The key to the derby is the first goal

News summary

In the last 45 matches between Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, who will face each other on Saturday, September 5 in week 4 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, the team scoring the first goal lost only 6 times.

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In the last 45 encounters in this rivalry—40 in the Süper Lig, 4 in the Turkish Cup, and 1 in the TFF Super Cup—the team taking the lead suffered defeat only 6 times. The side opening the scoring won 26 times and drew 13 times in these fixtures.

In the first half of the 2007-2008 Süper Lig season at Kadıköy, although Beşiktaş took the lead in the 3rd minute with Bobo, Fenerbahçe won the match 2-1 with goals from Devid de Souza and Semih Şentürk.

In the 2011-2012 season's Süper Final Championship Group match at Kadıköy, despite taking the lead through Egemen Korkmaz, Beşiktaş lost 2-1 following goals from Miroslav Stoch and an own goal by Egemen Korkmaz.

In the final derby at BJK İnönü Stadium during the 2012-2013 season, Fenerbahçe took the lead via Moussa Sow, but suffered a 3-2 defeat after a last-second goal by Olcay Şahan that didn't even allow a kick-off.

In the 2017-2018 Süper Lig season fixture at Vodafone Park, Fenerbahçe went ahead through Brazilian player Fernandao, but could not prevent goals from Domagoj Vida and Ricardo Quaresma (2), ultimately losing 3-1.

In a historic match during the 2022-2023 league season, although Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead at Kadıköy, the Black-and-Whites came from behind to win 4-2 despite being reduced to 10 men.

In the 2025-2026 season clash at Tüpraş Stadium between the two teams, Beşiktaş took a 2-0 lead, but lost 3-2 to their rivals after being reduced to 10 men.

In the last 45 matches between the two teams, Fenerbahçe scored the opening goal in 24 matches while Beşiktaş did so in 19, with only 2 derbies ending goalless.

Beşiktaş won 9 of the 19 matches in which they took the lead against their rivals. The Black-and-Whites drew 7 of the fixtures where they scored the first goal, while finishing 3 matches empty-handed.

The Yellow-Canaries won 17 of the matches in which they took the lead, drawing 4. Fenerbahçe suffered defeat in 3 matches where they went ahead against Beşiktaş.

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Key facts

• Tournament: Süper Lig
• Related clubs: Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş
• News type: Football
• Certainty: The source did not make a statement regarding the official status of the development.

Source

This news was compiled with information from the Sözcü source (published: 3 September 2026 11:15).

Original news: Sözcü