Derby day has arrived: Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray (Probable starting lineups for the big match are set)

The 28th week of the Süper Lig will feature the Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray derby.

The match, which is closely related to the title race, will start at 19:00 at Tüpraş Stadium.

Fenerbahçe, which returned with 3 points from the Hatayspor away game last night (March 2), rose to the top of the table with a game in hand. Galatasaray, not wanting to make any mistakes in a week where Fenerbahçe won, aims to return from the Beşiktaş derby with 3 points.

With hours left until the critical derby, the probable starting lineups for both teams have begun to take shape.

BEŞİKTAŞ'S PROBABLE STARTING 11

Beşiktaş manager Fernando Santos is expected to field a starting 11 of Mert, Onur, Necip, Colley, Masuaku, Salih, Al Musrati, Rashica, Muci, Cenk, and Semih.

GALATASARAY'S PROBABLE STARTING 11

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk is expected to field a starting 11 of Muslera, Kaan, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Köhn, Torreira, Kerem Demirbay, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Mertens, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, and Icardi.

BEŞİKTAŞ LATEST STATUS

The black-and-whites, who want to gain momentum under Fernando Santos, have recorded 14 wins, 4 draws, and 9 losses in the 27 weeks played so far. Having scored 39 goals, Beşiktaş has conceded 31 goals. Beşiktaş enters the week in 4th place with 46 points.

3 ABSENT, ONE UNCERTAIN FOR BEŞİKTAŞ

Three players will not be able to play for the black-and-white team in the Galatasaray derby.

In addition to the injured Tayfur Bingöl, yellow-card suspended players Gedson Fernandes and Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov will not be in the squad tomorrow. The status of Salih Uçan will be determined on match day.

6 PLAYERS ON THE VERGE OF SUSPENSION

Six players for Beşiktaş are on the verge of a yellow-card suspension before the Galatasaray derby.

If Necip Uysal, Jonas Svensson, Arthur Masuaku, Daniel Amartey, Semih Kılıçsoy, and Demir Ege Tıknaz receive a card tomorrow, they will be suspended and will not be able to play in the away match against Gaziantep FK in the 29th week of the Süper Lig.

GALATASARAY LATEST STATUS

Galatasaray has recorded 23 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss in the 27 matches played this season. Having scored 57 goals, the yellow-reds have conceded only 15 goals. While Galatasaray is the team that has conceded the fewest goals in the league this season, they entered the week in first place with 72 points.

TWO ABSENT FOR GALATASARAY

In the yellow-red team, where Hakim Ziyech will not be able to play, the status of Serge Aurier remains uncertain.

Ziyech, one of the players who returned injured from the Africa Cup of Nations, will not be able to take the field in Dolmabahçe. The status of new signing Serge Aurier will be determined in today's training session.

Davinson Sanchez, Kaan Ayhan, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, and Sergio Oliveira are on the verge of a yellow-card suspension for Galatasaray before the match. If these players receive a card in tomorrow's match, they will be suspended before the Çaykur Rizespor match.

News Source: 12punto