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Samsunspor will host Besiktas at the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium on Sunday in the opening round of the 2024-25 Trendyol Super Lig campaign. The home side had their struggles upon promotion to the Turkish top-flight last season but ultimately managed to avoid the drop finishing 13th in the league table with 43 points.
Kırmızı Şimşekler have now appointed former Schalke boss Thomas Reis as the new head coach as they target a more convincing showing this season. They were beaten 1-0 by Almere City in their final friendly match but remain hopeful of a positive start to their league campaign.
Besiktas meanwhile failed to impress in their league duties last season as they finished sixth in the league table, their joint-lowest league finish in the 21st century. They however beat Trabzonspor 3-2 in the Turkish Cup final back in May to lift the domestic cup title for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign and salvage something from their season.
Like their opponents, the visitors have also undergone a managerial change this summer as they appointed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as the new head coach. The Dutchman has hit the ground running in Turkey as he led Besiktas to a 5-0 dismantling of rivals Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Cup last weekend and will be looking to build on that this Sunday.
Samsunspor vs Besiktas Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 65 meetings between Samsunspor and Besiktas. The hosts have won just 11 of those games while the visitors have won 37 times.
- There have been 17 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 1-1.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last nine games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last seven Super Lig games.
Samsunspor vs Besiktas Prediction
Samsunspor have won just one of their last five games and two of their last 10. They are however undefeated in their last seven home league games and will be looking forward to the weekend's clash.
Besiktas are on a four-game winning streak and are full of confidence following their Super Cup triumph last time out. They are the stronger side in this clash and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Samsunspor 1-3 Besiktas
Samsunspor vs Besiktas Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Besiktas
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the visitors' last four matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)
