02.04.2025 16:31
In the quarter-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Fenerbahçe is hosting Galatasaray. We have compiled the possible starting lineups for this thrilling match for you...
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Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray will face off today in the quarter-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. The match will take place at Ülker Stadium and will start at 20:45. The match will be officiated by referee Cihan Aydın and will be broadcast live on ATV.
The yellow-red team has matched up against Fenerbahçe, who topped Group B with a perfect record of 3 wins out of 3. The winner of this single-elimination quarter-final match will advance to the semi-finals. If there is no winner after the 90 minutes, two extra periods of 15 minutes each will be played. If the tie persists, the advancing team will be determined by a penalty shootout.
The team that advances will face the winner of the TÜMOSAN Konyaspor-İskenderunspor match in the semi-finals.
THIS SEASON'S 3RD DERBY
Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe will meet for the third time this season. The two teams have faced each other twice in the Super League this season. In the derby held in Kadıköy, the yellow-red team won 3-1 with goals from Lucas Torreira, Dries Mertens, and Gabriel Sara. The derby at RAMS Park ended in a goalless draw.
ONLY DEFEATED BY BEŞİKTAŞ
The yellow-red team has only lost to Beşiktaş in national competitions this season. Galatasaray has played 32 matches in 3 football competitions held nationwide this season. "Cimbom" has achieved 22 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss in 28 matches in the Super League, while in the Turkey Cup, they have 1 win and 2 draws in 3 matches, and suffered a defeat in the single match of the Turkcell Super Cup. The yellow-red team faced one loss each in the Super League and Super Cup against Beşiktaş.
4 WINS IN LAST 10 MATCHES
Galatasaray has only won 4 of their last 10 official matches. The yellow-red team started this process with a 3-0 win by forfeit against their opponent Adana Demirspor in the 23rd week of the Super League. During this period, Galatasaray played 10 matches, including 7 in the Super League, 2 in the UEFA Europa League, and 1 in the Turkey Cup. Cimbom experienced 4 wins and draws, while losing 2 matches.
LIONS IN FULL FORCE
The yellow-reds will enter the Fenerbahçe derby with a full squad. Ismail Jakobs, who has recovered from injury, will be joined by Roland Sallai, who missed the Beşiktaş derby due to pain after returning from the Hungary national team. The status of Elias Jelert, who was also absent from the Beşiktaş derby due to pain, will be determined in training.
GALATASARAY DOMINATES IN THE CUP
The two teams will meet for the 28th time in the history of the Turkey Cup. The two giants of Turkish football have competed 27 times in the Turkey Cup, which started in the 1962-1963 season and was briefly held under the name Federation Cup.
In these matches, the yellow-red team has won 14 times, while the yellow-navy team has only managed to secure 3 victories. 10 matches ended in a draw. In the cup derbies, Galatasaray scored 44 goals, while Fenerbahçe managed to respond with 29 goals.
LAST 10 OFFICIAL MATCHES
In the last 10 derbies played between the two teams, Galatasaray has the upper hand. In the last 10 encounters in the rivalry, Galatasaray has won 5 (one by forfeit), while Fenerbahçe has won 3 times. In these derbies, the yellow-reds scored 14 goals, including one in the TFF Super Cup, while the yellow-navy team found the net 6 times. Meanwhile, Galatasaray took a 1-0 lead with a goal in the first minute against Fenerbahçe in the Super Cup match played on April 7 in Şanlıurfa, and won the match 3-0 by forfeit after their opponent withdrew from the match.
BROADCASTING WITHOUT A PASSWORD
As the big match approaches, the channel that will broadcast it has been announced. The match will be broadcast live on ATV without a password.
ONE MATCH WINNER ADVANCES TO SEMI-FINALS
The quarter-final matches will be played in a single-elimination format, and the teams that defeat their opponents will advance to the semi-finals.
LAST MATCH ENDED IN A DRAW
In the two matches played between the two teams this season, the yellow-reds won one, while one match ended in a draw.
POSSIBLE STARTING XI
Fenerbahçe; Livakovic, Mert, Skriniar, Yusuf, Oğuz, Amrabat, İsmail, Kostic, Szymanski, En Nesyri, Dzeko.
Galatasaray; Muslera, Kaan, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Eren, Torreira, Lemina, Yunus, Sara, Barış, Osimhen.
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