On Oct 9th, Fenerbahçe will host Fatih Karagümrük at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi in a meeting of these two mismatched 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 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Fenerbahçe, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Beşiktaş. Neither Beşiktaş nor Fenerbahçe could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Fenerbahçe should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 1-2 loss against İstanbulspor. Mbaye Diagne scored the first goal for Fatih Karagümrük in the 37th minute, but Rroca got the equalizer for İstanbulspor in the 69th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 74th minute on a goal by Jetmir Topalli. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Fatih Karagümrük’s most prolific scorer has been Mbaye Diagne. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both İrfan Can Kahveci and Enner Valencia have been the hottest scorers for Fenerbahçe in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Bruma, Joshua King, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Nazım Sangare and Luan Peres are unavailable to play for Fenerbahçe, while Efe Tatlı is unavailable to play for Andrea Pirlo’s team.