiktaş will meet for the 357th time in their history. The rivalry, which started with Beşiktaş's 2-0 victory at Taksim Stadium on August 22, 1924, has seen 356 matches, of which the yellow-reds won 127, while the black-and-whites won 115. 114 of the matches ended in a draw. In the historical rivalry between the two sides, Galatasaray scored 496 goals, while Beşiktaş responded with 469 goals. CİMBOM'S SCORERS ARE IN FORMIn Galatasaray's attack line, which can be considered world-class, Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen have found form in this part of the season. Icardi, who started the season somewhat slowly, has managed to contribute with 6 goals and 1 assist in 12 matches with the goals he scored in recent matches. Galatasaray's world star Victor Osimhen has shown a performance of 3 goals and 3 assists in 6 official matches he played in the yellow-red jersey. Additionally, Yunus Akgün has 5 goals and 1 assist in 13 matches, Barış Alper Yılmaz has 5 goals and 1 assist in 15 matches, and Gabriel Sara has 2 goals and 4 assists in 13 matches, drawing attention. THE STARS OF THE EAGLE ARE UNSTOPPABLEIn Beşiktaş, Ciro Immobile and Rafa Silva, who joined the team at the beginning of the season, stand out as the two players carrying the team's goal burden. Ciro Immobile, who sits at the top of the Super League's goal-scoring chart, has scored 12 goals in 14 official matches he played for Beşiktaş this season. Rafa Silva has shown a performance of 5 goals and 4 assists in 14 matches. Gedson Fernandes, the surprise scorer of the season for Beşiktaş, has played 14 matches, scoring 7 goals and providing 1 assist.
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