On Saturday Feb 5th, in week 24, Fenerbahçe will host İstanbul Başakşehir at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi in a Super Lig match in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Fenerbahçe is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sivasspor. Miha Zajc struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 18th minute, but Pedro Henrique got the equalizer for Sivasspor in the 74th minute earning them at least the one point. Fenerbahçe is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, İstanbul Başakşehir recorded a 1-2 loss against Göztepe. Cherif Ndiaye struck first for Göztepe in the 38th minute, then Halil Akbunar added another in the 87th minute. İstanbul Başakşehir is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, İstanbul Başakşehir was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Stefano Okaka scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 16th minute, then Fredrik Gulbrandsen added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Edin Višća In the end, Fenerbahçe was frustrated by İstanbul Başakşehir’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. İstanbul Başakşehir ended the match with the shutout victory.
İstanbul Başakşehir’s most prolific scorer has been Junior Caiçara. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Fenerbahçe is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dimitris Pelkas and Filip Novák each only have 1 goal in their last 5.