The two teams will compete for the 133rd time in Turkish football history with this match. While the yellow-dark blue people were happy to win 50 times in the said competition, the Black Sea representative won 43 matches. 39 matches ended in a draw.
Having 68 points with 21 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as of the 34th week in the league, Fenerbahçe is the closest follower of the leader Galatasaray.