Sergen Yalçın Picks Surprise XI for Gaziantep Vs Beşiktaş

Gaziantep FK and Beşiktaş opened gaziantep vs beşiktaş in Trendyol Süper Lig week 32 with both starting elevens announced before kickoff. Beşiktaş coach Sergen Yalçın went with a surprise lineup as six players were unavailable across the two squads.

Sergen Yalçın’s Beşiktaş XI

Beşiktaş started Ersin Destanoğlu, Taylan Bulut, Tiago Djalo, Felix Uduokhai, Yasin Özcan, Asllani, Salih Uçan, Rashica, Cengiz Ünder, Jota Silva and Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu. That selection came with three absences, leaving Yalçın to work around a narrower pool on the day of the match.

Rıdvan Yılmaz missed the game because of a yellow card suspension, while Kartal Yılmaz was out with injury. Gökhan Sazdağı was not included in the squad, trimming Beşiktaş’s options further as it entered the opening match of the round.

Gaziantep FK’s available core

Gaziantep FK named Zafer Görgen, Drissa Camara, Nihad Mujakic, Victor Gidado, Mohammed Bayo, Kacper Kozlowski, Mynety Abena, Deian Sorescu, Nazim Sangare, Alexandru Maxim and Kevin Rodrigues in its starting eleven. The team had two injured players unavailable, with Mbakata and Ali Ablak both ruled out.

The matchup came with familiar numbers attached. The clubs had met 18 times before this game, with Beşiktaş winning 9, Gaziantep FK winning 5 and 4 ending in draws. Beşiktaş had scored 32 goals in those meetings, while Gaziantep FK had scored 18.

Week 32 in the balance

The first-half meeting between the sides in Istanbul this season ended in a draw, adding another layer to a fixture that has stayed tight across the recent series. With Beşiktaş targeting European qualification and Gaziantep FK trying to strengthen its place in the middle of the standings, the lineups set the shape of a match where every absence changed the available choices before the first whistle.