Preview: Besiktas vs. Bodrumspor - prediction, team news, lineups

Besiktas volition look to extremity their slump with a triumph implicit Bodrumspor successful their first-ever meeting, arsenic the 2 sides clash successful circular 19 of the Turkish Super Lig connected Saturday.

The Black Eagles, inactive without a imperishable manager since Giovanni van Bronckhorst's dismissal connected November 30, person struggled to amended connected the sixth-place presumption they held erstwhile the Dutchman departed.

Match preview

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Interim brag Serdar Topraktepe has yet to spark a revival for Besiktas, managing conscionable 1 triumph successful 5 league matches during his tenure, alongside 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The lowest constituent of this tally came successful a shocking 2-1 nonaccomplishment to bottom-placed Adana Demirspor, who had not won a crippled each season, aft which the Black Eagles person recorded back-to-back 1-1 draws against Alanyaspor and Caykur Rizespor.

Their gully with Rizespor marked Besiktas's archetypal lucifer of 2025, and they followed it up with a hard-fought 1-0 triumph implicit Sivasspor successful the Turkish Cup, leaving them unbeaten truthful acold successful the caller calendar year.

Topraktepe volition beryllium anxious to physique connected this momentum by securing consecutive victories for the archetypal clip since October, erstwhile Besiktas defeated Konyaspor successful the Super Lig and Lyon successful the Europa League.

While the hosts are wide favourites, their inconsistency astatine Vodafone Park raises questions astir their quality to unafraid each 3 points, having won conscionable erstwhile successful their past 4 competitory location matches, a stat that whitethorn springiness their opponents hope.

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Bodrumspor, however, person been woeful connected the roadworthy this season, picking up conscionable 4 points from a imaginable 24 – the associated second-worst grounds successful the league – portion presently connected a four-match distant losing streak.

The visitors person besides undergone managerial upheaval, with Volkan Demirel replacing Ismet Tasdemir earlier this play – however, the alteration has not yielded the desired results, arsenic Bodrumspor person slipped from 13th to 17th nether Demirel's guidance.

In 7 league matches, Demirel has overseen conscionable 1 win, alongside 4 losses and 2 draws, with their astir caller Super Lig lucifer ending 1-1 against Kayserispor, marking their archetypal competitory outing of 2025.

Bodrumspor were besides progressive successful a thrilling 4-4 gully with third-division broadside Kirklarelispor successful the Turkish Cup earlier this week, and portion this means they are unbeaten successful 2025, their inability to triumph remains a concern.

Besiktas Turkish Super Lig form:

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Team News

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Besiktas proceed to grapple with respective wounded absences, including Tayyip Talha Sanuc, who is sidelined with a hamstring wounded and volition not instrumentality until February, portion Gabriel Paulista remains doubtful with a tendon rupture.

Necip Uysal is retired until March owed to a semipermanent ligament issue, portion Jean Onana and Emrecan Terzi are unavailable with musculus injuries, and Milot Rashica is sidelined with an ankle problem.

For Bodrumspor, Mustafa Erdilman, Suleyman Ozdamar and Tunahan Akpinar stay retired with nary confirmed instrumentality dates.

Additionally, Taulant Seferi is suspended for this clash aft accumulating excessively galore yellowish cards.

Besiktas imaginable starting lineup:
Gunok; Svensson, Uduokhai, Topcu, Muci; Musrati, Ucan; Fernandes, Zaynutdinov, Rafa; Immobile

We say: Besiktas 2-1 Bodrumspor

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