Trabzonspor vs Beşiktaş: Süper Lig preview
Reviewed by Elison · Mon 19 Oct 2026
Two of the Süper Lig’s most in-form sides meet on Monday evening when Trabzonspor host Beşiktaş, with both clubs carrying four wins from their last five games into a fixture the bookmakers rate as almost perfectly even.
Form guide
Trabzonspor arrive on the back of four wins in their last five games across all competitions. Their most recent outing was a 4-2 victory away to KuPS in the UEFA Conference League on 15 October. Five days before that they won 3-0 away at Samsunspor in the league, and 21 days before that result they beat Galatasaray 4-0 at home in the league. Their only slip came away at Konyaspor, where they lost 1-0 in the league on 12 September, seven days before the Galatasaray win. Their fifth game in the run was a 5-0 home victory over Gençlerbirliği S.K. in the league. Across all five, they have scored 16 and conceded only three, keeping three clean sheets. Their two home games in that run both ended in wins, with nine goals scored and none conceded.
Beşiktaş's most recent result was a 3-2 win away to 1899 Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on 15 October. Four days before that they won 2-1 at home against Kocaelispor in the league. Their defeat came away at Amed, where they lost 2-3 in the league on 20 September — 21 days before the Kocaelispor game. Before that, they beat Marseille 4-1 at home in the Europa League on 17 September, three days before the trip to Amed. Their fifth game was a 3-0 home win over Erzurumspor FK in the league on 11 September. They have scored 14 and conceded seven in that run, with both teams scoring in four of the five games. Among the three league games in their last five, they have won two and lost one; their two home league games were both won. In the Süper Lig this season, Beşiktaş sit fourth with 15 points from seven games, averaging 2.29 goals scored per game and 1.14 conceded. All four of their home league games have been won, with a scoring rate of 3.00 per game and 0.75 conceded; away from home they have won one, drawn none and lost two of their three league games, conceding at a rate of 1.67 per game.
Head to head
The two clubs have met five times in recent competitive seasons, with Beşiktaş winning two, Trabzonspor one and two matches ending in draws. Both teams have scored in all five of those meetings, with 19 goals in total across the five. The most recent meeting, on 9 May 2026, was played at Beşiktaş’s ground: Trabzonspor won it 2-1. Before that, the sides drew 3-3 when Trabzonspor were at home on 14 December 2025. In the three most recent meetings, each side has one win with one draw, and both teams scored in all three, producing 12 goals between them.
Team news
Trabzonspor have a number of absentees heading into this game. Batagov is ruled out with a knee injury, and Yokuşlu is also ruled out with a knee injury. Kabasakal is suspended following a red card. Çevikkan is a doubt with a tendon injury, and Onuachu — who has made eight appearances and scored three goals in all competitions this season — is also doubtful through injury.
Beşiktaş are without Černý, who is ruled out with a muscle injury. Rashica, who has made two appearances this season, is also ruled out through injury.
What to watch
Both sides come into this match with four days’ rest after their respective European away trips last Thursday, so neither holds an advantage on that front. Trabzonspor’s home record in the league this season is the standout figure: three wins from three, with 11 goals scored and only one conceded. Their average expected goals across their last five matches is 2.37, pointing to consistent attacking output. Beşiktaş, however, have been less convincing on the road, and their xG across their last four matches averages 2.48, so they are creating chances even when results have not followed away from home.
The head-to-head history underlines that goals are likely: both teams scored in every one of the last five meetings. The bookmakers reflect that, rating both teams to score at 65% and the chance of more than 2.5 goals at 62%. Trabzonspor’s absences in midfield and attack — particularly Kabasakal’s suspension and the doubts over Onuachu — may test the depth of their options, while Beşiktaş will be without the experienced Černý, who had started 13 games and contributed three goals and an assist in all competitions this season.
The bookmakers see the two sides as almost inseparable, giving Trabzonspor a 38% chance of winning and Beşiktaş 37%, with a draw at 25%. On recent home form and the evidence of past meetings, there is every reason to expect an open, high-scoring match between two sides playing with confidence.
Monday’s evening fixture has the feel of a genuine contest between two well-matched sides, and the combination of European exertions, key absences and a head-to-head record full of goals makes it one of the more intriguing Süper Lig games of the current run of fixtures.
