3rd position in the Super Lig table for Fenerbahçe right now, a potent achievement. The match-going ticketholders hope for more joy as 13th-placed Galatasaray visit Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi.
- Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The funny thing about the Turkish capital of Istanbul is that it is one of a few transcontinental cities, spanning across both Europe and Asia. With Galatasaray coming from the European section and Fenerbahce from the Asian section, the name The Intercontinental Derby was given to the matches between these two powerhouses in Turkish football. With both cultural, social and regional differences fuelling the sporting rivalry, the scene is set for drama and action.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Fenerbahçe form and stats
When playing at home in the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
It's back home for Fenerbahçe, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kayserispor away with the result 4-0. Kahveci, Güler, Zajc and Rossi found the net in that victory. Midfield player Kahveci got a match rating of 8.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Kahveci scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Konyaspor.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fenerbahçe handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and two defeats.
Fenerbahçe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi with 26 goals in 15 league matches. More than 60 percent of these goals (16 in all) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 3-5-7 (15 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Galatasaray are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Babel and Gomis scored in Galatasaray's previous match, the home game against Fatih Karagümrük that ended 2-0. Muslera was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.1. The agile goalkeeper Muslera saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Galatasaray manager Font faced defeat when travelling to Gaziantep F.K. and losing 1-3.Galatasaray have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Galatasaray have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fenerbahçe two wins, six draws and Galatasaray two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Özil 8 goals |  S. Dursun 8 goals |   M. Aktürkoğlu 8 goals |
Fenerbahçe missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 54 | 26 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| 35 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 84% |
| 58% | 60% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 53% | 52% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 29% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 71% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 61% |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 14.4 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.4 | 13.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 32% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 26% | 27% |
| 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- Fenerbahçe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Fenerbahçe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 71 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 56 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 52 |
| 5 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 48 |
| 6 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | Hatayspor | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 44 |
| 10 | Fatih Karagümrük | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -9 | 43 |
| 11 | Kasımpaşa | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 41 |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 41 |
| 13 | Galatasaray | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 | Gaziantep F.K. | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 15 | Kayserispor | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 34 | -9 | 38 |
| 16 | Giresunspor | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Altay | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | -13 | 29 |
| 18 | Göztepe | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | Rizespor | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -27 | 26 |
| 20 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 20 | -28 | 20 |
