Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray prediction 01.12.2025 | Super Lig

Fenerbahce, a 19-time Turkish champion, haven't won a league title for over a decade, with their last Super Lig trophy being in the 2013/14 season! In recent years, despite investing an enormous amount of money, adding high-profile players, and even bringing in Jose Mourinho, the Yellow Canaries failed to win the title, finishing second in the last four seasons. This year, after a rough start and elimination from the CL Qualifiers, Mourinho got sacked. However, after that bad first part of the season, the Yellow Canaries started playing great shortly after appointing coach Domenico Tadesco. Currently, they are on an 11-game unbeaten run across the competition and look really dominant. 

Right full-back Nelson Semedo served his one-game suspension and will be ready for the upcoming derby. Additionally, Edson Alvarez and Sebastian Szymanski recovered from their injuries and should be available. Caglar Soyuncu and Yigit Efe Demir should be the only players out for this match due to injuries.

Just like Fenerbahce, Galatasaray also invested a lot of money recently, but had success in the domestic competitions, winning the last three Super Lig titles, and looked really dominant. Last year, besides winning the Super Lig title, they also secured the Cup. This year, the popular Lions opened the season well but have slowed significantly in recent matches, losing two out of the last three despite not having too challenging a schedule.

One of the reasons behind their bad mini-period are the injuries and suspensions of some key players. For the upcoming derby, they could miss up to six players due to injuries and three more due to suspensions. However, according to President Ozbek, it seems that Osimhen will be ready after missing the last two games due to a hamstring injury. That, on its own, is a massive boost for the Galta's offense.