Galatasaray vs Antalyaspor Prediction and Analysis. This match will be played at NEF Stadyumu stadium which is Galatasaray’s home by 5:00pm.
Antalyaspor travels 487km to this venue which is quite a long distance to face best team of the moment in Turkish league.
Will Galatasaray extend their 8 winning streak to 9? Read in for my analysis and predictions.
Match Facts
Galatasaray have won their previous 8 games in Turkish Super Lig.
They have scored 2 goals or more in their previous 9 matches
Over 2.5 goals have been prodced in Galatasaray’s last 7 matches in Turkish Super Lig.
Galatasaray Keeps flying high with excellent performances.
Last time out, Galatasaray defeated Hatayspor by a score of 4-0. The club’s morale is currently quite high as a result of the Turkish Cup elimination of Alanyaspor.
Galatasaray are a vicious team that operate like a well-oiled machine, and it is difficult to see who or how to stop them, Alanyaspor manager Farioli said this after the cup match.
The Lions are overwhelming favorites to defeat an underwhelming, struggling Antalyaspor team.
Antalyaspor’s miseries will continue
After Antalyaspor’s most recent match, a 2-2 tie with Giresunspor, Antalyaspor lost two more points.
When they put up another poor performance against Kayserispor, they were eliminated from the Turkish Cup.
Wright’s absence hurts them up front, but Fernando’s absence against Galatasaray will be their biggest issue.
Without the midfielder, Antalya’s midfield would be significantly weaker, and Sahin’s team would undoubtedly lose the midfield fight.
Galatasaray’s team news
Leo Dubois will probably continue to start at left back despite the fact that Kazimcan Karatas has returned to training but is not yet match-ready.
Injury problems won’t allow Mathias Ross to feature in this game.
After serving his suspension, Dries Mertens will be reinstated to the starting lineup.
Antalya’s team news
Haji Wright will not be leading the attack because of an injury but Luiz Adriano will do the job.
Since Fredy Ribeiro is also injured, Shoya Nakajima is anticipated to get the start.
Fernando, who is on suspension, will be filleded in by Soner Aydogdu.
Due to injury and suspension, respectively, Houssam Ghacha and Fedor Kudryashov, neither of whom were anticipated to start against Galatasaray, will not be available.
Head to Head comparison
Galatasaray have not conceded a single goal in 8 of their previous 10 encounters against Antalyaspor across all competitions.
They have also remained unbeaten in their last 13 ganes against Antalyaspor across all competitions.
Galatasaray have scored 2 goals or more in 6 of their previous 7 home encounters against Antalyaspor across all competitions.
Verdict
Galatasaray are so determined to win the league title and they are in excellent form right now.
Playing against an out of form Antalyaspor will be another opportunity to grab another 3 points.
Galatasaray vs Antalyaspor Prediction.
A combination of Galatasaray to win and over 2.5 @1.86 is my big odd while Galatasaray to win only @1.35 is my sure pick.
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