Galatasaray Hoping to Move Top of the Turkey Süper Lig with Win Over Istanbulspor
Galatasaray SK vs Istanbulspor AS - 25/12/2022
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We have a full round of fixtures to watch in the Turkey Süper Lig on the 25th of December, including the meeting between Galatasaray and Istanbulspor.
This is an Istanbul derby and will be played at the NEF Stadyumu with the hosts currently second in the league on 27 points and the visitors in 18th place on 8 points.
Galatasaray come into the match on the back of a 1-0 home win over Ankara Keçiörengücü in the Turkish cup on Thursday night.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 82nd minute and that was good enough to send Galatasaray though to the sixth round of the competition.
That result means Galatasaray are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won each of their last 5 competitive games, with the wins coming over Fatih Karagümrük and Istanbul Basaksehir away plus Besiktas at home in the league and Ofspor and Ankara Keçiörengücü at home in the cup.
In terms of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray are undefeated in their last 4 matches, winning each of the last 3 games.
Their home form shows they are undefeated in 10 of their last 12 league matches. Galatasaray have won 8 of those 12 games and have seen both teams score in each of their last 4 league matches on home soil.
Galatasaray have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 7 home league games.
Istanbulspor make the short journey to the NEF Stadyumu having previously lost 3-1 away to current league leaders Fenerbahce in the Turkish Cup.
Fenerbahce were 3-0 up after 54 minutes and despite getting a goal back in the final moments of the match, Istanbulspor never looked likely to make it a contest.
The defeat in the cup means Istanbulspor have won only 1 of their last 8 games in all competition. The win came over Etimesgut Belediyespor at home in the fourth round of the cup and Istanbulspor required extra time to win the match against a team in the second tier of Turkish football.
Istanbulspor have been struggling in the Süper Lig and they have lost each of their last 6 matches. Their away form shows 3 straight defeats and Istanbulspor have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 6 league matches.
Team news and Galatasaray are without the injured trio of Yunus Akgün, Mauro Icardi, and Mathias Ross Jensen. Fernando Muslera is suspended.
Istanbulspor have just the one doubt and Eslem Öztürk is close to a return following a serious knee injury.
Galatasaray have been conceding goals in recent home league games and therefore, we expect to see both teams score in this match.
However, with home advantage we expect to see Galatasaray come out on top in this game, meaning there will be over 2.5 goals scored.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Tr1
731612
1
2 - 1
3.75
11°
1.30
1.30
5.50
8.00
no
no
no
2 - 1(2 - 0)
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