The key to Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe derbies is the first goal
The 15th week of the Super League will witness the derby, and Beşiktaş will host Fenerbahçe. It is noteworthy that in the recent matches played between the two teams, the team that scored the first goal only lost 4 times.
In the last 37 encounters in the rivalry, including 33 in the Super League, 3 in the Turkish Cup, and 1 in the TFF Super Cup, the team that took the lead only lost 4 times.
In these matches, the team that took the lead won 20 times, drew 11 times, and 2 matches ended goalless.
Matches where the team that took the lead lost
In this period, in the 2011-2012 season in the Super Final Championship Group held in Kadıköy, Beşiktaş took the lead with Egemen Korkmaz’s goal but lost 2-1 with the own goals of Miroslav Stoch and Egemen Korkmaz.
In the last derby at BJK İnönü Stadium in the 2012-2013 season, Fenerbahçe, who took the lead with Moussa Sow, lost 3-2 with the last-second goal by Olcay Şahan.
In the Super League in the 2017-2018 season, in the match held at Vodafone Park, Fenerbahçe, who took the lead with the goal of Brazilian player Fernandao, could not prevent Domagoj Vida and Ricardo Quaresma’s (2) goals and lost 3-1.
Last season, in the match where Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead, despite being reduced to 10 men, Beşiktaş came from behind to win the match 4-2.
Fenerbahçe took the lead in 21, Beşiktaş in 14 matches
In the last 37 matches between the two teams, Fenerbahçe took the lead in 21, Beşiktaş in 14 matches by scoring the first goal, and only 2 matches ended goalless.
While Fenerbahçe won 14 of the matches where they took the lead, they completed 4 with a draw. Fenerbahçe suffered defeat only in three matches where they took the lead against Beşiktaş.
One match with a default defeat
Apart from the last 37 matches played between Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe, the result of 1 match was determined by the Turkish Football Federation decision with a default.
In the Ziraat Turkey Cup semi-final of the 2017-2018 season, the first match ended in a 2-2 draw, and the two teams faced each other at Ülker Stadium on April 19 for the rematch. The match was suspended by referee Mete Kalkavan in the 57th minute due to incidents.
The Turkish Football Federation Board of Directors decided that the rematch match would be played without spectators under the conditions at the time it was interrupted. Upon this, Beşiktaş Club decided not to take the field.
In the match that was supposed to be played between the two teams on May 3, Fenerbahce was deemed to have won by default 3-0 for showing up to the field.
