Beşiktaş 1-0 Eyüpspor: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 1 · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Beşiktaş Stadium, İstanbul · referee O. Çakır · full time
Full time: Beşiktaş 1-0 Eyüpspor
Beşiktaş beat Eyüpspor 1-0 in Süper Lig Matchday 1 on Sunday 16 August 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium. The goals: Vaclav Cerny 25'.
How Beşiktaş won it
Beşiktaş struck first through Vaclav Cerny in the 25th minute, set up by Junior Olaitan.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
David Costa of Eyüpspor was sent off in the 68th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, O. Çakır, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Beşiktaş and 2 to Eyüpspor.
Beşiktaş: V. Italiano, 4-1-4-1 · Eyüpspor: Ö. Pulat, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.11 for Beşiktaş and 1.25 for Eyüpspor.
Eyüpspor left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Eyüpspor created the better chances, 1.25 xG to 0.11, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Beşiktaş had 5 shots on target, Eyüpspor 1.
Beşiktaş had 66% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Beşiktaş came into it with 8 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.76 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Eyüpspor came into it with 9 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 0.2 and conceding 2.6 a match, with 0.78 expected goals for and 1.72 against, and had won 11% of their matches.
Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor: the match in numbers
| Beşiktaş | Match statistics | Eyüpspor |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | Ball possession | 34% |
| 0.11 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.25 |
| 19 | Total shots | 4 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 521 | Total passes | 268 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Rıdvan Yılmaz (Beşiktaş), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Beşiktaş
- Rıdvan Yılmaz 8.2
- Orkun Kökçü 7.7
- Junior Olaitan 7.6 1 assist
- Vaclav Cerny 7.4 1 goal
- Salih Özcan 7.2
Eyüpspor
- Zak Jules 7.4
- Calegari 7.3
- Ahmed Abdullahi 6.9
- Horațiu Moldovan 6.9
- Charles-Andre Raux Yao 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was David Costa at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Beşiktaş: Beşiktaş vs İstanbul Başakşehir Monday 26 October 2026 · Süper Lig
- Eyüpspor: Amed SK vs Eyüpspor Sunday 1 November 2026 · Süper Lig
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Questions about Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor
What was the score in Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor?
Beşiktaş 1-0 Eyüpspor (half-time 1-0), Süper Lig, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor?
Vaclav Cerny 25'.
Did Moneyball predict Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor?
Rıdvan Yılmaz, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Beşiktaş vs Eyüpspor?
O. Çakır.
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