29.11.2025 12:15
In the 14th week of the Super League, on Monday, December 1, the team that scores the first goal in the derbies between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in recent years tends not to lose easily. In the last 64 league matches spanning 30 years in this rivalry, the team that scored the first goal has only lost 5 times.
In the last 30 years, the team that scored the first goal in 64 league derbies has only lost 5 times. This season, both Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray gain a significant advantage in matches where they take the lead.
THE STRIKING TRUTH OF THE LAST 64 DERBIES
Before the derby to be played on Monday evening, December 1, between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, a remarkable statistic has emerged. In the last 30 years of 64 league derbies, the team that scored the first goal has only lost 5 times.
During the same period:
- Galatasaray won all 15 matches in which they scored the first goal.
- Fenerbahçe won all 25 matches in which they took the lead.
- 8 of these matches ended in a scoring draw, while 11 ended 0-0.
COMEBACKS HAVE BECOME RARE
In the 64-match period, only:
- Galatasaray lost 4 matches despite taking the lead.
- Fenerbahçe lost 1 match despite taking the lead (the 3-1 match in Kadıköy in 2019-2020).
- This table makes the thesis "the team that scores first wins" the strongest reality of the derby.
GALATASARAY IS FLAWLESS WHEN SCORING FIRST
This season, Galatasaray has won all 8 matches in which they scored the first goal in the Süper Lig, and they have not lost any points in matches where they took the lead.
FENERBAHÇE DOESN'T LET GO ONCE THEY TAKE THE LEAD
Fenerbahçe has won 7 of the 8 matches in which they scored the first goal this season, only stumbling against Kasımpaşa. In the last 5 matches, the yellow-navy team, who scored the first goal in 3 of them, enters the derby in better form in this regard.
THE KEY TO THE DERBY: FIRST GOAL
The statistics of both teams this season and in previous years show that the fate of the derby will largely be determined by the first goal. Who will find the first goal on Monday night in Kadıköy could shape the result when looking at the last 30 years of rivalry.