In a weekend match on Fri Oct 28th, in week 12, Fatih Karagümrük will host Galatasaray at Vefa Stadı in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams in the ever popular İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 3-1 win against Ümraniyespor. Mehmet Umut Nayir struck first for Ümraniyespor in the 3rd minute, but Davide Biraschi got the equalizer for Fatih Karagümrük in the 8th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 55th minute on a goal by Mbaye Diagne. Fatih Karagümrük is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Galatasaray, recorded a 2-2 draw against Alanyaspor. Dries Mertens struck first for Galatasaray in the 11th minute on a feed from Mauro Icardi, then Mauro Icardi added another in the 22nd minute . Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Galatasaray won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Muhammed Aktürkoğlu has been the most prolific scorer on Galatasaray in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Fabio Borini has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Fatih Karagümrük.