Süper Lig Matchweek 9 runs from Friday, 23 October to Monday, 26 October 2026, delivering nine fixtures across four days of domestic action. The headline fixture comes on Monday evening, when table toppers Galatasaray host third-placed Fenerbahçe in the Istanbul derby. Our forecasting model has produced projections for the early games on the calendar, while calls for the remaining fixtures will appear on their respective match pages the day before kickoff.
The match of the round: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe
First meets third on Monday evening as Galatasaray defend their place at the summit against Fenerbahçe. Galatasaray sit top on 19 points from eight matches after grinding out a 1-0 victory at Gençlerbirliği S.K. and following up with a 4-2 success away to Lille in European competition. They have hit 17 goals in the league this season, led by Victor Osimhen who has seven goals in all competitions, though Rafael Leão remains out injured and Barış Alper Yılmaz faces a fitness doubt.
Fenerbahçe sit three points behind their rivals with 16 points and boast the league's strongest goal difference (+16), having scored 22 and conceded only six. They comfortably defeated Alanyaspor 3-0 in their previous league fixture before a 2-2 draw with Slavia Praha in Europe. Striker Vedat Muriqi enters the contest with eight goals in all competitions, but the visitors must manage defensive absences with Jayden Oosterwolde, Mert Müldür and Marco Asensio all ruled out through injury.
Friday
Alanyaspor host Kocaelispor in the round opener. The hosts sit ninth on 12 points and return home after consecutive scoreless outings, including a 3-0 loss at Fenerbahçe and a 0-0 draw with Erzurumspor FK. However, they remain unbeaten on home soil where they have conceded just two goals in three matches. Kocaelispor enter eighth on the same points tally but have lost back-to-back games 2-1 against Beşiktaş and Göztepe, and have lost three of their four away matches this season. Our model leans towards an Alanyaspor win with medium confidence, while also forecasting under 2.5 goals. In the speculative scoreline projection, the model cautiously suggests a 1-0 home victory as a low-confidence call.
Saturday
Eyüpspor meet Kasımpaşa in the early Saturday fixture. Eyüpspor sit bottom of the table on three points following five consecutive defeats, failing to score a single goal across that five-game span. Head coach Mustafa Dalcı has yet to find a goal from his attack, and suspension to Ahmed Abdullahi leaves them shorter still in forward positions. Kasımpaşa arrive in seventh after a 4-1 victory against Samsunspor, with Adrian Benedyczak leading their attack on five goals. Our model gives a medium-confidence call for an away win and expects Kasımpaşa to open the scoring.
Gaziantep FK take on Erzurumspor FK later on Saturday afternoon. Gaziantep sit 14th after three consecutive defeats, most recently falling 2-1 away to Başakşehir. Erzurumspor are in 11th on 11 points and have shown defensive resilience, keeping clean sheets in their last three league outings including a 2-0 win over Eyüpspor and a goalless draw at Alanyaspor, with forward Eren Tozlu leading their attack with three goals.
Samsunspor host second-placed Amed in Saturday's final fixture. Samsunspor sit 17th after three straight defeats in which they have conceded eight times, including a 4-1 loss at Kasımpaşa. Amed arrive in strong league form with 17 points, having defeated Konyaspor 1-0 and Beşiktaş 3-2 in recent weeks, driven by forward Gift Orban who has registered seven goals in all competitions.
Sunday
Sunday begins with 16th-placed Konyaspor meeting 15th-placed Gençlerbirliği S.K. Both sides have found goals hard to come by; Konyaspor have scored four goals all season and enter on the back of consecutive goalless draws and a 1-0 defeat at Amed. Gençlerbirliği were edged 1-0 by league leaders Galatasaray last weekend and have conceded 16 goals across their opening eight fixtures.
Göztepe face Çorum FK on Sunday afternoon in a meeting of two in-form attacks. Göztepe have won two straight away fixtures, scoring six goals across wins at Eyüpspor and Kocaelispor, with Juan Santos da Silva leading their line on five goals. Çorum FK sit sixth after consecutive league victories, including a 3-0 win at Gaziantep FK and a 2-1 win against Rizespor, powered by Cengiz Ünder's four goals.
Monday
Before the derby, two Monday afternoon fixtures get underway. Fifth-placed Beşiktaş host tenth-placed Başakşehir. Beşiktaş slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Trabzonspor in their last league game before drawing 2-2 with Crystal Palace in Europe, and they must cope without injured midfielders Fabio Miretti, Milot Rashica and Orkun Kökcü. Başakşehir arrive unbeaten in their last three domestic outings, spearheaded by Eldor Shomurodov who has seven goals this term.
Elsewhere on Monday, 12th-placed Rizespor host fourth-placed Trabzonspor. Rizespor have lost their last two league games, conceding five times against Fenerbahçe and Çorum FK. Trabzonspor are on a three-game winning run in all competitions, having defeated Beşiktaş 2-0 and added European victories over KuPS and Heart Of Midlothian, with Mohamed Salah already reaching ten goals for the campaign.
Matchweek 9 could shift the balance at both ends of the standings. A derby victory for Galatasaray would widen their lead over Fenerbahçe to six points, while an away win would draw the sides level at the top. Near the foot of the table, Eyüpspor and Samsunspor need points to halt their losing streaks and keep within touching distance of safety.
