Beşiktaş will host Eyüpspor in front of its supporters in the opening match of the Süper Lig season. The match at Tüpraş Stadium will kick off at 21:30, with Oğuzhan Çakır serving as the referee.
Having secured four wins in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds, the Black and Whites aim to defeat Eyüpspor in their first league match. Eyüpspor, which will begin its Süper Lig campaign with its new head coach Özhan Pulat, aims to leave the difficult away match with one or more points.
Eyüpspor strengthened its squad with 12 signings
During the summer transfer window, Eyüpspor signed Horatiu Moldovan, Chandrel Massanga, Ahmed Abdullahi, Yusuf Barası, Bilal Boutobba, Zak Jules, Jawad El Yamiq, Mete Demir, Konrad Michalak, Abdelhamid Sabiri, David Costa and Musa Eren Karakaş.
The purple-and-yellows, who competed in the Süper Lig for the first time in the 2024-2025 season, will begin their third season in the league with the match against Beşiktaş.
Italiano to take charge of his first Süper Lig match
Vincenzo Italiano, the 48-year-old coach who took charge of Beşiktaş at the start of the season, will take charge of his first Süper Lig match against Eyüpspor. The Italian coach won all four matches he managed in European competitions.
Italiano also aims to see his team leave the match against Eyüpspor with three points.
Beşiktaş’s seven signings await their debuts
Kassoum Ouattara, İlhan Fakılı, Doğan Alemdar, Alexander Nübel, Salih Özcan, Leandro Trossard and Dusan Vlahovic, who joined Beşiktaş during the summer transfer window, could make their Süper Lig debuts in the Black and Whites’ shirt if selected.
The seven players will await an opportunity from coach Italiano in the match against Eyüpspor.
Beşiktaş has won all four of its European matches
The Black and Whites have played four competitive matches this season ahead of the Eyüpspor game. Beşiktaş eliminated Danish side Midtjylland in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League with 1-0 and 2-0 victories, then defeated Czech representatives Hradec Kralove 1-0 in both matches of the third qualifying round.
Beşiktaş won all four matches, scoring five goals and conceding none, and advanced to the UEFA Europa League playoff round.
The teams will meet for the fifth time in the league
Beşiktaş and Eyüpspor will meet for the fifth time in the Süper Lig. The Black and Whites recorded three wins and one draw in their previous four league matches.
Beşiktaş defeated its opponent 2-1, 3-1 and 2-1 in those matches. The teams’ one away fixture ended in a 2-2 draw.
Beşiktaş, which will host Eyüpspor for the third time, has scored nine goals and conceded five in their four league meetings. The two teams also met in the Ziraat Turkish Cup during the 2023-2024 season, with Beşiktaş winning 4-0.