Ahead of the Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray derby, which will be held today at 21:00 Baku time in the XIV round of the Turkish Super League, the derby statistics of the head coach of "sarı-qırmızılılar" Okan Buruk have been investigated. The 52-year-old specialist will appear in the derby for the 17th time with Galatasaray in this game.
Idman.Biz reports that Buruk has achieved high results in derbies with Galatasaray, who finished the last three seasons as champions. He has achieved an overall advantage by winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 4 in 16 official matches against Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Advantage against Fenerbahce
Okan Buruk has shown an impressive performance against Fenerbahce since taking over Galatasaray. He has a total of 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 6 league matches against the opponent, as well as TFF Super Cup and Turkish Cup matches. In these matches, Galatasaray scored 14 goals (3 from a technical victory) and conceded 3 goals.
Undefeated series in Kadıköy
Okan Buruk's team also performed without losses in the Fenerbahce away match. The experienced head coach has achieved 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 matches in Kadıköy, including one Turkish Cup and 3 Super League matches. In these matches, the "sarı-qırmızılı"s scored 8 goals and conceded 2 goals.
Performance against Besiktas
Under Buruk's leadership, Galatasaray has faced Besiktas a total of 8 times, including one Super Cup and 7 Super League matches. The "sarı-qırmızılılar" won 4, drew 1 and lost 3 in these games. In these matches, Galatasaray scored 10 goals and conceded 14 goals.
Okan Buruk's statistics before the derby once again show the advantage that Galatasaray has established against its rivals in recent years.