Fenerbahce vs Karagumruk Prediction: Confident home victory

Just a week after drawing with Besiktas, Fenerbahce take on league rivals Karagumruk from the Bosphorus city this week. Unlike the trophy-winning Turkish team, upcoming city rivals Fenerbahce are languishing in the bottom third of the table and meanwhile have just six points to their name. Last week, Karagumruk lost the city clash against Istanbul and therefore does not enter Sunday's game in the best form. It is quite possible that another failure will follow. However, the last time these two teams met in the league was a goalless draw at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in the second half of last season. Fenerbahce defeated AEK Larnaca in the Europa League match in the middle of the week and thus already set the course for entering the knockout phase.

Fenerbahce has won the last six matches in all competitions and that's why they enter the game with confidence. Since November 1959, Fenerbahce has not experienced a single competitive defeat against Karagumruk, and there were 14 duels. Therefore, it is obvious, especially considering the current form in their own stadium, that Fener is a big favorite against Karagumruk. The main reason for this is the offensive power of the yellow-blues. Fenerbahce has already scored 20 goals in seven games and thus has almost three goals per game. 

Fatih Karagumruk had a bad start under the leadership of legendary ace Andrea Pirlo and is already afraid of relegation with only six points after seven games played. He is currently the first under the line with up to two matches less than his rivals. There is enough potential for a positive result, but Karagumruk has to work on being a tough nut to crack on the sidelines. Since February of this year, Fatih has not won a single one of the eight league games in the game. 

Fenerbahce is clear favorite here, and if he wants to enter into the title race, he must win today. On the other hand, the visitors are in deep crisis and every point they can get is welcomed, but today I simply can’t see them winning even 1 point in a match against the Turkish giant Fenerbahce.