Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe meet in a derby that could reshape the Süper Lig title race, with the leaders four points clear before kickoff. Galatasaray can push that margin to seven points with three weeks left if they win at RAMS Park, while Fenerbahçe can cut it to a single point with a victory of their own.
Before the match, Fenerbahçe players went onto the pitch and saluted their away supporters before returning to the dressing room. Around 2,500 Fenerbahçe fans reached the stadium on 45 buses after ticket and security checks at 15.00, then made the roughly one-hour trip to RAMS Park.
Galatasaray management placed yellow-and-red flags on all seats in the stadium, while the club also secured the necessary permissions for Victor Osimhen to play after Fenerbahçe had appealed to the TFF over concerns about the bandage on his arm. Osimhen has no obstacle to taking part in the derby.
Yasin Kol will referee the match, with Ömer Faruk Turtay in the VAR booth and İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy serving as AVARs. If Galatasaray win, they will move to 74 points. If the game ends level, the gap stays at four points. If Fenerbahçe win, the race tightens to one point and the final stretch of the season becomes far more volatile.
The derby is the 31st-week meeting in the Trendyol Süper Lig, and it arrives with Galatasaray on top and the championship picture still unsettled. That is why every detail around RAMS Park — from the away supporters’ arrival to Osimhen’s clearance — carries weight before the ball is even in play.