Göztepe Looks for Three Points in Fenerbahçe Away Game

Göztepe will face Fenerbahçe away in Week 10 of the Süper Lig on Saturday, October 31. The yellow-and-red side wants to leave this match with a win after their opponent lost the Galatasaray derby 2:1.

The situation has changed at Fenerbahçe. Following the Galatasaray defeat, İsmail Kartal resigned as head coach, and the club's management has been temporarily entrusted to his assistant Dirk Kuyt. The yellow-navy side had not lost a single match last season, so Göztepe's task will not be easy.

The past meetings between the two teams also stand out. In last season's first meeting in İzmir, the match ended 0:0, and the return in Istanbul ended 1:1. Göztepe went into these matches under Stanimir Stoilov. At Fenerbahçe, Jose Mourinho was in charge for the first match and Domenico Tedesco for the return, and the yellow-navy side's head coach will change again this time.

The İzmir club, which returned to the Süper Lig in 2024, also points out that three of the four matches played between the two sides ended in draws. Fenerbahçe won the Istanbul meeting 3:2 in the second half of last season. Göztepe, meanwhile, last beat their opponent 1:0 in Istanbul on February 21, 2021, five and a half years ago.