The Fenerbahce & Galatasaray managers E. Yanal and F. Terim are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Super Lig league table.
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.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 10 Super Lig games here at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi for Fenerbahçe. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
No payout for Fenerbahçe in their previous match, an away game at Ankaragücü that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Fenerbahçe had a Turkish Cup home game versus Krklarelispor which ended with a victory 1-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fenerbahçe handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and zero defeats.
Fenerbahçe are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). On the other hand, Fenerbahçe have conceded 10 goals.
Galatasaray form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Super Lig, are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Fenerbahçe. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Galatasaray are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
201 minutes! That's how long the Galatasaray goalkeeper Nestor Fernando Muslera Micol and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Galatasaray go into this game after a win, the home game against Yeni Malatyaspor that ended 1-0. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Alanyaspor.
We have checked recent matches where Galatasaray have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, one draw and three defeats.
Galatasaray find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Galatasaray are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Fenerbahçe won two games, seven matches ended with a draw and Galatasaray has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineTop Goalscorers
  V. Muriqi 12 goals |  M. Kruse 6 goals |   A. Büyük 6 goals |
Fenerbahçe missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 | 27 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 68% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 41% |
| 23% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 23% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 369 | 214 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 111 | 262 |
| 139 | 86 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 43 | 103 |
| 29% | 31% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 35% |
- Fenerbahçe has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Fenerbahçe has the most points from losing position (11)
- Fenerbahçe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Fenerbahçe haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (17)
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Galatasaray has the most clean sheets (10)
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Beşiktaş | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Gençlerbirliği | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | Denizlispor | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Ankaragücü | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Kasımpaşa | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -32 | 15 |