📏 Form Guide

Göztepe

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Göztepe will be hoping to bounce back here after the 6-3 Super Lig defeat in their last game at the hands of Çaykur Rizespor.

In that game, Göztepe had 58% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Göztepe, the scorers were Rômulo (26', 45') and Koray Günter (77'). For their opponents, Caykur Rizespor got 11 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Casper Højer (11'), Ibrahim Olawoyin (32'), Ali Sowe (50'), Altin Zeqiri (62', 87') and David Akintola (85') scored for Çaykur Rizespor.

Fixtures with Göztepe have often been engaging affairs recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, a grand total of 22 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 11 of them coming from Göztepe. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Göztepe:

• haven't won against Galatasaray in their previous 6 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches at home.

Galatasaray

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Galatasaray head into the clash after a 3-0 Super Lig win vs Kayserispor in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Galatasaray had 59% possession and 24 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Galatasaray, the goals were scored by Victor Osimhen (26'), Barış Yılmaz (29') and Fernando Muslera (89'). Kayserispor got 4 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

A very clinical Galatasaray have helped themselves to an abundance of goals over their last six encounters (18 to be precise). That means that they have the outstanding average of 3 goals scored per match during this period.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Galatasaray:

• remain undefeated by Göztepe when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 3 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 18/07/2020 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Göztepe. They’ve not been able to register any victories at all whereas Galatasaray have been too good for them, beating them in 100% of those matches played.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 in all at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.

The last league game featuring these clubs was Super Lig match day 18 on 04/01/2025 when the final score was Galatasaray 2-1 Göztepe.

That time, Galatasaray managed 59% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorers were Victor Osimhen (10') and Yunus Akgün (61').

At the other end, Göztepe got 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Rômulo (27') was the scorer.

The referee was Alper Akarsu.

ℹ️ Team News: Göztepe

İsmail Köybaşı (Rib fracture), Doğan Erdoğan (Torn thigh muscle), Juan (Hamstring injury), Isaac Solet (Cruciate ligament tear) and Djalma Silva (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Göztepe gaffer Stanimir Stoilov.

In our view, Göz Göz will probably use a 3-4-1-2 formation for this game and select Arda Özçimen, Malcom Bokele Mputu, Koray Günter, Héliton, Ogün Bayrak, Ahmed Ildiz, Anthony Dennis, Lasse Nielsen, David Tijanic, Kubilay Kanatsizkus and Rômulo Cardoso.

📰 Team News: Galatasaray

Thanks to a largely full-strength squad, there’s only the lone fitness issue for the Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk to be concerned about. Mauro Icardi (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.

From our viewpoint, Cimbom seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system using Günay Güvenc, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sánchez, Carlos Cuesta, Evren Eren Elmali, Kerem Demirbay, Mario Lemina, Yusuf Demir, Álvaro Morata, Ahmed Kutucu and Dries Mertens.

💭 Prediction

Our pre-match assessment is that Galatasaray should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

However, Göztepe could well struggle to find the back of the net, although we do see them pulling one back during this clash.

We’re predicting a 1-3 winning score for Galatasaray come full-time.

Andre Moura, 15:05 24/05/2025