Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor will meet for the 144th time

Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor will face each other for the 144th time tomorrow in their match for the 8th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig.

The first match between the two teams, played on October 11, 1973, ended with Trabzonspor winning 2-0.

Out of the 143 matches played over a rivalry spanning more than 53 years, the black-and-whites have won 57, while the claret-and-blues have emerged victorious in 49. The sides could not manage to defeat each other in 37 matches.

In these matches, the black-and-whites have shaken the opponent's net 199 times, while the claret-and-blues have scored 165 goals.

Beşiktaş in pursuit of their 200th goal

The black-and-white team will also be pursuing a different kind of excitement in tomorrow's match.

Having shaken the opponent's net 199 times in a rivalry spanning over 53 years, head coach Vincenzo Italiano's Beşiktaş will take to the pitch to experience the joy of scoring their 200th goal against their claret-and-blue rival.

Trabzonspor wants to equalize the number of league wins

Trabzonspor, sharing the pitch with Beşiktaş for the 107th time in the Süper Lig, wants to equalize the number of victories against its opponent.

In the 106 league matches left behind, the black-and-whites have 39 wins. Having left the pitch victorious 38 times against their opponent, the claret-and-blue team aims to equalize the count by winning tomorrow.

Twenty-nine encounters between the two teams ended in a draw.

Trabzonspor has responded with 125 goals to Beşiktaş's 151 goals.

Trabzonspor has the upper hand at home

The claret-and-blue team holds a 24-15 advantage in matches where they hosted Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig.

The two teams have faced each other 52 times in Trabzon. The Black Sea representative has won 24 of these matches, while Beşiktaş has left the pitch victorious 15 times. Thirteen matches ended in a draw.

In the 52 encounters—42 of which were played at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium and 10 at Papara Park—Trabzonspor scored 75 goals, while Beşiktaş shook the net 65 times.

The match played in Trabzon last season ended in a 3-3 draw.

Meanwhile, the league match that was supposed to be played in Trabzon between the two teams in the 2005-2006 season was played in İzmir due to the Black Sea team's punishment, and Beşiktaş won the match 2-1.

Biggest wins

The black-and-white team achieved their biggest-margin victory against Trabzonspor with a 7-1 result in the league match played in Istanbul on November 20, 1993.

Beşiktaş defeated the Black Sea team 5-0 in the 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 seasons, and 4-0 in the 1994-1995 season.