The season is still fairly new and the Super Lig table has to be read with caution. So far Galatasaray find themselves in 1st position and Fenerbahçe are placed 8th.
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.
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!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Galatasaray form and stats
The hosts won their first Super Lig game here at Türk Telekom Stadyumu, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Galatasaray last season were 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses from 17 games.
A good away victory last time out for Galatasaray, who won 2-0 against Istanbul Basaksehir (placed 21st). In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Neftci.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Galatasaray have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost zero.
At Türk Telekom Stadyumu, Galatasaray has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Super Lig, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 17 matches.
Fenerbahçe's last game was the home draw against Hatayspor (0-0). Preceding that game was the away victory against Rizespor with the score of 2-1.
Fenerbahçe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and one defeat. From a total of four matches.
It's early days yet, but Fenerbahçe has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Galatasaray, six draws and two wins for Fenerbahçe. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  R. García Zárate 3 goals |  Y. Belhanda 1 goals |  E. Kılınç 1 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Fenerbahçe missing players
| Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| Galatasaray | Last season | Fenerbahçe | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 55 | 32 | Scored | S | 17 | 58 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 46 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 74% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 85% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 65% | ||
| 35% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 38% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 71% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 15% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 415 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 220 | 504 | ||
| 159 | 82 | Shots on Target | S O | 75 | 192 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Alanyaspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Göztepe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Fatih Karagumruk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Antalyaspor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Hatayspor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kasımpaşa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | BB Erzurumspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Sivasspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Kayserispor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Konyaspor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Genclerbirligi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Denizlispor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Ankaragücü | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 69 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 76 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 34 | 65 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 62 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 57 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 56 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 53 |
| 8 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -1 | 46 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -11 | 45 |
| 10 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -5 | 43 |
| 11 | Göztepe | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | Konyaspor | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -16 | 36 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -17 | 36 |
| 14 | Denizlispor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 35 |
| 15 | Rizespor | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -25 | 32 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 48 | -32 | 32 |