📊 Form Guide

Galatasaray

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Galatasaray, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 Super Lig success vs Göztepe.

In that game, Galatasaray managed 64% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Galatasaray, goals were scored by Kaan Ayhan (70') and Álvaro Morata (91'). For their opponents, Goztepe got 21 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

Galatasaray have been unlocking defences at will recently, putting 18 goals past their opponents during the course of their previous 6 fixtures. In those games, Galatasaray have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 2.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Galatasaray:

• haven't lost in the league to İstanbul Başakşehir in their last 10 matches. A long run without a loss.
• have not been beaten in their last 17 home league matches. What a fantastic run.

İstanbul Başakşehir

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Since a loss in their previous game against Adana Demirspor in Super Lig action, İstanbul Başakşehir will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, İstanbul Başakşehir had 72% possession and 32 shots at goal with 5 on target. For İstanbul Başakşehir, goals were scored by Philippe Paulin Keny (20') and Christopher Opéri (35'). For their opponents, Adana Demirspor had 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Yusuf Barası (32'), Nabil Alioui (65') and Abat Aymbetov (94') scored for Adana Demirspor.

Over the course of their last 6 outings, İstanbul Başakşehir have bagged the sum of 13 goals. İstanbul Başakşehir have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 16 goals go into their own net. It will be interesting to find out if that trend can be continued on here.

Looking at their past form shows that İstanbul Başakşehir:

• are winless against Galatasaray when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Not good at all.
• are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Delving into their past head to head results stretching back to 07/05/2022 tells us that these encounters have not been fruitful for İstanbul Başakşehir. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins whatsoever while Galatasaray have just been too good for them, finishing as winners in 83% of those matches.

16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 14 of them for Cimbom and 2 created by Belediye. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Super Lig match day 19 on 12/01/2025 when it finished İstanbul Başakşehir 1-2 Galatasaray.

On that day, İstanbul Başakşehir had 52% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Krzysztof Piątek (53').

Galatasaray had 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Barış Yılmaz (42', 59') was the scorer.

The referee was Atilla Karaoğlan.

🗞️ Team News: Galatasaray

Abdülkerim Bardakcı (unknown injury), Yunus Akgün (Meniscus tear) and Mauro Icardi (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk.

We think that Cimbom will possibly line up in a 4-2-3-1 system and select N. Fernando Muslera, P. Frankowski, Davinson Sánchez, Carlos Cuesta, Ismail Jakobs, Kaan Ayhan, Berkan Kutlu, Ahmed Kutucu, Dries Mertens, Yusuf Demir and Victor Osimhen.

📋 Team News: İstanbul Başakşehir

We reckon that Belediye seem most likely to utilise a 4-1-4-1 formation, going with Muhammed Sengezer, Festy Ebosele, Ousseynou Ba, Christopher Operi, Ivan Brnic, Deniz Türüc, Umut Günes, Deniz Türüc, Olivier Kemen, Philippe Keny and Yusuf Sari.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, İstanbul Başakşehir are certainly able to break down this Galatasaray outfit, but it possibly won’t quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Galatasaray at the end of the 90 minutes.

Lucas Pereira, 16:02 30/05/2025