Galatasaray's dominance in derbies at RAMS Park

RAMS Park opened with a friendly against Ajax on 15 January 2011, and since then, across 16 seasons, it has witnessed Galatasaray's championship 9 times. Over the same period, Beşiktaş won 3 titles, Fenerbahçe 2, and Trabzonspor and Başakşehir one each. With a capacity of 52,600 and its acoustics, the stadium is seen as contributing to the motivation of the yellow-red players.

In Fenerbahçe matches, however, the picture is different. The two teams have played 17 Süper Lig matches at RAMS Park. Galatasaray have won 6, while Fenerbahçe have won 5, and 6 matches ended in draws. In percentage terms, Galatasaray won 35.3% of derbies at home, Fenerbahçe took 29.4%, and 35.3% ended in draws. These figures suggest that the fan factor is not decisive in derbies.

The goal statistics also favour Galatasaray. The yellow-reds scored 19 goals in these matches, an average of 1.1 per game. Fenerbahçe scored 13 goals, an average of 0.76. Last season's derby played here ended 3-0 in Galatasaray's favour. The most common scorelines were 0-0 and 2-1.

According to the data, outside of exceptional circumstances, derbies tend to be decided in favour of the team that performs better on the day.