Attention turns to the 19 Mayıs Stadium on Sunday as Samsunspor and Besiktas face off in the 30th round of the 2025-26 Turkish Super Lig campaign. Both teams have their respective paths largely defined, with five games left to play in the Turkish top flight this season, as the hosts comfortably occupy a top-half spot while the visitors are closing in on a place in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers.

Following disappointing results against Konyaspor and Rizespor, Samsunspor looked poised to remain in their rut after finding themselves trailing by a goal midway through their clash with relegation-threatened Eyupspor on Monday.

However, a red card for their opponents on the hour mark handed Kırmızı Şimşekler a route back into the contest, which they took full advantage of, with Marius Mouandilmadji and Afonso Sousa finding the net to secure a 2-1 victory.

Besiktas, meanwhile, marked their return to action after the break with a controversial 1-0 defeat to rivals Fenerbahce after Emmanuel Agbadou’s foul, which appeared to have occurred outside the box, was awarded as a penalty by referee Yasin Kol in the 97th minute.

Any lingering doubts Besiktas might have had from the derby were, however, quickly extinguished when they faced Antalyaspor last weekend, as they raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening 10 minutes before Hyeon-gyu Oh netted a brace to seal a 4-2 win for the Istanbul outfit.

Samsunspor vs Besiktas Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Three of the last four editions of this fixture have ended in draws.
• Samsunspor have not beaten Besiktas since they returned to the top flight in 2023, with their last victory over Kara Kartallar coming in April 2012.
• Besiktas’ setback in the derby marked their first away defeat since they lost 3-0 to Goztepe in the league last September.
• Only the top three teams in the standings have scored more goals than Besiktas (53) in the Super Lig this season.

Samsunspor vs Besiktas Prediction

While Samsunspor have a lengthy injury list, Wilfred Ndidi is the visitors’ major concern ahead of Sunday’s encounter, with the midfielder having suffered a muscle injury against Fenerbahce.

We are backing Besiktas to take the win here, as their impressive away form meets a Samsunspor side that have managed just one home league victory since the start of December.

Prediction: Samsunspor 0-1 Besiktas

Samsunspor vs Besiktas Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Besiktas to win

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Six of the last seven matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 – Both teams to score: No