Struggling Yeni Malatyaspor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Fenerbahçe in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the most points from losing position (14) in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Super Lig
It's no vacation for neither Malatyaspor nor Fenerbahçe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Fenerbahçe when visiting Malatyaspor as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Yeni Malatyaspor form and stats
The story so far in the Super Lig for Yeni Malatyaspor at their home stadium (Malatya İnönü Stadyumu) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Malatyaspor who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Hatayspor, 78 days ago.
In their previous game, the manager İ. Buz led his Malatyaspor to a defeat in the Super Lig match away at Istanbul Basaksehir. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Malatya İnönü Stadyumu. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Gazisehir Gaziantep.
The manager İ. Buz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kasımpaşa in only four days.
Malatyaspor has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.
Fenerbahçe form and stats
Fenerbahçe's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Fenerbahçe, who have the most points (36) away in Super Lig, collect 36 points from their 15 away matches in the Super Lig. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Gazisehir Gaziantep game have they lost an away game, meaning Fenerbahçe has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Impressive finishing from Mbwana Samatta secured the home win 1-0 against Denizlispor in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Besiktas.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gazisehir Gaziantep in just four days.
Fenerbahçe have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 31 goals from 15 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fenerbahçe - Malatyaspor 0-3 entered in the official records. Yeni Malatyaspor-Fenerbahçe H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Yeni Malatyaspor three wins, Fenerbahçe four wins, one draw. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Büyük 12 goals |   M. Thiam 6 goals |  O. Tufan 5 goals |
Yeni Malatyaspor missing players
Fenerbahçe missing players
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 38 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 10 | 31 | 55 |
| 44 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 31 |
| 97% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 80% | 73% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 77% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 13% | 13% |
| 63% | 53% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 32% |
| 23% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 9.1 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.6 | 12.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 37% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 35% |
- Fenerbahçe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fenerbahçe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Fenerbahçe have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have the most points (36) away in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have the most scored goals (31) away in Super Lig
- Fenerbahçe have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Super Lig
- Yeni Malatyaspor have the most points from losing position (14) in Super Lig
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Besiktas | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 62 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 61 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 57 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 49 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Fatih Karagumruk | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 47 |
| 9 | Goztepe | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | Sivasspor | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Konyaspor | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| 12 | Antalyaspor | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 34 |
| 15 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 33 |
| 16 | Kayserispor | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 18 | Ankaragucu | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -13 | 32 |
| 19 | Genclerbirligi | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -24 | 30 |
| 20 | BB Erzurumspor | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -22 | 27 |
| 21 | Denizlispor | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -25 | 25 |