İsmail Kartal will set a record in the Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby
Quick Look
- Fenerbahçe coach İsmail Kartal will face Beşiktaş for the 11th time in the 4th week match.
- Kartal did not lose the last 9 derbies in the league against Galatasaray and Beşiktaş and had 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in derby matches under Fenerbahçe management.
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Why It Matters
İsmail Kartal is preparing for the first derby in his 4th term as Fenerbahçe coach. He is a technical man who worked for Kartal, Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü, Çaykur Rizespor and Konyaspor.
In the 4th week of Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş will meet at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex on Saturday, September 5 at 20.00.
İsmail Kartal, the coach of the yellow-dark blue team, will play his first derby in his 4th season. The experienced coach played 10 derbies with Fenerbahçe against Beşiktaş and Galatasaray in 3 different periods. Fenerbahçe's results in derbies under the management of İsmail Kartal are remarkable. Kartal took the field 10 times in the league against its arch-rivals Galatasaray and Beşiktaş and won 7 victories. In the said period, they had 4 wins, 1 draw in 5 matches against the black-whites, and 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against the yellow-reds.
HE DID NOT LOSE THE LAST 9 DERBIES
İsmail Kartal suffered his last league derby defeat against Galatasaray in the 2014-2015 season. Since the date in question, October 18, 2014, Fenerbahçe has scored 10 points and has not conceded a goal in 4 matches against Galatasaray in the league. The yellow-dark blue team won twice against Beşiktaş in the 2014-2015 season and the 2023-2024 season, and had the only draw against its opponent in the 2021-2022 season.
The 65-year-old coach did not lose in the last 9 derbies he played in the league with his arch-rivals.
11TH MATCH AGAINST BEŞİKTAŞ
İsmail Kartal faced Beşiktaş as the coach of 4 different teams. In his coaching career, Kartal played with the black and whites 10 times as the manager of Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü, Çaykur Rizespor and Konyaspor, and had 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in this process.
İsmail Kartal's results in derbies in the Super League are as follows:
18.10.2014 Galatasaray: 2 - Fenerbahçe: 1
02.11.2014 Beşiktaş: 0 - Fenerbahçe: 2
08.03.2015 Fenerbahçe: 1 - Galatasaray: 0
22.03.2015 Fenerbahçe: 1 - Beşiktaş: 0
10.04.2022 Fenerbahçe: 2 - Galatasaray: 0
08.05.2022 Beşiktaş: 1 - Fenerbahçe: 1
09.12.2023 Beşiktaş: 1 - Fenerbahçe: 3
24.12.2023 Fenerbahçe: 0 - Galatasaray: 0
27.04.2024 Fenerbahçe: 2 - Beşiktaş: 1
19.05.2024 Galatasaray: 0 - Fenerbahçe: 1
What to Watch
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Fenerbahçe will win the Beşiktaş match
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Open Questions
- What will be Kartal's tactics in the Beşiktaş derby?
- How will it affect Fenerbahçe's defensive performance in the derby?


