Alanyaspor v Fenerbahçe: unbeaten title push meets in-form hosts

Alanyaspor host Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in Antalya, with the visitors defending an unbeaten league record and the hosts aiming to climb from 10th after a steady run.
Fenerbahçe sit second and remain unbeaten after 17 games, while Alanyaspor are 10th with a positive goal difference. The last league meeting in September finished 2-2, though the visitors have often held the upper hand across recent clashes.
Alanyaspor are unbeaten in five across all competitions and have kept seven league clean sheets this season. Kanarya, meanwhile, have won four of their last five in all competitions, including an away victory at Yeni Çarşı in midweek.
Alanyaspor are without Bruno Viana and Buluthan Bulut through injury, with Enes Keskin, Izzet Çelik, Yusuf Ozdemir and Bedirhan Özyurt suspended. Kanarya list Edson Álvarez, Nelson Semedo, Munir Levent Mercan and Archibald Norman Brown as injured, trimming defensive options.
Kanarya have scored 39 league goals at 2.3 per game, with 59% possession and 86.32% passing accuracy. Talisca has nine league goals, Marco Asensio has eight and five assists, and Youssef En-Nesyri has seven, so width and delivery could be a route given a 20.99% cross accuracy and six headed goals. Alanyaspor average 0.9 goals per game but with seven clean sheets and 48% possession, they may keep the game compact and look to crosses, where their open-play accuracy stands at 18.75%.
A result for Alanyaspor could nudge them towards the top half. For Kanarya, victory would strengthen their Champions League qualification footing and keep the pressure on the leaders in the title race.




