Fenerbahçe welcome Göztepe to Chobani Stadium on Saturday for their Trendyol Süper Lig week 10 fixture, with kick-off set for 19.00, according to Fanatik. Referee Oğuzhan Çakır will take charge of the match, assisted by Kerem Ersoy and Mehmet Kısal. The game will be broadcast live on beIN Sports HD 1, and Fanatik is carrying live text commentary on its website.
The match marks Dirk Kuyt's first outing as the man in the dugout. The club's management has said the Dutchman will remain in charge until the international break, Fanatik reports, following İsmail Kartal's exit after the defeat in the Galatasaray derby.
Why it matters
Fenerbahçe enter the game under pressure. Fanatik reports that the side can ill afford to drop further points in the title race and will be chasing nothing less than a win in front of their own supporters. Beyond the table, the club is looking to steady itself after a turbulent spell: Kuyt's immediate task, according to Fanatik, is to clear the negative mood left by the derby loss and help the players rebuild their confidence.
Göztepe arrive in good form and represent a demanding opponent. The İzmir club are unbeaten in their last five Süper Lig matches and come to Kadıköy on a three-match winning run, per Fanatik. They have collected 12 points from the first nine weeks through three wins, three draws and three losses.
Head-to-head record and probable line-ups
This will be the 61st league meeting between the two clubs. Of the previous 60, Fenerbahçe have won 27 and Göztepe nine, with 24 drawn. Fenerbahçe have scored 91 goals in those fixtures to Göztepe's 45. Last season's most recent encounter ended 1-1, and the two sides also drew 0-0 in İzmir.
Fenerbahçe's biggest win in the series came in Istanbul in the 1974-75 season, a 7-1 victory, according to Fanatik. The club also returned from İzmir with a 5-0 win in 2001-02. Göztepe's nine victories have all but one been by a single goal, and their 3-1 home win came in the 1970-71 campaign.
Saturday's match will be the 30th league meeting in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe lead those encounters 18-3, with eight draws, and have outscored Göztepe 57-20 in the city.
Fanatik's probable line-ups are:
- Fenerbahçe: Ederson, Semedo, Skriniar, Levent Mercan, Mert Müldür, Guendouzi, Kante, Greenwood, İrfan Can, Oğuz Aydın, Lukaku.
- Göztepe: Arda Özçimen, Taha Altıkardeş, Sonko, Bokele, Arda Kurtulan, Anjorin, Miroshi, Akonnor, Antunes, Henrique, Juan.
Team news
Fenerbahçe will be without three players. Marco Asensio and Nathan Ake are still sidelined through injury, while Archie Brown is unavailable after the Turkish Football Federation's Professional Football Disciplinary Board handed him a three-match ban for his part in a fight, Fanatik reports.
Göztepe have no absentees beyond Furkan Bayır and Oğün Bayrak, who are both injured.
Fanatik also reports that Fenerbahçe's management has called for unity and togetherness, and that attention will fall on how the stands respond. Kuyt and his players will be aiming for three points to lift morale and ease tension around the club.
What to watch: whether Kuyt's first selection delivers an immediate response, and whether Göztepe's unbeaten run survives a trip to Kadıköy.
