Galatasaray host Fenerbahçe for the biggest intercontinental derby in the world

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sun 04.June
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: NEF Stadyumu (52650 seats)

A very important fixture as both sides are challenging for the top spots. With Galatasaray in 1st position and Fenerbahçe at 2nd, this has all the looks of an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Super Lig
  • Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals (84) in Super Lig

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.

Galatasaray are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Fenerbahçe are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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!

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Galatasaray form and stats

Home games in the Super Lig have been a walk in the park for Galatasaray so far, with 44 points won from 17 matches; 14 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

Happy days for Galatasaray in their previous game, a fixture away at Ankaragücü (placed 13th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Icardi has scored in five matches in a row. Ace! Midfielder Aktürkoğlu was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.34 (out of ten) in that game. Aktürkoğlu signed up for three assists, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that, Galatasaray had a home game versus Sivasspor which ended with a victory 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Galatasaray perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Galatasaray as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Galatasaray has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Goals, goals, goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 17 of the 22 most recent league games with this side has had three or more goals.

Goals decide football matches and Galatasaray are scoring many of them at home; 38 on target from 17 league matches. Galatasaray are not conceding a lot of goals here at NEF Stadyumu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches.

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Fenerbahçe form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Super Lig.

Fenerbahçe go into this game after a win, the home game against Antalyaspor that ended 2-0. Midfielder Güler was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.51. Güler served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).

A home victory as expected against Sivasspor ahead of that, in the Turkish Cup. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Fenerbahçe in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Fenerbahçe, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 16 of this club's 19 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

Fenerbahçe have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 37 goals from 17 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).

Head 2 Head

Unexpectedly enough, Fenerbahçe have found the net in every league match they've featured in since NOT scoring against today's opposition; the Fenerbahçe - Galatasaray 0-3 game 17 rounds ago. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Galatasaray won three games, five matches ended with a tie and Fenerbahçe have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

FenerbahçeE. Valencia Lastra
E. Valencia Lastra
29 goals
GalatasarayM. Icardi Rivero
M. Icardi Rivero
21 goals
FenerbahçeM. Batshuayi Tunga
M. Batshuayi Tunga
12 goals

Galatasaray missing players

Fenerbahçe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Galatasaray Fenerbahçe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 4 16 33
25 14 4 Won W 1 11 23
4 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
74 38 7 Scored S 3 34 81
27 15 2 Conceded C 4 15 39
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
79% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 88%
67% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 69% 73%
33% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 42%
21% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 27%
52% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 61%
45% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 30%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 19% 12%
 
7.2 8.2 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.6 5.9
4 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.6 3
2.3 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2.2
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
18.2 19.1 19.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15 14.6 15
7.7 7.7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 5.1 6.1
29% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 42% 40%
 
10.4 8.9 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 10.1 8.8
3.8 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.1 4
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • Fenerbahçe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fenerbahçe have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Super Lig
  • Fenerbahçe have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Super Lig
  • Fenerbahçe have the most points (39) away in Super Lig
  • Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals (84) in Super Lig
  • Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the most clean sheets (15) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the most points (44) at home in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have the the best goal difference (+50) in Super Lig
  • Galatasaray have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Galatasaray 34 26 4 4 77 27 17 14 2 1 38 15 17 12 2 3 39 12 50 82
2 Fenerbahçe 34 24 5 5 84 39 17 12 2 3 47 24 17 12 3 2 37 15 45 77
3 Beşiktaş 34 22 8 4 70 31 17 13 3 1 38 12 17 9 5 3 32 19 39 74
4 Adana Demirspor 34 19 9 6 72 41 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 7 5 5 28 25 31 66
5 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 16 8 10 48 34 17 11 2 4 28 16 17 5 6 6 20 18 14 56
6 Trabzonspor 34 16 6 12 58 50 17 11 4 2 33 12 17 5 2 10 25 38 8 54
7 Konyaspor 34 12 13 9 45 37 17 5 7 5 17 17 17 7 6 4 28 20 8 49
8 Kayserispor 34 15 4 15 54 59 17 9 2 6 28 21 17 6 2 9 26 38 -5 49
9 Fatih Karagümrük 34 12 11 11 71 62 17 6 5 6 37 31 17 6 6 5 34 31 9 47
10 Kasımpaşa 34 12 7 15 43 53 17 7 3 7 27 28 17 5 4 8 16 25 -10 43
11 Alanyaspor 35 11 8 16 53 65 18 8 4 6 29 27 17 3 4 10 24 38 -12 41
12 Sivasspor 35 11 7 17 45 53 17 5 6 6 22 20 18 6 1 11 23 33 -8 40
13 Ankaragücü 34 11 6 17 41 51 17 6 4 7 23 26 17 5 2 10 18 25 -10 39
14 Antalyaspor 34 10 8 16 43 53 17 7 3 7 28 26 17 3 5 9 15 27 -10 38
15 Istanbulspor 34 10 5 19 40 63 17 5 3 9 20 31 17 5 2 10 20 32 -23 35
16 Giresunspor 34 8 10 16 39 60 17 5 4 8 23 29 17 3 6 8 16 31 -21 34
17 Ümraniyespor 34 7 9 18 47 59 17 3 4 10 22 28 17 4 5 8 25 31 -12 30
18 Gazisehir Gaziantep 34 6 7 21 31 66 17 3 4 10 17 34 17 3 3 11 14 32 -35 25
19 Hatayspor 34 6 5 23 19 77 17 4 4 9 12 34 17 2 1 14 7 43 -58 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galatasaray 34 26 4 4 77 27 17 14 2 1 38 15 17 12 2 3 39 12 50 82
2 Fenerbahçe 34 24 5 5 84 39 17 12 2 3 47 24 17 12 3 2 37 15 45 77
3 Beşiktaş 34 22 8 4 70 31 17 13 3 1 38 12 17 9 5 3 32 19 39 74
4 Adana Demirspor 34 19 9 6 72 41 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 7 5 5 28 25 31 66
5 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 16 8 10 48 34 17 11 2 4 28 16 17 5 6 6 20 18 14 56
6 Trabzonspor 34 16 6 12 58 50 17 11 4 2 33 12 17 5 2 10 25 38 8 54
7 Konyaspor 34 12 13 9 45 37 17 5 7 5 17 17 17 7 6 4 28 20 8 49
8 Kayserispor 34 15 4 15 54 59 17 9 2 6 28 21 17 6 2 9 26 38 -5 49
9 Fatih Karagümrük 34 12 11 11 71 62 17 6 5 6 37 31 17 6 6 5 34 31 9 47
10 Kasımpaşa 34 12 7 15 43 53 17 7 3 7 27 28 17 5 4 8 16 25 -10 43
11 Alanyaspor 35 11 8 16 53 65 18 8 4 6 29 27 17 3 4 10 24 38 -12 41
12 Sivasspor 35 11 7 17 45 53 17 5 6 6 22 20 18 6 1 11 23 33 -8 40
13 Ankaragücü 34 11 6 17 41 51 17 6 4 7 23 26 17 5 2 10 18 25 -10 39
14 Antalyaspor 34 10 8 16 43 53 17 7 3 7 28 26 17 3 5 9 15 27 -10 38
15 Istanbulspor 34 10 5 19 40 63 17 5 3 9 20 31 17 5 2 10 20 32 -23 35
16 Giresunspor 34 8 10 16 39 60 17 5 4 8 23 29 17 3 6 8 16 31 -21 34
17 Ümraniyespor 34 7 9 18 47 59 17 3 4 10 22 28 17 4 5 8 25 31 -12 30
18 Gazisehir Gaziantep 34 6 7 21 31 66 17 3 4 10 17 34 17 3 3 11 14 32 -35 25
19 Hatayspor 34 6 5 23 19 77 17 4 4 9 12 34 17 2 1 14 7 43 -58 23

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