A twist of fate for Beşiktaş!

Created: October 22, 2025 07:00

Beşiktaş and Trendyol will host Konyaspor in the postponed third week of the Süper Lig, kicking off at 8:00 PM today. Having lost 2-1 at home to Gençlerbirliği last week, the Black and Whites are looking to boost their morale with a victory away in Konya. This match is also a make-or-break situation for Beşiktaş. A loss today will see them throw in the towel in the title race, as Kartal, who are 12 points behind leaders Galatasaray with 25 points, will see them lose their place in the standings.

''Recovery is in our hands''

Seven players for the Black and Whites will be unavailable for the match against Konyaspor. Demir Ege Tıknaz, who is unavailable for the match, as well as Vaclav Cerny, Gökhan Sazdağı, Cengiz Ünder, Tiago Djalo, El Bilal Toure, and Jota Silva, will be unavailable due to the current situation. Manager Sergen Yalçın stated in a meeting with the players, "We made many mistakes, but we will get this team back on its feet. I believe in it. We suffered a defeat we didn't want, but recovery is still in our hands."

POSSIBLE 11'S

KONYASPOR : Deniz, Andzouana, Bazoer, Adil, Guilherme, Bjorlo, Ndao, Aleksic, Melih, Bardhi, Umut.

BEŞİKTAŞ: Mert, Svensson, Emirhan, Uduokhai, Rıdvan, Ndidi, Orkun, Rashica, Rafa, Devrim, Abraham.

THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE OF CAPTAINS IS BETTER DIALOGUE

Serdal Adalı stated that the appointment of Orkun Kökçü as captain and Wilfred Ndidi as vice-captain, while stripping Mert Günok and Necip Uysal of their titles, was overblown. Adalı said, “There's only one reason for this: Orkun's more formal approach to certain on-field events and his ability to communicate better with the referee and the opponent... We sat down and made this decision. Both Necip and Mert are captains of this team, their older brothers.”

THERE IS ONE MORE MATCH IN THE LEAGUE TODAY

In another postponed match of the day in the Süper Lig , ÇAYKUR Rizespor will host RAMS Başakşehir. The match, which kicks off at 8:00 PM at ÇAYKUR Didi Stadium, will be refereed by Ali Yılmaz.