The final decision has been made for the Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray striker! Here are the 11 possibilities for the derby

And the long-awaited big day has finally arrived… Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, great rivals for the first two places in the Super League, will face each other this evening in Kadıköy.

The referee for this big match, which will start at 8:00 p.m. at Chobani Stadium, is Yasin Kol. In the derby that all of Türkiye is looking forward to, Abdullah Bora Özkara and Bahtiyar Birinci will be Kol’s assistants.

It will be determined today whether Çağlar Söyüncü and Sebastian Szymanski, who have recovered from their injuries but miss one match, will play for the dark yellow-blue team. İrfan Can Kahveci and Cenk Tosun, who are also not in the Fenerbahçe squad, will not be able to play.

Barış Alper Yılmaz can play back

7 invited players from Galatasaray will not be able to participate in the derby for different reasons. The injured Wilfried Singo, Ismail Jakobs, Kaan Ayhan, Berkan Kutlu, suspended red card Roland Sallai, as well as Eren Elmalı and Metehan Baltacı, who were suspended as part of the betting investigation, will not be able to play against Fenerbahçe. The Yellow-Reds are experiencing difficulties, particularly in terms of lateral rotation. In the absence of Eren and Jakobs at left-back, the only original left-back, Kazımcan Karataş, remained. Since Singo, Sallai and Kaan will not play at right back, Barış Alper is expected to play in this position.

Türkiye’s most expensive on the ground

Fenerbahçe, the only undefeated team in the championship with 31 points, will become the new owners of the summit if they beat Galatasaray, leader with 32 points. If the yellow-reds win, the difference in points will increase to 4. This match also concerns Trabzonspor, who are in third place with 31 points. The Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray derby will also go down in history as the most expensive match in Turkish football. The total value of the yellow-red team with a squad value of 305.2 million euros and the yellow-dark blue team with a squad value of 291.8 million euros reached a record figure of 597 million euros (29 billion 253 million TL).

EYES ON KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU

Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who was transferred by Fenerbahçe from Benfica at the start of the season, will be on the field for the first time in the dark yellow-blue jersey against Galatasaray, where he played between 2020 and 24. The national footballer played 8 matches against Fenerbahçe while he was in the yellow-red team. Kerem has produced 4 goals and 3 assists in the 13 matches he has played for Fenerbahçe this season.

14 THE FOOTBALL PLAYER’S “FIRST” EXCITEMENT

Fenerbahçe’s Ederson, Tarık Çetin, Archie Brown, Nelson Semedo, Edson Alvarez, Marco Asensio, Dorgeles Nene, Jhon Duran and Levent Mercan will play their first G.Saray derby if they have time today. For the yellow-red team, Uğurcan Çakır, Leroy Sane, İlkay Gündoğan, Arda Ünyay and goalkeeper Batuhan Şen are waiting for the opportunity to play for the first time against Fenerbahçe.

MERT HAKAN YANDAŞ BEARS THE MOST MISTERS AGAINST G.SARAY

Mert Hakan Yandaş, one of the players of the Fenerbahçe team, is the one who played the most against Galatasaray in the dark yellow-blue jersey. The experienced footballer, who played 6 derbies, did not play 3 matches despite being part of the team. Mert Hakan is followed by Sebastian Szymanski and İrfan Can Kahveci with 5 matches.

TORREIRA AND BARIŞ PLAYED 8 DERBIES EACH

The players who played the most against Fenerbahçe for Galatasaray were Lucas Torreira and Barış Alper Yılmaz. While both players entered the field 8 times against the yellow-dark blue team, these names were followed by Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Berkan Kutlu with 7 matches each. Among these 4 players, only Torreira celebrated a goal against Fenerbahçe. The Uruguayan scored in the derby, which he won 3-1.

EDERSON KEPT A GOAL IN 5 OF 12 GAMES

Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Ederson played 7 Super League matches and 5 Europa League matches this season, and could not prevent a total of 12 goals. Ederson, who kept a clean sheet in 3 league matches and 2 European matches, stands out in particular for his success in putting the ball into play. The 32-year-old, who is among the most professional goalkeepers in the world, has won 16 trophies with Manchester City and 6 trophies with Benfica.

UĞURCAN HAS NOT BEEN PASSED IN 8 GAMES

Galatasaray goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır has played 12 Super League matches and 5 Champions League matches this season, including his former team Trabzonspor, and was unable to prevent 13 goals. Uğurcan, who did not concede a goal in 3 Super League matches each for Galatasaray and Trabzonspor, also did not allow a goal in 2 Champions League matches. Uğurcan, 29, is the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of Turkish football with a transfer fee of 27.5 million euros.

19 OF THE 25 MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS IN THE SUPER LEAGUE ARE IN F.BAHÇE G.SARAY

1. Osimhen Galatasaray 75

2. Duran Fenerbahçe 35

3. Singo Galatasaray 28

4. Orkun Beşiktas 28

5. Baris Alper Galatasaray 25

6. Sane Galatasaray 25

7. Edson Alvarez Fenerbahçe 24

8. En-Nesyri Fenerbahçe 24

9. Kerem Fenerbahçe 23

10. Sara Galatasaray 22

11. Onana Trabzonspor 20

12. Sanchez Galatasaray 20

13. Ederson Fenerbahçe 18

14. Asensio Fenerbahçe 17

15. Nene Fenerbahçe 17

16. Oosterwolde Fenerbahce 16

17. Yunus Galatasaray 15

18. Abraham Beşiktas 15

19. Uğurcan Galatasaray 15

20. Touré Beşiktaş 15

21. Jota Silva Beşiktaş 15

22. Szymanski Fenerbahçe 14

23. Lucas Torreira Galatasaray 13

24. Milan Skriniar Fenerbahçe 12

25. Wilfried Ndidi Beşiktaş 12

Here are the 11 possible

FENERBAHÇE: Ederson, Semed, Skriniar, Oosterwold, Levent, Alvarez, Sixth, Ascension, Nene, Kerem, Duran (Talisca).

GALATASARAY: Uğurcan Çakır, Barış Alper, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Kazımcan, Lemina, Torreira, Sane, Sara, Yunus (Ahmed), Osimhen (Icardi).