1 day left until the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby: Okan Buruk and İsmail Kartal's derby records

Derby excitement will be felt in the 37th week of the Süper Lig.

Leader Galatasaray, which holds the advantage in the title race, will host its arch-rival Fenerbahçe at home. If the Yellow-Reds leave the derby with 1 point, they will declare themselves champions. For Fenerbahçe, the goal is an absolute victory.

Before the important match, the derby records of the two teams' managers, İsmail Kartal and Okan Buruk, have been put under the microscope.

GALATASARAY UNDER OKAN BURUK

Okan Buruk has managed Galatasaray in 4 Fenerbahçe derbies.

Buruk, who joined Galatasaray—the club where he was raised in the youth academy and achieved great success as a player—at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, has experienced 3 wins and 1 draw in Fenerbahçe derbies.

The Yellow-Reds under Buruk's management left both derbies played against Fenerbahçe last season with 3-0 victories.

While the match played at Ülker Stadium in the first half of this season ended in a 0-0 draw, Galatasaray under Buruk's management won the TFF Super Cup match 3-0 by default after the Yellow-Navy team withdrew from the pitch.

OKAN BURUK AT THE HELM OF OTHER TEAMS

Outside of Galatasaray, Okan Buruk has faced Fenerbahçe 12 times in his career.

Buruk has faced Fenerbahçe 12 times—11 in the Süper Lig and 1 in the Ziraat Turkish Cup final—while managing Elazığspor, Gaziantepspor, Sivasspor, Akhisarspor, Çaykur Rizespor, and Başakşehir.

Okan Buruk's teams experienced 2 wins, 1 draw, and 8 defeats in league matches.

The 50-year-old manager succeeded in winning the final match played against Fenerbahçe while managing Akhisarspor in the Turkish Cup during the 2017-2018 season.

FENERBAHÇE UNDER İSMAİL KARTAL

İsmail Kartal has faced Galatasaray 5 times at the helm of Fenerbahçe.

Kartal, who is in his 3rd stint with the Yellow-Navy team, has appeared in 5 matches against the Yellow-Reds, 4 in the Süper Lig and 1 in the TFF Super Cup. Kartal's students have experienced 2 wins, one draw, and one defeat in the league.

Fenerbahçe under the management of İsmail Kartal, which lost the away match 2-1 in the first half of the 2014-2015 season, defeated its rival 1-0 at home in the second half. While Kartal's students won the derby played in Kadıköy in the second half of the 2021-2022 season 2-0, they drew 0-0 with Galatasaray in the match at Ülker Stadium in the first half of this season.

Fenerbahçe under the management of İsmail Kartal also established a 3-2 superiority over its rival on penalties in the 2014 TFF Super Cup.

İSMAİL KARTAL AT THE HELM OF OTHER TEAMS

Outside of Fenerbahçe, İsmail Kartal has faced Galatasaray 6 times in his career.

Kartal has appeared in 4 Süper Lig and 2 Turkish Cup matches against Galatasaray while managing Eskişehirspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Çaykur Rizespor, and Konyaspor.

Kartal, who saw 1 win and 3 defeats against the Yellow-Reds in the Süper Lig, experienced one draw and one defeat in the cup.

News Source: AA