Fenerbahçe will host Galatasaray in the derby match today in the 18th week of the Trendyol Super League. The referee will be the match that will be played at Ülker Stadium at 19.00. Arda Brothers will manage. The match will be broadcast live on beIN SPORTS.
In the remaining 16 matches in the league, both teams showed similar performance with 14 wins, one draw and one loss each, and took the first two places.
Fenerbahçe, which is the leader with average goal difference, is the team that produces the most points in the league with 44 goals.
Coach who broke a record in this sense by starting the season with a 10-game winning streak İsmail KartaI’s team lost 3-2 to Trabzonspor at home and drew away with Adana Demirspor. Following this draw, the yellow-dark blue team won the matches against VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük, EMS Yapı Sivasspor, Beşiktaş and Mondihome Kayserispor in the 4 matches it played in the league.
Possible 11s
Fenerbahce: Livakovic, Osayi, Serdar Aziz, Djiku, Ferdi, İsmail, Crespo, Szymanski, İrfan Can Kahveci, Tadic, Dzeko
Galatasaray: Muslera, Boey, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Barış Apler, Torreira, Kaan Ayhan, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Tete, Zaha, Icardi
Fenerbahce front
Fred and Mert Hakan are suspended, Becao and Zajc are injured.
Fenerbahçe has 4 missing players before the Galatasaray derby. Mert Hakan Yandaş and Fred, who received a red card against Kayserispor, will leave their team alone because they are suspended.
Becao and Zajc, who are injured, will not be able to play against Galatasaray.
İrfan Can Kahveci and Miguel Crespo, who are on the yellow card limit, will not be able to play in the Istanbulspor match in the 19th week if they receive a yellow card in the derby.
Dzeko returns
Striker Edin Dzeko, who was diagnosed with a strain in the back muscle of his right foot and therefore was not risked in the away match against Mondihome Kayserispor, will regain his jersey in the Galatasaray match.
The football player from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who scored 12 goals in the 15 matches he played in the league and scored 4 times with his teammates, contributed to 23 goals by scoring a total of 16 goals and making 7 assists in the 21 official matches he played this season.
Lost 3 of the last 4 matches at home
Fenerbahçe had 1 win and 3 losses in the last 4 home matches against its arch-rival Galatasaray.
The yellow-dark blue team scored 3 goals and conceded 7 goals in these matches.
Galatasaray won the last derby played at Ülker Stadium 3-0 last season.
2 thousand 79 Galatasaray fans will follow the match
With the decision of the Istanbul Governorship Provincial Sports Security Board, Galatasaray fans will also watch the Derby match.
2,079 Galatasaray fans will be able to follow the match in the stadium.
Galatasaray facade
The yellow-reds, who had 14 wins, one draw and a defeat each in 16 matches in the league, collected 43 points. Galatasaray, which entered the week point by point with leader Fenerbahçe, is in second place with goal difference.
Kadıköy lost 1 time in the last 6 matches
Galatasaray was defeated only once in the last 6 away matches against its opponent in the historical competition.
The yellow-reds have experienced 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 6 derbies in Kadıköy since 2018. “Cimbom”, which sent 8 goals to the rival nets in the said period, conceded 4 goals.
Icardi, the scorer of big matches
Mauro Icardi managed to score goals in all the matches he played against the teams that won the Super League championship.
The Argentine football player sent the ball to the net 13 times in 10 matches played against Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor and Başakşehir in the league.
Icardi succeeded in scoring 5 times in 3 Beşiktaş matches, 3 times in 3 Başakşehir matches, 3 times in 2 Trabzonspor matches, and 2 times in 2 Fenerbahçe derbies.
The best defensive team in the league
Galatasaray stands out as the best defensive team in the Super League.
The yellow-reds, who were the second team with the best offensive performance by scoring 32 goals in 16 matches in the league, conceded only 9 goals. With this performance, “Cimbom” became the team that allowed the fewest goals in its goal.
The only thing missing is Oliveira
Sergio Oliveira, who is injured in Galatasaray, will not be able to play in the derby.
The experienced football player, who underwent surgery in his country Portugal due to a rupture in his chest muscle, will not be able to be with his team.
Captain Muslera takes over the goal
The suspension of Fernando Muslera, the captain of the yellow-red team, has ended.
The experienced goalkeeper, who could not play in the VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük match in the 17th week of the league due to a yellow card penalty, will be able to guard the goal in the derby.
Davinson’s condition is uncertain
It remains unclear whether Galatasaray’s Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez will play in the derby.
The situation of Sanchez, who could not play in 4 of the last 5 official competitions due to his injury, will become clear after the training to be held today. In case the experienced defender, who has pains, cannot be trained, the defender tandem will consist of Victor Nelsson-Abdülkerim Bardakcı.
Four football players are on the penalty limit
Galatasaray’s Sacha Boey, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira and Davinson Sanchez are on the yellow card penalty limit before the derby.
If these players receive a card in the match, they will not be able to play in the TÜMOSAN Konyaspor match in the 19th week.
Galatasaray fans are in Kadıköy after about 4 years
Yellow-red fans will support their team in the derby at Ülker Stadium after about 4 years.
Finally, fans who went to the derby held on February 23, 2020 in the second half of the 2019-2020 season will be with their teams in the match. The fans will go to Kadıköy away game after a break of 3 years and 10 months.
2,079 Galatasaray fans will be admitted to the derby with the decision of the Istanbul Governorship Provincial Sports Security Board.
2023-12-23 21:00:00
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