The Turkish Super Lig will be back in action this Friday when Fenerbahce welcomes Gaziantep to Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu in the 35th round of the competition. Kickoffs at 20:30 EAT.
Fenerbahce is one of the best teams in the competition, currently placed in the second spot with 65 points on the standings. They are on a long winning streak as they will be looking to clinch a seventh consecutive league victory in the league. With four games left to play in the Super Lig season, Fenerbahce sit just one point clear of Konyaspor in the battle for the second and final Champions League qualification spot.
The home team prepare for this fixture confident after 0-6 Super Lig victory to beat Çaykur Rizespor in their last outing. In that game, Fenerbahçe had 69% possession, 20 shots with 13 of them on target and goals scored by Diego Rossi (9′), Serdar Dursun (45′, 45′, and 51’), Enner Valencia (65′) and Nazım Sangaré (76′). Çaykur Rizespor got nine shots with three of them on target.
Gaziantep has been one of the worst teams in the competition, and is placed 15th in a table with 42 points. They are on a long winless run at the moment, and are conceding goals in huge numbers. Gaziantep has lost their last six away matches across all competitions and has the second worst away record in the league. They have only picked up six points from 17 matches on the road. The visitors however have the chance to claim a league double over Fenerbahce after Gaziantep beat the Yellow Canaries 3-2 in the reverse fixture.
Gaziantep shared spoils 1-1 with Göztepe in their last Super Lig action. In that game, Gaziantep had 49% possession, 16 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Figueiredo (96′). Göztepe got 13 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Adis Jahović (93′) was the scorer for Göztepe.
Fenerbahce vs Gaziantep head to head
Friday’s fixture will mark the seventh competitive head to head clash between these two sides since 2003. Fenerbahce has won four times while Gaziantep has won twice.
- Gaziantep 3-2 Fenerbahce 13/12/21
- Fenerbahce 3-1 Gaziantep 12/04/21
- Gaziantep 3-1 Fenerbahce 19/12/20
- Gaziantep 0-2 Fenerbahce 18/01/20
- Fenerbahce 5-0 Gaziantep 19/08/19
Home
- Rizespor 0-6 Fenerbahce
- Fenerbahce 1-0 Shakhtar
- Fenerbahce 2-0 Goztepe Izmir
- Fenerbahce 2-0 Galatasaray
- Kayserispor 0-4 Fenerbahce
Away
- Gaziantep 1-1 Goztepe Izmir
- Konyaspor 4-1 Gaziantep
- Gaziantep 0-0 Trabzonspor
- Kasimpasa 2-1 Gaziantep
- Gaziantep 3-1 Galatasaray
Fenerbahce team news
İsmail Kartal’s side will be without the services of Attila Szalai and Dimitrios Pelkas through injuries.
Gaziantep team news
For the visitors, Steven Caulker and Torgeir Börven will miss out this fixture through injuries while Recep Niyaz will also be on the sidelines due to suspension.
Prediction and odds
Fenerbahce are on a seven-fixture winning streak, and they have a combined scorecard of 15-0 from their last five games while Gaziantep are on a four-game winless run, and they had remained winless in 11 of their past 12 fixtures and they are also on a six-match losing streak on the road.
- Fenerbahce Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
