In the opening game of the eleventh matchday, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce faced each other for the great Istanbul derby. The heated game ended with a 2-2 draw. Ryan Donk and Martin Linnes had taken the lions into the lead before Mathieu Valbuena saved the point with a penalty and a great goal from Jailson.

For the derby, Fatih Terim's team, which had been without a win for two games, had set itself a lot of goals. A win against their arch-rival Fenerbahce should lead them back on the road to success. After a 2-0 lead through the goals of Ryan Donk (31st) and Martin Linnes (48th), it looked like a pleasant evening for the hosts. But the reigning runners-up took advantage of the Turkish record champions' lethargy to equalise via Mathieu Valbuena (66th, penalty) and Jailson (72nd). Galatasaray's 20 point draw will put them temporarily in second place. On the coming matchday the lions have to go to Kayseri for the away game. Fenerbahce remains at the disappointing 15th place and runs the risk of slipping down to the relegation places. The yellow navy blues will receive Alanyaspor on the next matchday.

The landlords went with the support of the fans in the back aggressively into the game. They tried to put the canaries under pressure and force them to make mistakes. Relatively early the yellow-red shifted the play into the opposing half. The guests knew to help themselves against fast playing "lions" only with fouls. One of these fouls led in the 31st minute to the deserved leading goal of the hosts. Ryan Donk was there after a cross from Younes Belhanda and pushed the ball over the line. But the yellow navy blue had not learned from their mistakes. Only a few minutes later another foul and another standard situation from the right side. The Moroccan flanked again, but this time it was the post that saved Sinan Gümüs' header. Fenerbahce had little to nothing to offer in the first run. So it went into the break with a 1-0 deficit.

After the change of sides, the Terim eleven was once again dangerous over a standard situation. Martin Linnes caught the badly defended corner kick at the penalty area and put the leather into the net for the 2-0 lead. In the further course of the game Galatasaray tried to slow down the pace and control the game. But this played Fenerbahce rather into the cards. In the 66th minute, interim coach Erwin Koeman's team, after VAR's intervention, scored a penalty that Mathieu Valbuena certainly turned into a penalty. The visitors felt that there was more in it for them and took more risks. This paid off in the 72nd minute, when Jailson flicked the ball from 20 meters worth seeing into the angle to equalize. Until the final whistle Fenerbahce even had the better chances. Martin Skrtel had the huge opportunity on his foot to decide the game, but the Slovakian shot past the goal from five meters.

The game ended with a draw that was unsatisfactory for both sides. The reigning Turkish champions must be accused of having won too early. On the other hand, Fenerbahce must be praised for the fight and the effort, but at the end of the day this draw does not help them either. After the match, there were unpleasant scenes between the players of both teams, which were more reminiscent of martial arts and had no place on the football pitch. Referee Firat Aydinus then watched the scenes on the screen, which results with red cards for some players.