Fenerbahce travel to face Galatasaray for round nine of the Super Lig. Galatasaray enters this meeting as a slight favourite with a 44% win probability, compared to a 32% chance for Fenerbahce, according to the odds released the day before kickoff.
Current Form - Galatasaray
Galatasaray sits in second place with 19 points. The team won 1-0 away at Genclerbirligi in their last league match. Over their last five matches, they have four wins and one loss. They are on a four-match unbeaten run at home, spanning the whole season so far with three wins and one draw.
Current Form - Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce sit in third place with 16 points. In their last league match, the team recorded a 3-0 win at home against Alanyaspor. They have three wins, one draw, and one loss in their last five matches, and are currently on a four-match unbeaten run.
Head-to-Head Record
Galatasaray won 3-0 at home when these teams met last season. Galatasaray hold a record of two wins, two draws, and one loss over their last five meetings. Galatasaray were unbeaten in their last four meetings against Fenerbahce, two wins and two draws. The fixtures have seen an average of 2.0 goals per meeting.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Victor Osimhen leads Galatasaray with six goals and three assists at an average rating of 8.4. Gabriel Sara follows with two goals and two assists, while Abdulkerim Bardakci has two goals—both scored in his last five matches—at a 7.5 average match rating. Galatasaray will be without Rafael Leao due to an injury.
Vedat Muriqi is joint third in the scoring charts for Fenerbahce with seven goals and one assist at an average rating of 7.3; he has scored five goals in his last three matches, averaging a match rating of 8.2 over that run. Irfan Kahveci has two goals and three assists, and Mason Greenwood has four goals and two assists. Fenerbahce is missing Nathan Ake, Mert Muldur, and Marco Asensio, who is sidelined with a knee injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Red cards: Galatasaray 2 vs Fenerbahce 0
Galatasaray
➕ Total shots: 22.4 per match (best in the league, league average 14.0)
➕ Touches in opposition box: 36.4 per match (best in the league, league average 21.3)
➕ Shots on target conceded: 3.5 per match (best in the league, league average 4.7)
Fenerbahce
➕ Big chances: 4.5 per match (2nd best, league average 2.4)
➕ Shots on target: 7.2 per match (2nd best, league average 4.7)
Match Notes
Lucas Torreira was sent off for Galatasaray two matches ago. Kerem Akturkoglu now plays for Fenerbahce after a spell at Galatasaray, where he scored 39 goals in 138 appearances across five seasons.
Betting Insights
The bookmakers set the over/under line at 2.5 with a 64% chance of hitting the over, while the both-teams-to-score market gives a 65% chance that both teams find the net in this match.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.3
These figures come from the pre-match odds a day before kickoff.
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