Does Galatasaray Never Lose When Ahead?
Galatasaray won six of the matches in which it took the lead this season and picked up only one point from the matches in which it fell behind. Fenerbahçe failed to turn around the two matches in which it fell behind.
The two arch-rivals in the title race meet for the first time this season, and taking control of the scoreline is playing a major role in deciding the result. The statistics paint a picture in Galatasaray's favour.
In the first eight weeks of this season, Galatasaray fell behind on the scoreboard in three matches. Against Çorum it came from 1-0 down to level at 2-2, and in front of Göztepe it came back from 1-0 to win 3-2. The yellow and reds failed to take a point after falling behind only in the Trabzon match. They won six of the matches in which they took the lead. In the Çorum match, after going 2-0 up, they were forced to settle for a draw and took one point.
Fenerbahçe's picture is different. The yellow and navy blues fell behind 2-1 twice this season, in the matches against Göztepe and Beşiktaş, and could not complete either match with that scoreline. The side took the lead seven times in total and won five of those matches. The match away to Gaziantep FK ended 0-0.
In the 138 derbies between the two teams, the side that scored the first goal usually won the match. Fenerbahçe have been the celebrating side in all 48 derbies in which they scored first, and Galatasaray in all 34 derbies in which they scored first. Both sides have lost the derby five times after taking the lead.
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