In a weekend match in week 11, on Saturday Oct 22nd, Fenerbahçe will play host to İstanbul Başakşehir 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 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Fenerbahçe sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Ankaragücü. Michy Batshuayi scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 3rd minute, then İrfan Can Kahveci added another in the 25th minute In the end, Ankaragücü couldn’t muster any offence and Fenerbahçe ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Fenerbahçe should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 3rd placed İstanbul Başakşehir, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against İstanbulspor. Youssouf Ndayishimiye struck first for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 26th minute, then Youssouf Ndayishimiye added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Léo Duarte At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbulspor couldn’t manage to score, and İstanbul Başakşehir took the shutout win. İstanbul Başakşehir should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season İstanbul Başakşehir won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Stefano Okaka and Youssouf Ndayishimiye have been the hottest scorers for İstanbul Başakşehir in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Fenerbahçe is glad to have Michy Batshuayi in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Joshua King, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Nazım Sangare and Luan Peres are unavailable to play for Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus’s team, while Mesut Özil and Patryk Szysz are unavailable to play for İstanbul Başakşehir.