The visiting Fenerbahçe side should be favourites in this visit to Gençlerbirliği, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
Gençlerbirliği have played three Super Lig home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The fans are hoping that Gençlerbirliği will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Super Lig game against İstanbul Başakşehir (placed 4th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gazişehir Gaziantep that ended 1-1.
Heartbreak for Gençlerbirliği in their last match as İstanbul Başakşehir's M. Topal scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Gençlerbirliği as they have a new game in only three days, a Turkish Cup match thankfully also at home. Krsehir Belediyespor are visiting.
Gençlerbirliği have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Gençlerbirliği have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fenerbahçe, who have the most points (10) away in Super Lig, in their Super Lig matches away. Fenerbahçe love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Fenerbahçe might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Konyaspor proved too strong as Fenerbahçe slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Antalyaspor at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sivas Belediyespor in just three days.
Fenerbahçe has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Fenerbahçe in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gençlerbirliği-Fenerbahçe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gençlerbirliği one win, Fenerbahçe six wins, three draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Santos Candeias 2 goals |   J. Sosa 2 goals |  M. Samatta 2 goals |
Gençlerbirliği missing players
Fenerbahçe missing players
| Gençlerbirliği | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 57 | 31 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 64 | 109 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 20 | 36 |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 33% |
- Fenerbahçe has the most points (10) away in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe has the most points from losing position (6) in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have not yet lost a game away.
- Fenerbahçe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fenerbahçe have scored more than double the goals of Gençlerbirliği.
- Gençlerbirliği have yet to win a 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 | Alanyaspor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Fatih Karagümrük | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Kasimpasa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Rizespor | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Hatayspor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Beşiktaş | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Konyaspor | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Antalyaspor | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Goztepe | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Sivasspor | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | BB Erzurumspor | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Trabzonspor | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Gençlerbirliği | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | Denizlispor | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 21 | Ankaragucu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 2 |