Beşiktaş v Galatasaray: leaders face top-four chasers in Süper Lig showdown | OneFootball

Beşiktaş host Galatasaray in the Süper Lig on Saturday in İstanbul, with the visitors top of the table and the hosts pushing to firm up European qualification.

Beşiktaş and Galatasaray drew 1-1 in October and arrive here as fourth against first in the table. The leaders have 58 points, while the hosts sit on 46.

Kara Kartal are unbeaten in five across all competitions, winning four, including back-to-back league victories and a 4-0 home win over Göztepe. Aslan have three wins from their last five across league and Europe, responding to defeats at Konyaspor and Juventus with successive victories over Alanyaspor.

Team news shapes the options. Kara Kartal are without injured forward El Bilal Toure, so Tammy Abraham, on seven league goals, may shoulder the attacking threat. Aslan miss Yunus Akgun through injury and defender Metehan Baltacı is suspended.

Aslan average 2.4 goals per game and have conceded only 18, so control and clean structure could again underpin their approach. Mauro Icardi is third in the scoring chart with 13 goals, while Victor Osimhen has 10, giving them real penalty-box punch. Kara Kartal score 1.9 per game. Wide creativity from Vaclav Cerny, who has eight league assists, could be a key route to supply Abraham.

A home win would lift Kara Kartal to 49 points and strengthen their European push from fourth. Victory for Aslan would take them to 61 points and could tighten their grip on the title race.