06.04.2025 18:10
In the 30th week of the Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor are facing off in Kadıköy. The score is currently 3-1 in favor of the yellow-blues.
Fenerbahçe will face Trabzonspor at home in the 30th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match will start at 19:00 at Ülker Stadium, and referee Mehmet Türkmen will officiate the game. Bersan Duran and Serkan Çimen will serve as assistant referees. The VAR referee for the big match is Polish Daniel Stefanski. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1.
THE STATUS OF BOTH TEAMS
Fenerbahçe, with 20 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses in 27 matches, is in second place with 65 points. Last week, Jose Mourinho's team won 4-2 against Sipay Bodrum FK away, reducing the point difference to 6 after Galatasaray lost to Beşiktaş. If the yellow-navy team wins this week, when their rival Galatasaray has a bye, they will reduce the point difference to 3. Trabzonspor, after 27 matches in the league, has collected 36 points with 9 wins, 9 draws, and 9 losses, placing them in 10th position. Under the management of coach Fatih Tekke, they won their first away match against RAMS Başakşehir 3-0, aiming to win against Fenerbahçe and break a 519-day winless streak against their three major rivals.
STARTING 11s
Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Osayi, Skriniar, Djiku, Mert, Fred, Amrabat, Tadic, Szymanski, Maximin, Dzeko.
Trabzonspor: Uğurcan, Pedro, Savic, Okay, Arif, Mendy, Lundstram, Draguş, Zubkov, Mustafa, Banza.
MOURINHO ON THE BENCH
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho received a 3-match ban from the PFDK following the events after the Galatasaray derby. The Portuguese coach will serve this ban during the Turkish Cup matches and will be on the bench for the Trabzonspor match. Fred, who received a 3-match ban, and Mert Hakan Yandaş, who received a 1-match ban, will also be eligible to play in the Trabzonspor match as they will serve their bans in the cup. Goalkeeping coach Sandro Zufic and assistant coach Salvatore Foti, who received 4-match bans, will not be able to sit on the bench.
4 PLAYERS ON YELLOW CARD ALERT IN FENERBAHÇE
Before the Trabzonspor match, 4 players in Fenerbahçe are on yellow card alert. If Filip Kostic, İrfan Can Kahveci, Allan Saint-Maximin, and Çağlar Söyüncü receive a card in this match, they will miss the match against Net Global Sivasspor in the 31st week, which will be played away.
3 ABSENTEES IN TRABZONSPOR
Arseniy Batagov, Muhammed Cham, and Hüseyin Türkmen have not been included in the squad for the Fenerbahçe match due to injuries.
THE 137TH ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THEM
Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor will meet for the 137th time in the Trendyol Super League. The two teams will face off at Ülker Stadium in the 30th week, having previously met 103 times in the league. The 50-year rivalry began with the Turkish Cup quarter-final match played on February 13, 1974, at Trabzon's Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Fenerbahçe has a 9-win advantage in terms of victories. In total, there have been 136 matches, including 103 league matches, 14 Turkish Cup matches, 9 friendlies, 4 Presidential Cup matches, and 2 TSYD Cup matches, with Fenerbahçe winning 53 and Trabzonspor winning 44. In these matches, Fenerbahçe scored 176 goals while Trabzonspor celebrated 156 goals.
FENERBAHÇE HAS THE UPPER HAND AGAINST ITS RIVAL
In league history, the two teams have faced each other 103 times, with Fenerbahçe having a 42-27 advantage over its rival in these matches. The two teams have shared points in 34 league matches. In league matches, Fenerbahçe scored 140 goals while Trabzonspor responded with 110 goals.
YELLOW-NAVY TEAM IS ALSO AHEAD AT KADIKÖY
In a total of 66 official and friendly matches held at Fenerbahçe's home, Fenerbahçe has 29 wins, Trabzonspor has 13 wins, and the teams have drawn in 24 matches. In these matches, Fenerbahçe scored 96 goals while Trabzonspor scored 66 goals.
LAST MATCHES ENDED 3-2
The last 3 league matches between the two teams were all won by the away teams. In the 2023-2024 season, Fenerbahçe suffered its only home defeat against Trabzonspor with a score of 3-2. The yellow-navy team faced their maroon-blue rival away in the second half of last season and the first half of this season, winning both matches with a score of 3-2.
THE BIGGEST VICTORIES
Fenerbahçe defeated Trabzonspor 5-1 in a league match in Kadıköy on March 5, 1989, and won 4-0 in a suspended league match in Trabzon during the 2015-2016 season. Trabzonspor achieved its biggest victories against Fenerbahçe on August 11, 1992, in Kadıköy during Şenol Çorlu's jubilee match with a score of 4-1, and in league matches in Trabzon on December 26, 1976, and March 9, 1991, with scores of 3-0.
THE HIGHEST SCORING MATCHES
The highest-scoring match between the two teams took place on October 6, 1990, at Fenerbahçe Stadium, where a total of 8 goals were scored, and Trabzonspor won 5-3. The maroon-blues also defeated their opponent with scores of 4-3 in the Prime Ministry Cup match played at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium on May 21, 1994, and in the league match in Trabzon on April 6, 1997. Fenerbahçe, on the other hand, won the league match played at Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium on October 17, 1992, with a score of 4-3 and also won the league match in Istanbul in the 2000-2001 season with a score of 5-2.