Galatasaray, Fenerbahce set for derby showdown

Istanbul teams Galatasaray and Fenerbahce will play a derby match in Turkey's top-tier Spor Toto Super Lig on Friday.

The match at Galatasaray's Turk Telekom Stadium will kick off at 9.00 p.m. local time (1800GMT).

Galatasaray are third in the league with 19 points while Fenerbahce with 9 points are at the 15th spot.

Fernando Reges, Emre Akbaba and Yuto Nagatomo will not play against Fenerbahce due to injuries.

Galatasaray's Mariano Filho will also miss the match after he was banned for the next game last week.

Galatasaray have not been defeated at home in the last 24 matches (22 wins, 2 draws) in Turkish Super League.

Fenerbahce dismissed its Dutch manager Phillip Cocu from duty after a 3-1 loss to Ankaragucu last Sunday.

Cocu was the 72nd manager of Fenerbahce and the team's 38th foreign manager to take over managerial duties in the club.

Galatasaray could not win the last six matches against Fenerbahce in Turkish Super League.

The teams will meet for the 388th time after competing for 109 years. Fenerbahce beat Galatasaray 146 times and were defeated 123 times.

- Week 11 schedule:

Friday:

Galatasaray-Fenerbahce at 18:00GMT

Saturday:

Kasimpasa-Antalyaspor at 10:30GMT

Akhisarspor-Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor at 13:00GMT

Medipol Basaksehir-Besiktas at 16:00GMT

Sunday:

MKE Ankaragucu-Kayserispor at 10:30GMT

Aytemiz Alanyaspor-Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor at 13:00GMT

Trabzonspor-Bursaspor at 16:00GMT

Monday:

Goztepe-Caykur Rizespor at 17:00GMT

Demir Grup Sivasspor-Atiker Konyaspor at 17:00GMT