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Galatasaray will host Fenerbahçe at RAMS Park on Monday, October 26, in the ninth week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, with both sides relying on their strikers in a match that could shape the title race.

Galatasaray closed the eighth week as leader with 19 points, while Fenerbahçe sits third on 16. Victor Osimhen and Vedat Muric are the leading scorers for their respective teams.

Title race meeting at RAMS Park

The derby is scheduled for Monday, October 26, at RAMS Park, where league leaders Galatasaray face third-placed Fenerbahçe. Galatasaray finished the eighth week of the Trendyol Süper Lig on 19 points, while Fenerbahçe has 16.

Both sets of supporters will expect their forwards to decide a match that matters in the championship race. Galatasaray has scored 17 goals in its eight matches and conceded 11.

Fenerbahçe has found the net 22 times, more than any other team in the first eight weeks. The Istanbul side has also conceded only six goals, the second-best defensive record in the league behind Trabzonspor, which has conceded five.

Osimhen leads Galatasaray scoring

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen is Galatasaray's top scorer in the Süper Lig this season. He has scored six goals in six league appearances, having missed two matches through injury.

Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Gabriel Sara follow with two goals each. Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Yunus Akgün, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina and Deniz Gül have scored once each.

Three goals for Osimhen against Fenerbahçe

Osimhen has scored three goals in five matches against Fenerbahçe in a Galatasaray shirt. Now in his third season with the club, the striker has faced the yellow-navy side four times in the Süper Lig and once in the Türkiye Kupası.

He scored once in the league and twice in the cup in those fixtures. For Galatasaray, Lucas Torreira has scored twice against Fenerbahçe, while Gabriel Sara, Leroy Sane and Barış Alper Yılmaz have one goal each in the fixture.

Muric in form for Fenerbahçe

Experienced center forward Vedat Muric is Fenerbahçe's leading scorer in the Süper Lig. The 32-year-old has seven goals in eight league appearances, with Mason Greenwood second on four.

Irfan Can Kahveci, Oğuz Aydın and Marco Asensio have two league goals apiece. Milan Skriniar, Matteo Guendouzi, Romelu Lukaku, Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Talisca, who has since left the club, have scored once each.

Four Fenerbahçe players have scored against Galatasaray

Four Fenerbahçe players have scored once against Galatasaray in their careers. French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi and Dutch defender Jayden Oosterwolde each scored in the 2-0 TFF Süper Kupa win over Galatasaray on January 10, 2026.

Muric scored against Galatasaray while playing for Çaykur Rizespor, in a 3-2 home defeat in the 32nd week of the 2018-19 league season. Irfan Can Kahveci scored for İstanbul Başakşehir in a 1-1 Süper Lig draw on December 15, 2018.

Key takeaways

• Galatasaray hosts Fenerbahçe at RAMS Park on Monday, October 26, in week nine of the Trendyol Süper Lig.
• Galatasaray leads the table on 19 points; Fenerbahçe is third with 16 and has the league's most prolific attack on 22 goals.
• Victor Osimhen has six league goals for Galatasaray and three in five matches against Fenerbahçe.
• Vedat Muric tops Fenerbahçe's scoring chart with seven goals in eight league games.