Galatasaray will host league leaders Fenerbahce at Turk Telekom Arena with the showdown kicking off at 19:00. The neighbors will meet for the 377th time in their history.
Fenerbahce, also known as "Yellow Canaries," lead in head-to-head statistics but the "Yellow-Reds" are ahead in club honors with more trophies at both the local and international level. Although three matches out of the last five have ended in favor of Galatasaray, Fenerbahce won the last derby match 2-0 in November 2013.
Squad values
According to a Germany-based football data keeping site, transfermarkt.com, Galatasaray's squad is more valuable than Fenerbahce's. While Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder is Galatasaray's most valuable player at 17 million euros, Fenerbahce's most expensive player is Senegalese striker Moussa Sow with a market value of 15.5 million euros.
As of April 4, both teams' total squad values are as follows:
Galatasaray: 149.5 million euros
Fenerbahce: 132.9 million euros
Up to matchday 28 in Turkish Spor Toto Super League, current leaders Fenerbahce scored 12 goals more than runners-up Galatasaray. While Fenerbahce found the net 59 times, Galatasaray scored 47 goals until matchday 28. While "Yellow Canaries" conceded 27 goals, their rivals Galatasaray conceded 5 goals less than Fenerbahce.
