Galatasaray vs Fatih Karagumruk Istanbul Prediction & Betting Tips - Super Lig

Prediction published on 08/04/2021, 02:33  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 08/04/2021 at 02:35 in Super Lig Predictions

Fatih Karagumruk’s return to the Turkish Super Lig is going well and this Saturday they’ll be hoping to complete a double when they visit giants Galatasaray. Going to the game, these two sides are separated by 13 points; hosts Galatasaray at 61 and in third place while Fatih Karagumruk are seventh with 48 points. Galatasaray go to this game after a 3-0 loss away to Hatayspor, their third loss in the last five league matches and the bad run has seen them drop to six points behind league leaders Besiktas. That was their eighth loss of the season, also the highest tally of losses in the top four. Off-field, it hasn’t been smooth at the club with the termination of Younes Belhanda’s contract dividing opinion. Taylan Antalyali and Emre Kilinc who have scored five between them, are in isolation and are expected to miss this game too. Galatasaray have won once in the last five league matches and while they’ve conceded heavily (11) in the process, they’ve registered a good goal return (9) as well. They’ve scored two or more goals in six of their last nine matches across all competitions and as a result their last five league matches have all produced over 2.5 goals. At home, Galatasaray have done well, scoring 24 goals in the last seven league matches there and failed to score in just one of their last 13 home league matches. This season, they’ve already played 15 home league matches, and collected 31 out of a possible 45 points.

Before their meeting this season, Fatih Karagumruk and Galatasaray had last met in 1984. A highlight of Fatih Karagumruk’s first half of the season was the 2-1 win over Galatasaray and heading to this game they have all to play for, being just nine points below the European places. Going to this game, they are unbeaten in their last three matches, winning two and drawing the other, and have three straight clean sheets. In their last 15 league matches, they have seven wins and five losses. Artur Sobiech will be relied upon for goals, having scored twice in the last three matches, with the team failing to score in three of the last five games. Fatih Karagumruk have scored more than a goal in just one of the last five league matches and head here without a win in their last four away matches. Actually, they’ve been poor away from home, with just three wins in 16 in the league. They have a 19% winning rate away from home in the league.