Fenerbahce vs Besiktas Prediction: Istanbul Derby Tactics Point to Narrow Home Win
The Round 4 Super Lig meeting between Fenerbahce and Besiktas on 6 September 2026 is the first Istanbul derby of the season with something real at stake. Both clubs sit on six points after three games, Besiktas third and Fenerbahce…
Fenerbahce vs. Besiktas in week 4 of the 2026-2027 Süper Lig kicks off at 13:00 GMT on 2026-09-06.
With the data available to us, Ismail Kartal and V. Italiano have not met as managers before.
Current league positions have Fenerbahce 4th on 6 points and Besiktas 3rd on 6 points.
Fenerbahce are missing 3 players: J. Oosterwolde (Achilles Tendon Injury), C. Soyuncu (Injury), Talisca (Inactive) while Besiktas have no missing players.
We're predicting Fenerbahce to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Besiktas are expected to line up in 4-1-4-1.
Last time out, A. Brown registered the best mark for Fenerbahce - 8.2 - and D. Vlahovic did likewise for Besiktas with an 9.5 score.
Fenerbahce came off a win (2-0 vs Samsunspor) and Besiktas also triumphed (6-2 vs Çorum FK).
Fenerbahce (3-1-1) and Besiktas (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Fenerbahce have clearly got the edge H2H: in 48 meetings, they've beaten Besiktas 20 times, with 15 draws and only 13 losses.
2-1 leads the pack at 18.4% of all our users' guesses, with 2-0 next on 16.1%.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Fenerbahce, bolstered by their 1-0-0 home record and an average of 4.00 goals per game.
Fenerbahce is going head to head with Besiktas on 5/9/2026 17:00 GMT for the Turkey Süper Lig. Our users most predicted score for this game is 1 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Fenerbahce v Besiktas H2H statistics!